University of Chicago
Capital Planning Manager
Chicago, IL, USA · Senior
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About the role
- The Manager serves as a technical resource to the department and the University community at large.
Responsibilities
- Gain approval of the department's cross-functional capital planning working group and support the recommendations in presentations to the Office of the Provost, the Budget Office, and the Office of the Vice President of Operations.
- Review capital planning processes to identify, coordinate, and implement process improvements especially in light of the potential that AI presents.
- Manage consultants to develop and deliver scope documents, schedules, and cost estimates for projects included in the capital budget request, in partnership with CPD project managers.
- Develop and maintain a University of Chicago cost database for estimating and budgeting
- maintain information on peer institution benchmarking and local construction market data.
- uphold the FS2 performance-based guidelines to ensure projects achieve operational and design excellence.
- Manage the ongoing facility inspection program, in partnership with FS Operations, to identify facility deficiencies and to assign timeframes and cost estimates for deficiency corrections.
Requirements
- include a college or university degree in related field.
- Experience in development of historic preservation/ heritage reports, sensitive renovations of heritage buildings, cost estimation for historic preservation and sensitive renovations.
- Facilitate departmental and University approvals as required
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or related field.
Skills
- Substantial knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Excel, PowerPoint) and database programs.
- Substantial knowledge of SmartSheet program.
- Experience with data analytic and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau; AI explorations and dashboard developments).
- Strong problem solving, quantitative and analytical skills.
- Ability to direct the work of consultants.
- Excellent customer service skills and ability to provide effective communication within and outside of the department.
- Ability to effectively interpret University and Departmental policies, procedures and practices.
Compensation
- $140,000.00 - $150,000.00 The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
- Manage the annual capital planning process for the Facilities Services (FS) department including projects for existing buildings/building systems, utility infrastructure projects, energy management/greenhouse gas reduction projects, and campus environment enhancement projects.
- Coordinate the development of the annual FS capital budget project request from initial project identification (from facility condition assessments & work order data as well as input from Operations and campus partners), risk assessments, and management of the prioritization process through submittal.
Benefits
- Yes The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.
- Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.
- Benefits Eligible
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