1. Participates in the development of project scoping,
budgeting, and scheduling. Projects range from renovations to new
construction.
2. Oversees feasibility and/or programming studies to analyze
all relevant factors of a project, ensuring projects meet the
mission and vision of the university.
3. Manages professional services of consultants and/or vendors
for planning initiatives on identified projects.
4. Oversees the FF&E selection, procurement, and
installation for identified projects.
5. Creates design concepts, space plans, and test fits for
identified projects.
6. Reviews and advises schematic design, design development and
construction document drawings and specifications from concept to
completion, recommending cost effective changes if applicable.
7. Partners with project planners, project managers, facility
managers and engineers on facility design.
8. Evaluates space on campus and makes enhancement
recommendations to potentially include FF&E and/or
architectural planning.
9. Tracks and documents projects uses project management
information software.
10. Communicates clearly and constantly with supervisor and
appropriate stakeholders.
11. Assures projects are in compliance with the university's
Master Plan and Campus Guidelines.
12. Assists with the creation and management of the university's
Master Plan and Campus Guidelines.
13. Coordinates regularly scheduled campus partner meetings to
assist with planning of current and future projects.
14. Monitors, coordinates and reports specific details to ensure
a project is successfully planned and handed-off to the project
management team for construction execution.
15. Coordinates with in-house project managers, in-house or
external estimators, consultants and contractors as needed to
support project development.
16. Leads professional experience to lead process improvement
initiatives.
17. Creates graphics and narratives for project visioning and
other related planning purposes.
18. Assists and/or collaborates with other departmental staff to
ensure project success.
19. Adheres to organizations key performance indicators (KPI's)
metric baselines to achieve departmental success.
20. Supports emergency response initiatives.
Department is willing to accept education in lieu of
experience.
MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both
theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or
professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one
professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally
obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from
a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized
training program that is directly related to the type of work being
performed. Degree Requirement: Interior Design, Architecture or
closely related field.
Experience: Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly
job-related experience.
Preferred: Planning or project manager role in Higher Education,
Commercial Interior/Architectural Design, K-12 School Districts,
Real Estate or other commercial settings. Certification/Licensing:
Registered Interior Designer, Engineer, or Architect in the State
of TX.
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security
sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal
Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.
