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This is a term appointment for three years.
The position is renewable, contingent on satisfactory performance, until the end date of the grant demonstration, projected to be no earlier than January 31, 2029.
Additional Information: Required : Resume & cover Letter
Hiring Range : $79,000 - $105,000
Job Description Details:
The CC Program Director works closely with Connected Communities stakeholders, including faculty researchers, university operations staff in building automation systems, and external contractors. Specific tasks include developing contracts for controls technology subcontractors, interfacing with building automation systems shops and building manager teams, monitoring hardware deployments, and coordinating cybersecurity and other university approvals for the project. The CC Program Director will ensure the project's compliance with university standards, policies, and requirements. This would encompass adherence to the Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) Building Design Standards (BDS), Institutional Data Policy (IDP), Information Security Control Requirements (ISCR), and any other pertinent standards and policies. The CC Program Director will collaborate with FOD on customer-facing communications related to CC initiatives. The Program Director also has administrative responsibilities to ensure that the project remains on schedule. Tasks include monitoring project task progress and dependencies, coordinating technical updates among the project team and stakeholders, verifying project deliverables, and coordinating quarterly project reporting requirements to the project sponsor.
The Program Director will utilize a diverse set of skills to execute job responsibilities. These include an ability to solve problems independently while addressing multiple stakeholder needs, an ability to schedule and ensure execution of complex projects with dependency chains, an ability to navigate complex regulatory requirements, an ability to work with many kinds of people such as administrators, builders and researchers, and an ability to manage subcontractors. The Program Director reports to the Connected Communities project principal investigator (Director). Day-to-day activities of the Program Director are co-located with the university facilities team.
Required Qualifications :
Bachelors degree in construction management, business administration or similar 6+ years of relevant experience as director or manager of complex projects with multiple contractors and stakeholders Strong written and oral communication skills Experience dealing with complex projects involving multiple contractors and stakeholders Preferred Qualifications 8-12 years of relevant experience as director or manager of complex project Certified Project Management Professional Experience with building control systems Experience with commercial construction projects Experience with developing and managing subcontracts Experience executing construction projects on OSU campus
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