Vice President, Facilities Operations & Planning

University of Miami•Miami, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Facilities Operations & Planning is responsible for a wide range of activities related to the management, development, and maintenance of university-owned properties and facilities. This includes real estate transactions, master planning, design and construction, infrastructure maintenance, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The role also involves overseeing parking and transportation services and ensuring effective internal controls. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. UHealth-University of Miami Health System is a leading academic medical center known for its patient care, research, and medical education.

Requirements

Experience in markets university-owned properties held for re-sale, manages and/or disposes of donated properties, buys strategic properties, and manages all leases for all University campuses.
Experience in acquiring and/or providing support for special real estate projects, including due diligence, ranging from market value assessment to marketing strategy development and pricing strategies for such diverse projects as: multi-million dollar sales of raw land or under-developed properties; analyzing lease vs. buy decisions; and structuring offers.
Experience in negotiating contracts for leases, sales, and purchases of real estate as well as disposition of donated assets.
Experience in developing and maximizing the value of all university-owned and operated real estate.
Experience in developing master plans for all campuses and overseeing development regulations affecting campus development such as zoning, land use, etc., including special studies and reports in support of campus development.
Experience in managing the design and construction of new facilities as well as maintenance of the facilities at the UHealth/MSOM campus. Responsible for equitable resource procurement and personnel management.
Experience in ensuring proper planning, execution, and management of the infrastructure maintenance of the campus chilled water, water, sewer and storm drainage, as well as other utilities in the most cost effective manner.
Experience serving as the University’s lead officer in obtaining government approvals for real estate and development plans. Works closely with appropriate municipal, state and federal government officials as may be required.
Experience overseeing the management of the UHealth/MSOM campus parking and transportation department, parking/permit system, signage, and commuter relations.
Experience providing full property maintenance service for all infrastructures, facilities and grounds, such as repairs, maintenance and replacement services for facilities.
Experience ensuring internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

Responsibilities

Markets university-owned properties held for re-sale, manages and/or disposes of donated properties, buys strategic properties, and manages all leases for all University campuses.
Acquires and/or provides support for special real estate projects, including due diligence, ranging from market value assessment to marketing strategy development and pricing strategies for such diverse projects as: multi-million dollar sales of raw land or under-developed properties; analyzing lease vs. buy decisions; and structuring offers.
Negotiates contracts for leases, sales, and purchases of real estate as well as disposition of donated assets.
Develops and maximizes the value of all university-owned and operated real estate.
Develops master plans for all campuses and oversees development regulations affecting campus development such as zoning, land use, etc., including special studies and reports in support of campus development.
Manages the design and construction of new facilities as well as maintenance of the facilities at the UHealth/MSOM campus. Responsible for equitable resource procurement and personnel management.
Ensures proper planning, execution, and management of the infrastructure maintenance of the campus chilled water, water, sewer and storm drainage, as well as other utilities in the most cost effective manner.
Serves as the University’s lead officer in obtaining government approvals for real estate and development plans. Works closely with appropriate municipal, state and federal government officials as may be required.
Oversees the management of the UHealth/MSOM campus parking and transportation department, parking/permit system, signage, and commuter relations.
Provides full property maintenance service for all infrastructures, facilities and grounds, such as repairs, maintenance and replacement services for facilities.
Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.