Facilities Project Coordinator - Research - Facilities Management

Job Profile:

Facilities Specialist 2

Facilities Management

Full time

Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Provides intermediate to complex facilities operations support for a department based on established policies and procedures.

Facilities Development and Management, Facilities Management, Research seeks a Facilities Project Coordinator to coordinate facilities projects, small construction and tenant improvements for Research spaces.

• Coordinate small construction projects, restoration work, and tenant improvements.
• Coordinate work with tenant user and all appropriate ASU service groups and outside agencies, ensuring procedures and materials comply with specifications.
• Develop scope of work and manage projects.
• Observe work in progress to gauge timeliness, conformance with requirements, and acceptable workmanship.
• Interview customers to collect information for designing their tenant improvement plan, accounting for all required services and construction.
• Provide cost estimates for labor, materials, and equipment for renovation designs.
• Prepare and obtain funding approvals for projects.
• Coordinate and schedule contractors and sub-contractors work activities.
• Attend pre-construction conferences and reviews contract bidding documents.
• Review contract plans and specifications for conformance to project requirements.
• Obtain approvals and submit all paperwork to appropriate agencies where required for renovation designs. Consult with the user in general laboratory systems design and parts acquisition; examples include special acid sinks, strain gauges, and measurement equipment.
• Coordinate maintenance and service issues with maintenance personnel where required.
• Coordinate installation of Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment and schedule/coordinate department staff relocation.
• Create and update space characteristic database.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.

Mon – Fri 8:00AM – 5:0PM

This position is based at ASU’s Tempe campus but will require working from other campuses depending on operational needs.

$58,000 to 62,000 annually. ASU offers a comprehensive benefits package with the State of Arizona.

Experience in:

• managing Tenant Improvement projects, in a college or university setting preferred
• reading and interpreting plans and specifications and comparing them with construction in progress
• cost estimating, budgeting, and scheduling
• contracting delivery processes; CMAR, Job Order Contracting, Design/Bid/Build
• using Microsoft Office Applications (e.g. Word, Outlook, Project, Excel)

Demonstrated knowledge of:

• facilities planning and construction management processes and procedures
• building construction, materials, and methods
• building codes and standards of practice
• Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Piping Systems

Evidence of:

• a degree in Construction Management, Registered Architect, or a Professional Engineer License or equivalent
• effective communication skills

• Walk in extreme and varying temperatures to service locations throughout the campus.
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Work conditions will include exposure to outside temperatures and climbing ladders to inspect work.
• May be exposed to hazardous and dangerous materials, tools, and equipment which will require safety precautions and/or specific process to be followed and may include the use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
• Drive University vehicles/carts.

• 22 days of accrued vacation leave, 12 days of accrued sick leave and 10 paid holidays annually for all staff.
• Tuition Reduction Program for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, available on day one. For more information visit…