Assistant Director, Capital, Sustainability, and Construction Management Services

Operations Management
% of time: 40
1. Assists and interacts with top-level administration of the college in strategic planning, long-range physical planning and development, and development of the capital outlay program for the future benefit of the college.
2. Provides day–to–day management and leadership for capital and surplus projects, developing, implementing, and providing direction for major construction projects and initiatives. This includes the planning of new construction and major renovations and supervising the entire delivery process, including evaluating proposed designs, budgets and schedules.
3. Responsible for assisting with the planning, construction and renovation of space serving faculty, staff, students and visitors. Ensures special projects, annual projects and capital deferred maintenance projects are completed within scope, schedule and budget.
4. Assist with the development of a collaborative student-focused culture, assure fiscal viability of the organization, uphold policy and procedures, proactively lead talent performance and talent development, and build community relations as a collaborative partner on the Leadership Council and within the College’s shared governance structure.
5. Provides oversight for the development and implementation of the campus master plan, as well as leadership for land planning/landscape architecture, space programming and analysis, and integrated sustainable planning.
6. Manage and oversee work sites for both new construction and remodel projects, coordinating site activities and assuring that all disciplines directly involved in the project are in phase with the project goals and objectives.
7. Responsible for self-certifying building and site construction documents for accessibility, life safety, and review of code compliance on the Grayslake campus.
8. Oversee and provide direction to project managers, general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors performing work on the college campuses to ensure quality standards are met.
9. Oversee multiple projects simultaneously and must be able to work in a fast‐paced, multi‐task environment, balancing competing priorities and multiple project assignments.
10. Lead research and analysis used to develop the college’s sustainability strategies to ensure that construction practices, products, and services are environmentally friendly and compliant with government rules and regulations.
11. Provide management oversight to the Sustainability Manager to implement processes and technologies that reduce the college’s carbon footprint. Also works to promote and explain the college’s sustainability philosophy to internal and external audiences.
12. Collaborates with the Facilities department and Environmental Safety manager on construction activities across all campuses.

Strategic Leadership and Project Management
% of time: 30
1. Provide values-driven leadership to build and contribute to high-performing teams that provide excellence in customer service through innovative, creative and collaborative practices to all units and campuses within the College, as well as the external community.

2. Implement the strategic plan, develop a collaborative student-focused and community-focused culture, assure fiscal viability of the department, uphold policy and procedures, proactively lead talent performance and talent development, and build community relations as a collaborative partner on the Leadership Council and within a shared governance structure.

3. Champion the values of excellence, purpose, integrity, compassion, unity and inclusion as a leader of the College. Support student and employee success by demonstrating a commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful interactions with persons of diverse ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, or educational backgrounds.

4. Develop and promote the college’s vision, mission, core values, and long-term plans.
5. Oversees design presentations and monitors project design development. Responsible for developing college-wide design standards; is also a key member of the Aesthetics committee.
6. Responsible for overseeing the preconstruction, construction, commissioning, and project closeout phases of a capital construction project with an emphasis on establishing and maintaining project controls and completing projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
7. Provides management oversight negotiating, coordinating, and directing work of subcontractors, and in developing strong working relationships with project managers, general contractor personnel, subcontractors, inspectors, and other related parties.
8. Responsible for maintaining relationships in the construction community to provide market intelligence; as well as ensure consideration for future business development opportunities. Other requirements include but are not limited to, the ability to organize and manage multiple projects effectively, manage cost control systems, review and analyze plans, facilitate the bidding/negotiations process with contractors, review all forms (bidding, construction, or other) of requests for information (RFI’s), examine and negotiate change orders, and review and comment on submittals.
9. Acts as the owner’s representative responsible for managing college projects with the Capital Development Board (CDB).
10. Assists with Construction Management software to track/manage project scope/schedule/budget.
11. Supervises project managers, inspects field conditions and progress of work against project cost, schedule, plans and specifications.
12. Works to incorporate sustainability standards and processes in projects, wherever possible. Supervises the Sustainability Manager and PM’s effort to support sustainability initiatives across campuses and coordinate with college sustainability stakeholders and groups, as needed.

Personnel Management

% of time: 20
1. Coach, mentor and develop employees across all departments, divisions and units of the College in collaboration with leaders throughout the College.

2. Directly hire, lead, manage, support and empower employees on the CSCM team to job success at the College.

3. Encourage and support personal and professional development and learning, well-being and work-life integration.

4. Meet with the college team members (such as Facilities, IT, Student Activities, etc.) to collaborate and mentor on college standards, Sustainability programs, and construction activities across the campuses.
5. Meet weekly with Sustainability Manager to review sustainable initiatives are incorporated into all units of the college to improve STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) ratings for community colleges.

Other

% of time: 10
1. Participate on strategic and/or functional cross-departmental teams, committees and councils at the request of the division or unit leaders.

2. Participate in professional associations/organizations and educational activities that enhance subject matter expertise and leadership competencies, knowledge, understanding .and interpersonal skills. Remain knowledgeable of current state and federal laws, regulations, and best practices in the field of appointment ensuring the College’s policies, procedures, practices and programs conform to laws and regulations and align with the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of the College.

3. Participates as a voting member in the Operation and Facilities Commission (OFC), to ensure college standards are met.
4. Participate as a member of the Aesthetics Committee to ensure branding and college standards are met.
5. Participate in the Capital Executive Steering Committee with college stakeholders to present project status and recommend means and methods to maintain project scope, schedule and budget
6. Participate in college-wide taskforces. (Classroom of the future, Aesthetics, CEJA, etc.)

Perform any other duties assigned that support the mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives of the College of Lake County and the goals of the department, division and unit of appointment.