Project Manager , Capital Projects U

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Capital Projects manages the design, construction, retrofitting, and restoration of campus buildings and their surroundings. Many skilled professionals work in Capital Projects as Project Managers with backgrounds in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, engineering, construction, and administration, all of whom serve the campus community.

The PM 4 manages the design and construction of capital projects, including renovations, expansions, new facilities and infrastructure, athletics, and other special projects. This position collects, develops, and analyzes technical data to determine project requirements and prepares information regarding specifications, materials, equipment, estimated costs, and completion times.

The First Review Date for this job is July 21, 2026. For full consideration, please apply by the first review date.

• Reviews, manages, and oversees design activities, including managing the project program and meeting with clients to help define both project scope and program.
• Formally establishes project plan, including working with other units, departments, and the Office of the President (i.e., Budget Office and other Capital Project Units) to facilitate this effort and ensure funding transfers. Establishes project budget and submits for approval.
• Hires architectural, engineering, and consultant firms to develop project requirement definitions, design criteria, and prepare layouts and detail drawings; provides leadership expertise, direction, and management of the engineers, architects, and other consultants. Responsible for preparing the Request for Qualifications required for contracting with architects.
• Prepares and approves cost estimates and functional studies; establishes project schedules and budgets and reviews them with clients; establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans, budgets, and schedules. Creates and maintains overall project schedules.
• Develops criteria and performance specifications required to meet unique operating requirements and building and safety codes; ensures plans and specifications conform to all codes and regulations. Determines delivery method and bids or negotiates construction contracts. Generates bidding documents for construction contracts. Selects the contractor delivery method.
• Reviews, manages, and oversees construction activities, including contractors' schedules, RFIs, Submittals, Change Order Requests, and Punch List; specializes in monitoring construction milestones.
• Acts as liaison among project participants and resolves problems or conflicts, including recommending a range of solutions to disputed issues or contractor claims. Project participants may include the design team,…