Construction Project Mgr. II

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Construction Project Manager II is responsible for managing the development, design, and construction of minor projects (under $2M construction cost) and major projects (under $10M) designed by outside consultants. Key duties include developing design programs, cost estimates, and budgets, conducting feasibility studies, and maintaining project files. The role involves extensive coordination with users and consultants, managing project schedules, and overseeing the bid process from document delivery to award recommendations. The manager will approve and process pay requests and change orders, attend construction meetings, and provide weekly progress reports. Additionally, the position requires coordinating reviews and inspections with Environmental Health and Safety and the state fire marshal, reporting new construction to the insurance coordinator, and preparing architectural and engineering facilities programs. The role also includes project close-out duties and providing technical advice for special assignments. The manager will operate state motor vehicles for site visits and meetings.

Requirements

Master's degree in an appropriate area; or a bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, planning or building construction and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Valid Florida Class E driver license
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional (AP) credential

Nice To Haves

Training in building construction, planning, and architecture
Experience in building construction, planning, and architecture
Experience with the planning, design, and construction of university facilities
Computer skills in Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and BIM (Revit)

Responsibilities

Manage development, design, and construction projects of all scales of minor projects (under $2M construction cost), and major projects valued under $10M, designed by outside consultants
Develop design programs, cost estimates, and budgets
Carry out feasibility studies for projects
Develop and maintain project files
Coordinate meetings between users and consultants
Provide as-built drawings to consultants
Arrange for site access
Coordinate 50%, 100%, and bid issue review comments
Develop and enforce project schedule
Coordinate and arrange delivery of bid documents, advertisements for bidders, pre-bid meetings, and bid openings
Make recommendations for bid awards
Coordinate and arrange notice-to-proceed meetings
Approve and process pay requests
Approve and process change orders
Attend regularly scheduled construction meetings
Monitor and report progress of all projects weekly
Arrange (through Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) and state fire marshal) review of 100% review documents
Arrange state fire marshal 60% and 100% construction completion inspections
Report new construction to insurance coordinator
Prepare architectural and engineering facilities programs for buildings and other physical facilities to achieve maximum usefulness to the design architect or engineer
Collect close-out documents from projects
Perform closeout duties at end of project
Provide other normal project management work (as may be required)
Serve as staff project manager (as required) for special assignments, providing technical advice to other staff members
Operate department’s assigned state motor vehicles on- and off- campus to project job sites/meetings