Project Manager for Facilities and Infrastructure

About NY Creates:

NY Creates serves as a bridge for advanced electronics, leads projects that advance R&D in emerging technologies, and generates the jobs of tomorrow. NY Creates also runs some of the most advanced facilities in the world, boasts more than 3,000 industry experts and faculty, and manages public and private investments of approximately $25 billion - placing it at the global epicenter of high-tech innovation and commercialization.

Position Summary, Project Manager for Facilities and Infrastructure

The Project Manager for Facilities and Infrastructure lead planning and execution of construction, infrastructure upgrades, and new facility development, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and without disrupting operations. Manages design/construction partners, budgets, schedules, and compliance while aligning projects with long‑term site plans. Collaborates across teams and drives performance of staff and suppliers to deliver high‑quality, cost‑effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to the NY Creates team responsible for all site construction including rearrangements and infrastructure upgrades of the existing facility as well as the construction of new buildings, clean rooms, labs, and infrastructure.
• Employ accepted Project Management practices including the development and sign‑off of baseline project documents, implementation of a work order and change order process, and proper project close‑out.
• Manage all design and construction contracts with architects and construction managers. Drive staff and suppliers to provide cost‑competitive, reliable, timely and effective engineering solutions on all design and construction projects.
• Independently develop concepts, cost estimates, and presentations to sell programs and report status to the NY Creates executive team.
• Ensure construction projects do not impact ongoing operations. Maintain work with consultants to develop site master plan and ensure construction is consistent with future plans.
• Work closely with facilities team and suppliers to ensure that projects remain on budget and on schedule.
• Develop detailed budgets and schedules, identify all dependencies and ensure stakeholders understand status and gating needs. Present budget and schedule status to NY Creates executives.
• Use or drive construction manager to use, industry standard project schedule software tools.
• Support tool installations as required and ensure site utilities, infrastructure, and cleanroom fit up is adequate to install and connect tooling.
• Drive consultants to provide on time, on budget, high quality work for all tool hook‑up design/build efforts.
• Ensure that all proper NY Creates staff are involved in all new construction concepts, design reviews, and system turnovers with sign‑off as appropriate.
• Ensure that architects turn over properly formatted AutoCAD masters for NY Creates files.
• Ensure that projects are properly closed out.
• Initiate and maintain close and collaborative relationships with appropriate compliance entities, consultants, and construction managers.
• Drive consultants to prepare site plans and SEQRA documents and assist NY Creates in obtaining approval from all required agencies on new buildings and expansions. Ensure all designs meet current codes and assist SUNY code compliance office in code reviews of existing buildings.
• Maintain knowledge of engineering consultants and construction management firms. Recommend consultants and contractors for bid lists based on knowledge of their strengths.
• Evaluate cost, proposed staff, and technical ability.
• Manage suppliers to meet all deliverables including invoicing that is correct and audit ready.
• Give suppliers clear and straight forward…