Engineering Manager, Campus Engineering

Engineering Services has an outstanding opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join their team.

Engineering Services has an outstanding opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join their team.

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership and oversight to a staff of an architect and data analyst as well as civil, electrical, and environmental professional engineers to support the University of Washington Seattle campus that is comprised of over 300 buildings and 15 million gross square feet.

This includes a major Medical Center/teaching hospital, state of the art research facilities, classrooms, offices, sport and recreation facilities, utility distribution systems, 16 miles of utility tunnels and a central power plant.

Additional support is provided to other campuses and facilities that are comprised of over 230 buildings and 4.5 million gross square feet including the University of Washington Tacoma and Bothell campuses, Pack Forest, Forks, Sand Point, Friday Harbor and the UW Tower complex.

Consulting services are also provided to King County in support of the Harborview Medical Center Bond Project.

The leadership that this position provides will be critical to not only meeting the UW’s Sustainability Action Plan goals, but also the UWF’s strategic goals across the board (i.e. Leveraging Facts and Data, Preventative Maintenance, utility capitalization, etc.).

This role is based at UW Tower at the UW Seattle Campus. Hybrid work schedule with eligibility for telework.

• Provide leadership, strategic planning, and personnel management for the architectural, civil, electrical, and environmental engineering disciplines; manage consultant resources; establish priorities and performance expectations; and oversee engineering service delivery, expenditures, and revenues.

• Direct engineering support for campus operations and maintenance; provide solutions to operational and maintenance issues; identify opportunities for life-cycle cost optimization and operational efficiency; coordinate facility and utility renewal efforts; support utility and power plant operations; and oversee engineering accountability programs.

• Manage engineering support through all phases of capital projects; oversee project assignments, design reviews, construction quality, and turnover activities; conduct engineering audits, studies, and assessments; develop technical recommendations; and implement building and utility renewal projects, including projects exceeding $100 million.

• Serve as the University's senior technical authority for architectural, civil, electrical, and environmental engineering matters; oversee utility infrastructure assessments and master planning efforts; support infrastructure renewal, expansion, and utility upgrades; and advise on sustainability, engineering best practices, and long-range infrastructure investment strategies.

• Manage Facilities Design Standards; ensure design consistency, maintainability, and operational efficiency; oversee environmental and civil compliance programs; provide guidance on codes, permits, and regulatory requirements; and monitor emerging legislative and regulatory impacts on University facilities and infrastructure.

• This position manages approximately 6 employees and an engineering intern program.
• This position performs essential services and may be…