Assistant Director of Planning & Construction

University of Wisconsin Stout • La Crosse, WI

1d • $92,000

About The Position

Assists in the development and implementation of facilities planning initiatives and guides the work of staff responsible for collecting, organizing, verifying, and reporting facilities data to provide informed solutions promoting the effective utilization of resources and provide facility planning solutions. Assists in the completion of the biennial budget request preparation and other reporting to the Universities of Wisconsin System. Assists in consultant selection, programming, coordination and execution of capital projects. Physical demands of an office environment require sitting for extended periods of time working at a computer. May work under stress of deadlines. Physical working conditions on construction sites include activities in all types of weather. Walking surfaces may include uneven floors, gravel, and steep slopes. Climbing on scaffolding and ladders as well as bending and stooping will be required. There may be time when construction activities will occur in confined spaces. Some lifting up to 50 pounds may be required.

Requirements

• Degree in field related to the discipline of the unit or equivalent work experience
• Three years of experience related to facilities and operations for a large complex organization.
• Knowledge in the fields of engineering, architecture and/or building construction, general knowledge of state and local building codes.
• Demonstrable skill to clarify specification requirements for the design of facilities and construction documents.
• Demonstrable skill in multi-tasking and ability to anticipate project issues, schedule, and budget implications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a large and diverse base of internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in field related to the discipline.
• Supervisory experience such as team building and leadership, conflict resolution, work assignment and management, schedule management, performance management, and training and development with a diverse workforce desired.
• Experience with AutoCAD, cost estimating and scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the development and execution of strategic facilities planning analysis and research to determine long term facilities needs.
• Schedules logistics and secures resources to resolve institutional facilities issues, recommending alternatives where necessary.
• Serves as a unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information to ensure timely and safe transitioning of major construction or remodel projects.
• Assists with developing operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, best practices, and institutional objectives.
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
• Other projects and duties as assigned by the director of planning & construction.

Benefits

• Paid vacation for 12-month positions.
• Excellent flexible health insurance with low co-pays and good coverage.
• Paid holidays and paid sick days.
• After 5 years of employment, you become vested in our retirement system which ensures income post-career.
• Benefits at UWL are highly competitive with local industry and some of the strongest in state and nation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees