Associate Director Facilities Capital Projects & Trades

University Housing is looking for an experienced leader to join the Housing Facilities team as an Associate Director Facilities Capital Projects & Trades!

As the Associate Director Facilities Capital Projects & Trades, you'll provide critical direct oversight of all capital planning (full scope of budgeting, requests for projects, design, and execution) and operational trades work. Additionally, this position assists the Director of Facilities with the overall management of the Facilities operation. This position will also develop and implement documentation for standards/guidelines for project and trades related work to support an exceptional living and dining experience for staff, residents and their families.

Work Schedule:

• The primary schedule for this position is 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00am - 5:00pm, with an on-call rotation as required by the department.
• Work schedule will be set with selected finalist(s) at time of offer. Schedule alterations as operations and position expectations demand.

• Assists in developing and auditing multiple project or program budgets

• Develops and directs planning of one or multiple facilities or projects to foster innovative solutions meeting the needs of an academic or research institution

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Assists with the development, execution, and utilization of strategic planning analysis to determine long term institutional needs and develop sustainable solutions

• Assists with the development of operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, best practices, and institutional objectives

• Oversees capital planning and execution of projects for residence halls, dining and apartment units. Develops and implements communications plan for all project work in collaboration with campus and divisional partners.

Division of University Housing, University Housing Facilities

University Housing Facilities is a part of the Division of University Housing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and focuses on building services, mechanical maintenance, and long-term infrastructure projects and planning. As a student service organization, University Housing Facilities provides quality living/learning environments to approximately 8,000 undergraduate student residents during the academic year and 18,000 guests in the summer months. Additionally, they serve the University Apartments community, which is approximately 3,000 residents in 1,240 apartments on 83 acres. The University Apartments Community also includes a large Community Center and a University Housing-operated, licensed early childhood education program.

University Residence Halls consists of 30 buildings containing approximately 2 million square feet and 37 acres of surrounding grounds. In addition to residential living spaces the residence hall infrastructure supports many functions and programs requiring many types of spaces such as classrooms, office space, dining and culinary space including commercial kitchens and marketplace areas, mechanical support spaces and large meeting rooms.

The starting annual salary is $110,000 or higher based on qualifications with a competitive retirement and benefits package, including vacation, holidays, and paid time off. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/)

• 5 - 10 years of progressively responsible experience in facility planning, capital projects, or a combination of design, construction and facilities operations.
• 3 - 5 years of supervisory experience of full-time direct reports.

• Experience with capital project delivery and development of budget with responsible projects.
• Knowledge of building operations and building codes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills (verbal and written).

Bachelor's degree preferred in Construction Management, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or other applicable degree.

Please submit a current resume and cover letter within the online application system. Applicants should attach a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. We are only able to consider completed application materials submitted by the deadline date.

Candidates who apply for this position may be considered for other or future vacancies within this title, including those which may have a different work schedule and/or requirements from this vacancy.

Additional Information:

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial criminal background check to be eligible for employment and then every four years thereafter.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

University Housing may communicate with you about your application status using a text messaging service. To opt-out please reply "STOP" to text messages received or contact University Housing HR at hr@housing.wisc.edu or 608-262-2766. Message and data rates may apply.

University Housing Human Resources, hr@housing.wisc.edu, 608-262-2766

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