Project Coordinator

The Project Coordinator supports the Campus Planning team by coordinating and managing multiple construction and renovation projects across campus. Responsibilities include tracking project progress, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets, facilitating communication among stakeholders, and maintaining accurate documentation from start to finish.

About The University of New England

UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
• UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
• UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
• 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.

For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit: UNE Benefits Overview.

Responsibilities

• Basic understanding of current construction practices, methods, and materials.
• Coordinate multiple projects for the planning office and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Assist in coordinating, managing, and supervising new buildings, renovation, and equipment replacement projects to meet established timelines and budgets.
• Assist with scheduling project deadlines and quality assurance.
• Basic knowledge of building codes. Ability to research or consult with the planning office specific building code and regulatory questions.
• General knowledge of building systems and how they operate.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Basic knowledge of warranties and conditions which invalidate those warranties.
• Knowledge of techniques for construction scheduling.
• Knowledge of construction site administration.
• Create and distribute project meeting minutes.
• Assists in defining project guidelines, requirements, design/construction criteria and budgets.
• Coordinates design and construction efforts among user groups, the operations and maintenance team, the design team and the construction team.
• Coordinates review of design documents by staff, user groups and regulatory officials.
• Provides regular project updates and status reports to staff.
• Collects required close-out documentation, complete project close-out, and conducts post-project evaluations.
• Assists with record keeping and project file management.
• Validate current facility floor plans, update, and maintain as current.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Five years of experience in management of institutional/commercial construction projects, extensive knowledge of building codes and building systems operation and design OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training and professional certifications.

• Must be able to work independently with clients to develop creative solutions and implement the plan.
• Must also be able to successfully utilize all methods of communication to communicate clearly, regularly and effectively with all stakeholders.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite is required. Experience with Smartsheets, Procore, Blu Beam Revu, and/or Auto CAD preferred.
• Ability to oversee the work of contractors to ensure adherence to the contract and University policies related to such work.
• A Mechanical, Electrical, and/or Plumbing Engineering degree is a plus.

EEO Statement Summary

Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.

COVID Vaccination Statement (PLEASE NOTE)

Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maine's immunization requirements for clinical activity.