Architect; Director of Facilities Planning & Management

Position: Architect (Director of Facilities Planning & Management) (0080767)
Description

Title:

Architect (Director of Facilities Planning & Management)

Position Number: 0080767

Hiring Unit:
Administrative Affairs, Facilities Planning

Location:

UH at Hilo

Date Posted:
June 2, 2026

Closing Date:
June 18, 2026

Band: C

Salary : salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time:
Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Funding:
General Funds

Other

Conditions:

Appointment to begin approximately July 16, 2026, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Position Overview:

The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawaii, known for its unique blend of cultural immersion and research opportunities, leveraging the island's extraordinary geological, biological, and cultural diversity. It is a comprehensive, regional university within the ten-campus University of Hawaii System, focusing primarily on high-quality baccalaureate and select postgraduate education, including distinctive programs in areas like marine science, geology, astronomy, and Hawaiian language revitalization.

The UH Hilo Division of Administrative Affairs serves as the central administrative and operational backbone of the campus, providing executive leadership and non-academic affairs program management. This division is responsible for critical functions including budget formulation, fiscal management, human resources, facilities planning and construction, physical plant operations, information technology, campus security, and environmental safety and health.

The UH Hilo Facilities Planning and Management Office plays a vital behind-the-scenes role in transforming the high-level objectives of the UH Hilo Strategic Plan into tangible, physical realities that support student success and campus vitality. Through long-range planning and capital project development to the stewardship of campus infrastructure, the office ensures that UH Hilo's physical environment evolves in alignment with its academic mission and institutional priorities.

Its work provides the essential foundation upon which teaching, research, student life, and community engagement can thrive.

The Director of Facilities Planning & Management will play a pivotal role in advancing this mission by providing strategic leadership, technical expertise, and informed decision-making across planning, design, construction, and operational domains. By guiding complex projects, aligning resources with institutional goals, and fostering effective collaboration with campus and system partners, the director strengthens the unit's capacity to support UH Hilo's long-term vision.

This leadership position contributes directly to the university's overall effectiveness by ensuring that the physical campus continues to develop in a manner that supports excellence, sustainability, and the broader mission of UH Hilo.

Duties and Responsibilities (
* denotes essential functions):

Strategic Leadership & Executive Oversight

* * Provide strategic leadership, program direction, and administrative oversight for Facilities Planning & Construction and Facilities Maintenance operations.

* * Serve as principal advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs on facilities-related matters and ensure effective collaboration across campus leadership, academic units, administrative offices, UH System, government agencies, consultants, and contractors.

* * Integrate long-range planning, capital improvement implementation, deferred maintenance, space planning, sustainability, and daily operations to support the university's mission, student success, regulatory compliance, and long-term institutional priorities.

* * Develop and implement a coordinated facilities management approach that creates synergy between planning, construction, renovation, maintenance, and campus infrastructure stewardship.

* * Lead organizational change management, cross-functional coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational integration, project delivery, infrastructure performance, and service outcomes.

Campus Planning, Capital Strategy & Infrastructure Stewardship

* * Develop and implement integrated facilities stewardship strategies aligning capital planning, deferred maintenance, preventive maintenance, lifecycle management, sustainability, and operational service delivery with long-range campus development objectives.

* * Lead campus master planning, capital improvement planning, infrastructure renewal strategies, and space utilization initiatives supporting academic, research, administrative, and student-support functions.

* * Advise leadership on facilities utilization, infrastructure capacity, campus development priorities, asset stewardship, and long-range institutional planning.

* * Monitor emerging trends, technologies, best practices, and regulatory developments in higher-education facilities management and capital project delivery.

Capital Projects, Construction Management & Compliance

* * Direct and…