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Position Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meets with requesting departments representatives and appropriate outside agencies as required to assist in developing programs, layouts, concepts, choices for construction type and materials, schedules and budgets to make recommendations for capital improvements for consideration
• Prepares design options including plans, specifications, code reviews and budgets for consideration from schematic design through to final construction.
• Monitors and observes construction for contract compliance including review of shop drawings, change orders, payment applications, punch lists and closeout documentation.
• Acts as project manager for projects of small to medium complexity for overall quality, coordination, scheduling and expenditure control

• In conjunction with the Director, other department staff and Physical Plant administrative staff, assist with developing recommendations for and management of current and future year project planning including management of capital and repair task databases and ongoing facility assessment data.
• Assists in developing submissions for capital investment programs as required by state or other available funding opportunities.
• Effort involves project scope development, estimating, and prioritizing to compile project programs to best meet the investment needs of the university academic programs, physical buildings and infrastructure.

• Meets with departments representatives, consulting architects/engineers and appropriate outside agencies to review programs, layouts, concepts, choice of construction type and materials, schedules, and budgets to oversee design and construction projects.
• Reviews consultant prepared plans and specifications at various stages of progress to ensure compliance with NIU construction standards and university mission, vision and values.
• Monitors consultant activities and construction for contract compliance including review of shop drawings, change orders, payment applications, punch lists and closeout documentation.
• Acts as project manager with oversight of outside consultant for projects of medium to high complexity for overall quality, coordination, scheduling and expenditure control

• In conjunction with other departmental staff, Physical plant staff and other departments, participate in review of proposals, designs and documentation related to small, medium and large projects to ensure adherence to NIU construction standards, applicable codes, and the University mission, vision and goals.

• Coordinates implementation of the Qualification Based Selection (QBS) of consultant architects and engineers for contracting by the University or other agencies.

Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS)

• Licensed as an Architect in the State of Illinois.
• Five (5) years of experience as a licensed Architect.

Additional Requirements (SPS)

• Knowledge of all phases of construction, including work commonly done by the various building trades.
• Knowledge of electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire protection and structural systems.
• Knowledge of building codes, institutional purchasing and accounting procedures, scheduling tools, and standard estimating tools.
• Proficiency with use of software such as MSWord, Excel, Outlook, Project, BlueBeam, AutoCAD, Revit, industry standard submittal management platforms, etc.
• Skill in verbal and written communication, and client relations.
• Skill in problem solving, decision-making, and conflict and crisis management.
• Skill in time management and organization.
• Ability to supervise, organize and coordinate work of others.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, shop drawings, and specifications.

Preferred Qualifications (SPS)

• Experience as both a design and construction project manager managing teams of contracted support and coordinating among multiple stakeholders.
• Past experience with higher education facilities design and construction.

Physical demands/requirements