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Boston College Associate Director, Major Capital Projects in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
The Associate Director, Major Capital Projects reports to the AVP, Long Range Capital Projects and provides project oversight, and staff development, for the Major Capital Projects group/portfolio. Major Capital Projects are capital projects in excess of $5 million, generally of the $25m - $150m range, including new construction and large-scale renovation projects. The portfolio in the past 12 years represented over 1 million square feet of new construction, and a portfolio value of $980m, which included renovation, demolition, new construction, landscape and infrastructure. The projects types vary widely from residence halls, academic, administrative, dining, and athletic/recreation buildings, as well as campus landscape and infrastructure. Projects are handled from initial concept through occupancy and post-occupancy issues. Project oversight includes the development and management of scope, schedule, budget, and project execution including fiscal oversight. The project teams include 3 in-house project managers, and an in-house Clerk of the Works, and large teams of external consultants and contractors. The Associate Director assists the AVP in the overall departmental management and leadership.
The position requires an ownership of the project portfolio, an ability to drive project outcomes, a nimble approach to problem solving and changing schedules, a desire to solve problems, a comfort in a fast-paced setting, and a desire to manage and develop people, and to positively influence team dynamics. The role requires extensive knowledge of good building, construction and project management practices and processes. A broad understanding of building envelope systems, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems, building finishes and site utilities is required. The Associate Director will be responsible for oversight of project managers as well as well as management of select projects assigned directly to him/her. Regular and consistent reporting on budgets and schedules is expected. The Associate Director will work collaboratively in the overall Facilities Management Division, with campus stakeholders and user groups, as well as with outside consultants and contractors.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $151,300 to $189,150; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
This position requires a minimum of ten years of recent experience in capital project management of new construction and large-scale building renovations, from design through construction, in an institutional setting, as well as proven successful experience in the oversight of project managers. Experience within higher education is strongly preferred. Previous oversight of multiple project managers of projects in size from $10M to $150M is desired. A Bachelorâs Degree in building construction, architecture, planning, engineering or a related field is required. The successful individual must have the ability to thoroughly understand architectural drawings and have proficiency with software packages in project scheduling, estimating and reporting as well as team collaboration tools. A valid driverâs license is required.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .