Vice President & Chief of Campus Planning, Real Estate & Facilities

Overview

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Vice President & Chief of Campus Planning, Real Estate & Facilities

Northeastern University

As Northeastern University pursues an agenda of innovation to deliver the highest quality academic learning, and the creation of knowledge, as well as appropriate spaces for student life, the University’s physical resources must keep pace with its ambitions. The Vice President and Chief of Planning, Real Estate and Facilities (PREF) is responsible for the effective use of existing land and buildings on all campuses as well as pursuing opportunities through partnerships, leases, and acquisition of new resources in existing and proposed campus areas for new programs.

This position is intended to provide the contextual leadership, overall coordination, and strategic implementation guidance in these areas so that the University’s total approach to its physical resources is coordinated and successfully implemented. It is anticipated that the VP/Chief of Planning, Real Estate and Facilities will provide the contextual structure and overview for this work which may include project management systems, project prioritization, infrastructure planning, resource management, building and grounds operations, and related items.

This position is responsible for guiding PREF’s mission to shape and care for Northeastern University’s physical environment in support of learning and discovery.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

The individual oversees an organization that employs some 380 University staff and manages approximately 10 million square feet of space in more than 100 buildings in Boston plus another 70 buildings at other campuses. In addition, the position leads real estate, space planning, design and capital projects all across the 13 campus sites. Space is in design or construction at most of the network sites.

Campus Planning:

• Responsible for the strategic context of campus planning in support of the University mission. This position will have a key role in the development and implementation of the University’s City of Boston Institutional Master Plan as well as all other regulatory requirements. The Institutional Master Plan provides a key framework for the priorities for the current and future portfolio of facilities and real estate at the Boston campus.
  
  Similar planning efforts at other NU sites would also be led by this position. It is anticipated that this position will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and others involved in the development of the Boston Institutional Master plan and with other senior leaders on other campus/master-planning efforts
• As space planning is a key deliverable and integral to campus planning, it is anticipated that this position will have the lead in space planning and initial facilities programming, as well as in the coordination of space/facilities use prioritization. This position will determine the best methods and approach to ensure that the planning, design and construction are coordinated effectively and efficiently.
• Manage all University real estate, including off-campus residential and commercial properties, acquisition, disposition, and leasing strategies of properties. It is anticipated that working along with the senior members of the University’s finance team, this position will be responsible for the leading negotiations on, terms, and other related matters regarding the real estate portfolio.

Major Capital Projects:

• Provide overall context, direction on prioritization, and support to achieve timely project completion within budgets and according to plans. This position is anticipated to play a key role with the integration of campus planning, design permitting, construction and communication for major capital projects and incorporating consideration of operational needs in…