Georgia College & State University is the state’s designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College & State University is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. Georgia College & State University enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students– and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.
The university’s beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O’Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O’Connor’s former home, Andalusia, now owned by Georgia College & State University. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.
Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university’s main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.
Job Summary
Director of Facilities Planning is responsible for management of the University master plan, facilities development, planning, design, architectural and engineering review, space management and project management.
Responsibilities
Supervision – 20
Leads Project Management team, CAD/GIS Technician, and other employees. Staffs and maintains organizational structure in collaboration with the Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management to effectively accomplish the institute’s planning, programming, design and construction project delivery.
Budget – 10
Plans, reviews and maintains budget in collaboration with the Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management and Budget Manager for the Facilities Planning Department.
Operations Management – 20
Oversees daily operations of the Facility Planning Department. Manages funding and monitors encumbrances and expenditures. Ensures compliance with codes, standards, USG preplanning guidelines, and other requirements related to capital planning and construction. Collects and maintains information on condition of facilities. Maintains university space inventory, as-built document library and related databases. Establishes, maintains and implements long and short-range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures as applicable.
Project Management – 30
Ensures that all capital projects and physical improvements are effectively managed. Oversees project activity, including feasibility analysis, programming, preliminary studies and development of alternative solutions, project design, development of contract documents, preparation of project estimates and budgets, solicitation, receipt, and evaluation of project bids or proposals, construction administration, management of project budgets, commissioning of engineered systems and project close-out
Planning and Liaison – 20
Maintains University Master plan. Prepares annual Capital and MRR Funding Requests including but not limited to project identification, consultant engagement, and preparation of estimates, drawings and exhibits. Supports development and submission of grant proposals. Serves on various committees and chairs space management panel. Frequently engages with Deans and University Cabinet on capital and space planning issues. University point of contact and primary liaison with University System of Georgia Planning Team & USG Campus Program manager. Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in related discipline.
Required Experience
Ten years of work experience in facilities management with at least five of those years in project management.
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Registered Architect or Professional Engineer’s License
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Bachelor or Master’s degree in Business, construction management, architecture or engineering or related field.
Preferred Experience
At least ten years of experience in higher education facilities planning.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES
Ability to plan, supervise, evaluate, and direct employees efficiently and effectively.
Ability to manage all aspects of project delivery
Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively in writing and orally.
Ability to read and interpret specifications, blue-prints, sketches, and detailed drawings, and create preliminary sketches or drawings.
Ability to effectively problem solve while considering cost
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with campus community, design professionals, employees and the public.
KNOWLEDGE
Considerable knowledge of construction practices and methods.
Knowledge of facility design and construction management.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal building codes.
Knowledge of RFP and procurement process, negotiations of contracts including contractual terms and conditions.
Knowledge of University budget process and state funding process for Capital and MRR requirements. Knowledge of state historic requirements for facilities, as well as knowledge of University and Board of Regents policies and procedures.
Demonstrate familiarity with building materials.
SKILLS
Demonstrate competency with related computer software.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia College & State University is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College & State University. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College & State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.
Other Information
This is a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% – 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.
Background Check
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