Senior Project Manager​/Electrical Engineer

The Department of Facilities Management & Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Facilities Program Coordinator / Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer.

Reporting directly to the Director of Design and Construction, the successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Provide oversight for a variety of Academic and Hospital Projects, including all project phases of planning, scheduling, implementation, resource allocation, budgetary decisions, and all project related activities.
• Define and develop project goals and scope based on client/department stated needs.
• Meet with Hospital and University Administrators, Consulting Architects, Engineers and specialized consultants ensuring that program, scope and goals are understood and met.
• Monitor the preparation of design and construction drawings and specifications to ensure building standards are met.
• Coordination of schedules of design and construction project activities within the hospital and university; minimizing interference with the daily operations.
• Coordination of contractors, end-users, and other relevant department personnel for the duration of the project.
• Initiate the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) and identify Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) where required, enforce identified measures ensuring that work conforms to design, quality and contractual standards.
• Prepare documentation, working in collaboration with Contracts and Procurement in the development of Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and construction bid documents.
• Ensure on-time project completion within the scope and budget in accordance with the contract documentation and all aspects of a design and construction project.
• Monitor construction, ensuring that the project schedule is maintained.
• Coordinate with Facilities Operations to provide the infrastructure interface requirements to existing building systems as related to Design and Construction projects.
• Coordinate contractors, end-users, and other relevant department personnel for the duration of the project.
• Prepare and oversee all financial aspects of a project, including estimates, project budget, funding, purchase orders, change orders, and requisition payments, from feasibility thru close-out.
• Identify and resolve budget problems, develop and maintain project cost reports and schedules.
• Prepare weekly project status and schedule updates and reports as well as monitor and update construction schedules.
• Be accountable for establishing and adhering to strict deadlines and professional obligations during critical projects, manage shutdowns, coordinate with University and Hospital Administration, State University Construction Fund (SUCF) managers, FM&D Operational staff, and other consultants.