Capital Construction Manager - Facilities Services - UTK

This mid-level position manages capital construction projects, develops conceptual project estimates and schedules, organizes and participates in construction teams, reviews design plans, specifications, and estimates from a construction viewpoint. This position influences and manages construction budgets, observes and reports construction work from project sites, implements and ensures compliance with campus standards, and is familiar with standard design concepts, contractual mechanisms, procedures, and practices.

• Manages/oversees capital projects from an Owner's Agency perspective
• Manages the project schedule and budget to ensure contract compliance and feasibility
• Reviews product submittals, potential construction change orders, budget reports, and other related construction documents
• Organizes and meets with designers, contractors, and campus customers as needed
• Performs site observations of ongoing construction projects; including mock-up & field testing and inspections prepares written documentation of observations and files appropriately
• Help coordinate Shutdowns/Interruption and other Requests
• Reviews design drawings for technical accuracy and compliance with campus standards
• Attends design reviews, especially as the project moves towards construction and other meetings with appropriate facilities departments in various disciplines appropriate to the work.
• Ensure Site Security, Safety, and Logistics is being effectively carried out
• Lead Approved Visitor Tours / Coordinate access to the site for relevant stakeholders
• Creates and assists with estimates, schedules, and program documents for potential future projects.
• Assists customers to coordinate moves related to construction, by conveying known parameters

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction management
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Strong written and oral communications skills
  • Knowledge of good architectural/engineering practices
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse trades and groups of people
  • Has a wide-range knowledge of building systems, components, and construction methods
  • Knowledge of building codes and industry standards
  • Knowledge of construction cost estimation
  • Ability to multi-task effectively
  • Ability to resolve problems quickly and effectively
• Other Conditions
  • Valid Driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

• Education:
  • Master’s Degree
  • Is a registered Professional or has other licenses/certifications related to construction
• Experience: Five (5) or more years in the construction field with accompanying design/planning understanding.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Customer focused
  • Detail oriented
  • Collaborative in nature
  • Accomplishment oriented
  • Self-motivated and proactive;

Work Location

• University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN Campus
• This is an onsite position

Compensation and Benefits

• UT market range: MR13
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

About The Department

UT Facilities Services is responsible for the care and keeping of more than 300 facilities and utilities systems in and around Knoxville. As the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s largest non-academic department, team members are responsible for facilities maintenance and repair, custodial needs, landscaping and lawncare, utility work, in-house and capital construction projects, facilities planning and design, environmental initiatives, pest control, campus event services, and facilities administration functions for both the flagship campus and the agricultural institute. The Facilities Services staff provides around-the-clock coverage to ensure students, staff, faculty, and fans have a consistent and positive experience every time they step foot on Rocky Top.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

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