Director-Facility & Capital Planning

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Techs faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nations top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Techs Mission and Values

Georgia Techs mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About The College of Engineering

Located in one of Americas most vibrant cities, the College of Engineering (COE) is one of the largest producers of engineers in the country. Offering more than 50 different degree tracks at the bachelors masters, and doctoral levels, COE incorporates eight engineering schools, consistently ranked among U.S. News & World Reports top 10. The College has built a strong reputation in the United States and abroad, and graduates leave with skills, knowledge, and global savvy for a world increasingly dependent on engineering.

Job Summary

Direct facilities planning and support services for a large campus unit usually comprising multiple building locations. Functions overseen generally include facility operations, maintenance and construction projects. Oversees and plans for operating & capital budgets for assigned unit related to facilities CPSM expenses. Responsible for setting employee and/or group goals, deciding on organizational structure to meet the goals, assessing employee and/or group performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position interacts on a consistent basis with unit management, contractors and vendors. This position typically will advise and counsel: unit management. This position will supervise : facilities staff personnel.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Organize facilities workforce, plan assignments and oversee work activities.

Job Duty 2 -

Coordinate and oversee maintenance and repair of assigned facilities and equipment.

Job Duty 3 -

Negotiate and administer service contracts

Job Duty 4 -

Develop and administer facility operating & capital budget expenses, including leases, vendor services, equipment, supplies purchases, construction projects, and renovations

Job Duty 5 -

Estimate startup costs of proposed new projects and renovations

Job Duty 6 -

Administer space management plans, including setting unit-level guidelines for space assignment & utilization. Report, manage, track space data using associated metrics

Job Duty 7 -

Provide project coordination for construction activity within assigned area. Including short-term & long-term strategic capital planning projects.

Job Duty 8 -

Work with unit leadership to understand department space and facility needs. Find creative solutions to renovation and space needs.

Job Duty 9 -

Oversee the concordance of Institute environmental health and safety policies and training, providing for compliance with applicable rules and regulations

Job Duty 10 -

Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelors Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

Ten or more years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Skills: 10+ years of experience in facilities planning in a higher-education environment, including working with government contracting processes, financial planning related to complex facilities projects, and coordinating/communicating efforts among leadership across multiple units. Must be able to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications. Familiarity with laboratory codes for chemicals is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires knowledge of building management, operation and planning. Skills in supervision, communications and customer service are required as is use of office related computer applications.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individuals race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

Salary range: $121,000.00 - $150,000.00 / yearly

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: C13

This is a supervisory position.

This position does not have financial responsibilities.

No, this position will be required to drive.

This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).

This position will not travel

This position does not require security clearance.

Other Information

In the College of Engineering, this position will serve as the senior staff representative and advisor to the Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Finance in the area of facilities and capital planning, and will be responsible for recommending, implementing, and enforcing policy regarding the utilization, assignment, modification, and maintenance of the portfolio of property/facilities occupied by the College of Engineering (CoE). Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Develop, implement, and oversee College of Engineering (CoE) space and facilities management strategies, guidelines, and master plans, including space assignment and utilization standards, facilities directly managed by the CoE, and Institute Research Institute (IRI) facilities occupied by CoE personnel. Monitor and support implementation across Schools.
• Prepare, maintain, and publish reports, records, and key metrics related to space utilization, facilities, research support infrastructure, project budgets, and capital planning. Track project obligations against approved budgets and provide status reports to CoE leadership and financial management.
• Lead and manage the planning, programming, budgeting, coordination, and execution of construction, renovation, maintenance, repair, renewal (MRR), and infrastructure improvement projects funded by the CoE or undertaken in partnership with the Executive Vice Presidents (EVPRs) office and Planning, Design, and Construction
• Serve as the primary liaison between the COE and EVPR, Infrastructure and Sustainability, Schools, and IRIs on facilities planning, capital projects, maintenance initiatives, and research infrastructure needs, providing consultation and support on projects affecting the CoE portfolio.
• Lead and participate in College- and Institute-wide committees and working groups related to facilities, space utilization, and capital planning, including chairing a CoE facilities management coordinating committee to share best practices and facilitate communication across the College.

Background Check

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest