"Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities"

Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities

R-0002665
Kansas City Campus

Job Type:
Staff

KCU is partnering with OMNI to conduct the search for Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities.

Formal interest is accepted using this link: http://searchcareers-omniemployment.icims.com/jobs/4542/associate-vice-president-for-campus-planning-and-facilities/job

KCU is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as Associate Vice President (AVP) for Campus Planning & Facilities. This role will provide vision and direction for all aspects of KCU's campus planning, design, construction, facilities management, and real estate operations across multiple campuses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical support for campus growth and expansion planning.
• Advise key stakeholders on facility design, long-term functionality, open space preservation, sustainability, historic preservation, accessibility, budgeting, development proposal feasibility, and policies.
• Oversee physical planning and campus development; maintain the campus plan and ensure compliance with land use, ADA, historic preservation, and sustainability policies.
• Manage space inventory and advise administration on physical development, space assignment, and utilization; analyze space use, cost recovery, and institutional benchmarking.
• Develop and manage the University's long-term capital projects plan.
• Advise administrators on off-campus real estate; evaluate and recommend potential property acquisitions.
• Oversee planning and execution of major construction, renovations, and landscape projects; maintain standards and review post-occupancy performance.
• Lead and direct Facilities and Grounds teams, including utilities operations and capital improvement programs.
• Oversee facility condition reports and plans; coordinate deferred maintenance and construction-related priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• Deep knowledge of facilities planning, design, construction, and maintenance within a complex organization of similar size and scope; higher education experience preferred.
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and large-scale capital projects.
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles, ADA compliance, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to build trust and consensus with constituents, including faculty, staff, and students.
• Demonstrated success in managing budgets, contracts, and operational performance, with proven ability to execute and maintain contracts with service providers.

Equal Opportunity Employer
KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

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About Kansas City University
Founded in 1916, Kansas City University (KCU) is a fully accredited, private not-for-private health sciences university with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine, and campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Mo. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the fourth-largest medical school in the U.S. and the leading producer of physicians in Missouri. It ranks #1 for producing physicians who practice in primary care, rural areas and underserved regions in the state. KCU's Center for Population Health and Equity addresses the variables that affect a population’s health and contribute to health disparities, while better preparing students for professional practice. KCU offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, dental medicine and clinical psychology and a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. Dual degree offerings include master’s degrees in business administration in health care leadership, public health, and bioethics. A new Master of Health Sciences - Anesthesiologist Assistant program is scheduled to launch in January 2026.