"Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities"

Job Description

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.

Annual Security Report

KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty, and staff. Our annual campus security report lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus and public areas around campus for the last three years, in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!

To apply, visit https://kansascity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/job/Kansas-City-Campus/Associate-Vice-President-for-Campus-Planning-and-Facilities_R-0002665

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KCU offers a nationally recognized benefits package to help ensure the health and well-being of you and your family, along with the pride of making a difference in the communities we serve.

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Who is KCU?
Kansas City University (KCU), founded in 1916, is a fully accredited, private not-for-profit health sciences university with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and a developing College of Dental Medicine. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the sixth largest medical school in the nation, the ninth most impactful medical school in primary care for the nation, the tenth most affordable of private medical colleges, and the leading producer of physicians for the State of Missouri. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has two sites strategically located on the University’s campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri, to address the growing needs of both urban and rural populations. The University offers multiple graduate degrees: a doctor of osteopathic medicine; a doctor of psychology in clinical psychology; a master of arts in bioethics; a master of science in the biomedical sciences; a master of business administration in partnership with Rockhurst University; a new master of public health in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center; and plans to seat the first doctor of dental medicine students in 2023.