Construction and Planning Specialist

Responsibilities

• Manage, supervise, inspect, and coordinate new construction and remodeling projects on assigned campuses; monitor construction timelines to ensure contractors maintain accurate schedules and perform to university standards.
• Review and approve contractors' billing performance, and when necessary, elevate complex project issues to higher‑level Construction and Planning Specialists or managers.
• Review engineering drawings and specifications; serve as project coordinator with architects, engineers, contractors, and administrators.
• Approve shop drawings and as‑built drawings for university archives and Physical Plant use.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to administrators and concerned parties on project cost analyses and alternatives after bids are submitted.
• Advise interior designers on special circumstances and facility requirements; assist architects and engineers with contract change orders for new functions, unforeseeable conditions, code requirements, or design refinements.
• Maintain documentation of all assigned projects with IU‑issued software, including timelines, schedules, substantial completion, and other construction elements.

See Responsibilities above: the same duties apply to the Capital Planning role within the UA‑UART‑IUBLA area.

• Required: High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., HSED or GED)
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field

• Experience in construction management and/or large‑format planning, with scope including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured by Indiana University upon date of hire.

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrate time‑management and priority‑setting skills.
• Demonstrate a high commitment to quality.
• Show flexibility to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Basic knowledge of Indiana Building Codes.
• Ability to read and interpret large‑format schematics, blueprints, and drawings.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a broad range of customers and management levels.
• Demonstrate working knowledge and practical application of word processing, spreadsheet, planning and database software, and e‑mail utility.
• Demonstrate problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrate experience and advanced skills in project management/communication.

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate; frequently requires handling equipment; frequently requires remaining stationary and ascending/descending ladders or stairs; requires moving objects up to 25 lb; requires detecting items in close proximity and at a distance, discerning color and detail, and maintaining good depth perception. The employee must be able to perform all essential functions with or without accommodation.

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Health‑care and dependent‑care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU‑sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Career Level:

Core

FLSA:
Exempt

Job Function:
Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family:
Construction & Planning

Indiana University is an equal‑opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non‑Discrimination for contact information.

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Telephone 812‑856‑1234