Construction & Planning Specialist

CAPITAL PLANNING (UA-UART-IUBLA)

Capital Planning and Facilities (CPF) works to ensure that IU campuses are beautiful, functional, and sustainable, supporting excellence in teaching, learning, research, and community engagement across the entire university.

A unit within Capital Projects, Construction Management provides project management services for IU capital projects. Construction Management staff coordinate the efforts of everyone involved on IU capital projects, external contractors, IU Capital Projects staff, and our university partners, ensuring that projects are completed on schedule, on budget, and in accordance with university guidelines and safety standards.

At CPF, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are inseparable from our mission to create campuses and communities that keep our faculty, staff and students feeling safe, supported and included. CPF Cares about each individual and the unique background and capabilities they bring to our team. It is through these diverse experiences and perspectives that we will thrive in the future as a team that actively represents Indiana University's commitment to diversity and equity.

• Manages, supervises, inspects, and coordinates new construction and remodeling projects on assigned campuses.
• Monitors construction timeline to ensure contractors maintain accurate schedule and perform to university standards.
• Reviews and approves contractors' billing performance.
• Coordinates necessary interruption of services between administration, Physical Plant, and contractors.
• Reviews engineering drawings and specifications and serves as project coordinator with architects, engineers, contractors, and administrators.
• Reviews and approves shop and as-built drawings for university archives and Physical Plant use.
• Provides feedback and recommendations to administrators and concerned parties on project cost analyses and alternatives after project bids have been submitted.
• Advises interior designers of special circumstances and facilities requirements; advises and assists architects and engineers with contract change orders as required by new functions, unforeseeable conditions, code requirements, or design refinements.
• Maintains documentation of all assigned projects with IU-issued software, including timelines, schedules, substantial completion, and other elements of construction.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED).

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of construction management experience and/or large-format planning.
• Experience managing multi-disciplined construction projects with scopes of work including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Valid driver's license and ability to be insured by Indiana University upon date of hire .

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Basic knowledge of Indiana Building Codes.
• Ability to read and interpret large-format schematics, blueprints and drawings.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a broad range of customers and management levels.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and practical application and experience in word processing, spreadsheet, planning and data base software use as well as e-mail utility.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience and advanced skills in project management/project communication.

This role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. This role frequently requires the ability to handle equipment. This role frequently requires the ability to remain stationary and ascend/descend ladders/stairs. This role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The role requires the ability to detect items in close proximity as well as far away; discern between colors; detect objects in peripheral space of self; discern items in detail; and to have good depth perception. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This is an in-person position.

Bloomington, Indiana

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family: Construction & Planning

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