Job Description: Oversees campus activities relating to planning, design and construction including building renovations, major construction projects, infrastructure, and maintenance projects as applicable. Oversees project reports, which reflect accurate time, labor, and materials expenses to ensure projects are completed within funding constraints and allowable performance periods. Manages state funding requests, including the maintenance of a five-year plan, as well as annual and one-time funding requests. Responsible for the department's annual budget and funding model to meet all funding requirements. Prepares plans and specifications for work to be performed by design consultants, contractors, or in-house forces. Ensures the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of all design standards and processes or procedures for design, construction, and space management. Ensures compliance with all building code regulations, including coordinating all building code compliance and regulatory reporting as required. Serves as a partner and collaborator with the ability to build consensus and cooperative working relationships amongst other facilities teams while ensuring a focus on the functional campus-built environment. Monitors and measures the effectiveness of the department through the application of metrics such as benchmarking and customer surveys. Analyzes complex data and presents reports recommending alternative courses of action to policy-making groups. Reviews project estimates to determine fairness and accuracy of pricing based on historical data and current industry trends. Hires, trains, evaluates, and supervises staff. Short Job Description: Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution. Ten years' relevant experience. Supervisory experience. Advanced experience showcasing increasing levels of responsibility including a minimum of five years in leadership roles. Job Ref: S700P
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One of the top-100 public universities in the United States, Western Michigan University is committed to being learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged. Founded in 1903, what was once Western Michigan College became Michigan's fourth public university in 1957. Since then, WMU has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature. Today, the University offers more than 240 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20 percent of its 25,000 students are enrolled in graduate course work, studying in disciplines ranging from atomic physics and graph theory to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation. Of 101 graduate offerings available, 30 lead to a doctoral degree.
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