Job Title: Facilities Project Manager Requisition Number: RE49371 Department Name: 3CC10:Facilities Project Management Work Location: Lexington, KY Grade Level: 47 Salary Range: $57,158-94,286/year Type of Position: Staff Position Time Status : Full-Time Required Education: BS Click here for more information about equivalencies:: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience: 6 yrs Required License/Registration/Certification: None. Physical Requirements: Standing or walking with objects up to 25lbs; Sitting at computer workstation for extended periods; Repetitive motion.
May be exposed to loud noises, fumes, confined spaces, and/or weather and temperature extremes while reviewing and/or traveling to/from a job-site(s). Shift: 8:00am - 5:00pm (Monday - Friday) Hours of work may vary dependent upon situational factors, emergencies, and crisis management requiring evening(s), weekend(s), and holiday(s) response. Job Summary: Reporting to the Facilities Project Management Director, this position:
Participates in the transformation and ongoing execution of construction project management as a discipline within the University of Kentucky's Facilities Management organization
Ensures delivery of cost-effective projects by monitoring appropriate project milestone metrics and adjusting plans accordingly
Effectively oversees consultant and contractor delivery to project plans and timelines
Ensures end user input into design, construction, and warranty phases
Recommends and continuously improves processes, decision-making models, and tools to facilitate project governance
Delivers effective, timely, and ongoing communications with customers and stakeholders
In addition, the Facilities Project Manager is responsible for:
Planning, scheduling, coordinating, and implementing all work involved in construction for projects assigned with budgets below the capital threshold for Facilities Management Campus and/or Facilities Management Medical Center
Ensuring project construction is consistent with project plans and specifications
Overseeing and monitoring project(s) scope and budget
Estimating and bidding
Processing funding documents
Contracting with professional design engineers/architects/contractors
Adhering to stringent schedules
Processing efficient project close-outs
Ensuring overall quality and compliance with safety, federal, state, local codes and regulations, as well as University Campus and HealthCare requirements.
Experience in project and renovation management with an institution of higher learning, research center, or University Campus - Preferred
Ability to prioritize work in accordance with organizational needs and goals, work collaboratively with a team of professionals, and deliver decisions with a continuous improvement mindset; Demonstrated knowledge of Safety and Environmental Compliance Statutes; Construction Building Codes; and state, federal, and local regulations.
Position requires fiscal acumen; interpretation and application of a substantial variety of procedures, policies, and/or precedents used in combination; report writing using technical data with considerable interpretation; developing improved methods and procedures.
Frequently applies knowledge to practical issues and problems. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? : No Preferred Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree + 6-Years
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Preferred
Certified Associate in Project Management - CAPM) - Preferred
Driver's License - Preferred Deadline to Apply: 03/16/2025 Our University Community: We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
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