"Senior Project Manager"

Position Summary

The Assistant Vice President of Capital Project Management is seeking a highly skilled individual to work as a Senior Project Manager in the Office of Capital Project Management at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The he/she will work under the Director to supervise and coordinate all aspects of large capital projects including research laboratories, major infrastructure, and educational initiatives.

The Senior Project Manager will coordinate and oversee various highly technical and sophisticated construction projects, Including full gut renovations of laboratories, offices, classrooms; cosmetic renovations of existing spaces; renovation of clinical spaces both on campus and off campus; and renovation of major Infrastructure projects as identified. He/she will be responsible for coordinating a complex team of professional consultants, facilities team members, and numerous client groups. He/she will have demonstrated an ability to work with project architects/engineers, and end-users to ensure that the project meets many varied needs. He/she will be required to work collaboratively with CUMC Facilities Operations, Public Safety, Radiation Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Data/Telephone and Space Planning to coordinate the many stakeholders In any given project.

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for constructing baseline project schedules and updates as required. He/she is responsible for performing regular costs analysis of the project budget spend forecast at frequencies as determined/required by a particular project. He/she must have the ability to recognize potential changed conditions, problems, out of scope items and proactively correct as deemed appropriate per University policy. He/she will assess/negotiate/manage Contract Change Orders to ensure project schedules and budgets are not adversely affected.

The Senior Project Manager will prepare standard Columbia University contracts for architectural, engineering and construction services, and will be responsible for coordinating on-site activities of general contractors and/or construction managers. He/she will prepare requisitions, purchase orders and keep current on invoices for payment. He/she will oversee the preparation of bid documents and manage the process using the University Bidding Policies. He/she will develop and manage budgets and schedules for all aspects of projects including design, construction, relocations, furniture procurement & installation, and move-ins. He/she will also ensure that all field procedures and safety protocols are being met on each job site. He/she will create a record-keeping system of hard and electronic files for all project related correspondence, contracts, drawings, specifications and other documents.

The Senior Project Manager will also mentor and manage team members and develop client relationships on one or more projects and foster strong teamwork. He/she may also have supervisory responsibilities over assistant project managers, field engineer(s), project engineer(s), and in some instance, other CPM project manager(s) assigned to a given project.

Minimum Qualifications

• Position requires a bachelor's degree plus four (4) years of related experience or the equivalent in education and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree
• Background in managing the development of research laboratories, building infrastructure, and education facilities more than $10,000,000 is preferred. A degree in architecture or engineering and LEED accreditation is highly preferred, also to professional training in scheduling (Primavera or Microsoft Project).
• Degree and licensure in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management preferred; LEED accreditation highly preferred. In addition to professional training in scheduling (Primavera or Microsoft Project).

Other Requirements

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Background in engineered building systems including HVAC, boiler, chiller and other infrastructure required: Must have a proven track record of successful completion of capital projects ranging in budgets of $5-$20 MM and varying complexities of major infrastructure systems.

The selected candidate must have demonstrated experience with trouble shooting and developing cost-effective solutions to large-scale, complex renovation projects. Willingness and ability to learn new software programs is required.