Associate Director for Campus Planning

Position Details ================

Position Information -------------------

Position Type: Professional Staff Position Title: Associate Director for Campus Planning

Position Description --------------------

The Associate Director for Campus Planning leads, coordinates, and executes campus development projects from initiation through closeout. The role manages a portfolio of capital and space-planning projects ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, and budget while aligning outcomes with university strategic priorities. The position oversees full project lifecycles, including scope definition, stakeholder coordination, resource planning, milestone development, risk management, and quality assurance.

Responsibilities ----------------

• Supervises and mentors project coordinators, planners, and support staff, providing guidance on project management best practices, technical standards, and professional development.
• Lead and manage multiple capital and space-planning projects, ensuring delivery within approved scope, budget, and schedule.
• Develop and maintain project plans, including scope, success metrics, budgets, schedules, and resource needs, and coordinate with internal departments, external consultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies to ensure timely project execution aligned with project objectives and University standards.
• Oversee design development, ensuring compliance with university standards, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder needs.
• Lead team project meetings and monitor project progress through regular reporting, performance dashboards, risk assessments, and issue resolution.
• Conduct site inspections, facility assessments, and quality reviews, document findings, and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage project documentation, procurement processes, RFPs, and contract negotiations in accordance with university policies.
• Manage the University Space Inventory Database, CAD files, and technical building documentation to support accurate planning and operations.
• Support sustainability, energy management, and utility conservation initiatives through planning and project integration.
• Ensure safety compliance and adherence to all applicable regulations throughout project execution.
• Monitor and evaluate contractor and construction team performance through scheduled progress reviews, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, quality standards, safety protocols, and University policies.

Qualifications --------------

• Bachelors degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, project management, or related field, and five years of progressive experience managing institutional or commercial construction projects or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects through all phases, applying formal project management methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of building codes, regulatory requirements, and building systems, ensuring compliance from design through construction.
• Demonstrated leadership in directing cross-functional teams, facilitating decisions, and driving timely project completion.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with ability to assess needs, propose solutions, and support strategic planning.
• Strong communication skills, written, verbal, and visual, with ability to convey technical and project information to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project for budgeting and reporting.
• Working knowledge of construction methods, materials, quality control, contract administration, and interpretation of drawings and specifications.
• Ability to evaluate testing results, conduct code research, and develop compliant, technically sound solutions.
• Understanding of HVAC, electrical, plumbing, life safety, and other major building systems and how they integrate in project delivery.
• Proficiency in construction scheduling techniques, including critical path analysis and schedule impact evaluation.

Preferred Experience -------------------

• Experience with design and collaboration software, including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Smartsheet, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Project management certification, PMP, CCM, LEED AP, preferred.

EEO Statement --------------

Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all members of the University community. The University prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services, or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran.

COVID Vaccination Statement -------------------------

PLEASE NOTE: Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maines immunization requirements for clinical activity.

Additional Note ----------------

This position is not eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship.

Benefits Overview ----------------

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8 retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12 holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
• UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
• UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
• 50 tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.

About the University of New England -----------------------------------

The University of New England (UNE) is Maines largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the states top provider of health professionals and home to Maines only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.