Assistant Project Manager

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University Housing serves as a unit within DASA. University Housing is a comprehensive department that provides services and high-impact experiences for over 10,000 on-campus residents through residence life, residential learning, housing operations, facilities and business operations, administration and occupancy management and conference services. For more information regarding the mission, vision, and values of University Housing, we encourage applicants to review the University Housing website.

Essential Job Duties

The University Housing Facilities team is focused on providing a safe and comfortable living environment for our residents. Our project management team is focused on identifying, designing, and carrying out a variety of construction projects that both build new and improve existing residential spaces. The Assistant Project Manager primarily focuses on small to medium size projects carried out by our internal trades shops but will also oversee contractor led projects of similar size. These projects would fall under a wide variety of trades including, carpentry, paint, HVAC, plumbing and electrical. For these projects, this role would be responsible for estimating, budgeting, bidding, inspections, and project close-out. The ideal candidate would be able to communicate with designers, contractors, and the campus partners to plan and execute these projects as well as with our internal customers about impacts and expectations related to the projects.

This position should have a strong working knowledge of local and national building codes as well as industry standard practices, techniques and procedures and apply that knowledge to the project supervision. These projects are of routine to moderate level of complexity in scope and size. This position is responsible for ensuring that construction is completed on time and within established budget while making sure that construction meets building codes, as well as University and Department of Insurance requirements with minimal disruption to ongoing University activities. The assistant project manager attends pre-bid, pre-construction and regular progress meetings to make sure that the department's requirements and needs are represented.

The position is expected to use project management tools to track budgets, timelines and schedules and provide day to day guidance to the staff constructing the projects. The assistant project manager will inspect work as it progresses and require contractors and in-house teams to meet design specifications and make corrections when they do not. Candidates should have the ability to use databases to compile, review and analyze technical data. They also submit project data and as-builts to the university plan room as part of project close-out.

This position guides project design to ensure department needs and standards are met. Candidates should be detail oriented and able to review construction drawings, provide comments on constructability and provide suggestions for improvements as needed. Through the design process this position ensures the design meets the department's budget/time constraints and directs designers to make needed changes. Candidates should be able to prepare cost estimates based on designs.

This position works closely with internal customers, designers, contractors, in-house trades teams and department leadership to identify needs, develop plans to address those needs and carry out project work according to those plans and specifications. Candidates should be able to actively listen to customer needs and communicate clearly with everyone involved in projects to complete project work from design through completion. Ensure that authorities having jurisdiction are contacted so that project inspections are conducted in a timely manner and do not result in project delays.

Other Responsibilities

Must be able to work evenings and weekends in emergency situations and/or heavy workload periods. No options for remote work.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in institutional planning, public administration, engineering, architecture, business administration, economics, industrial technology or a related discipline and two years of facility and space planning experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Other Required Qualifications

• Project management experience.
• Considerable knowledge of the standard practices, materials, and methods of leading a maintenance team.
• Ability to plan, assign, and direct the work team members.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

• Valid Drivers License required.

Valid NC Driver's License required Yes Commercial Driver's License required No