Assoc. VP, Construction Project Delivery

University of Miami; Avenue (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking a seasoned construction project management leader to oversee the full project lifecycle, align cross-functional teams, and drive strategic initiatives. The role focuses on stakeholder engagement, governance, and implementing best practices to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of complex construction programs.

The position emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and the development of training programs to elevate team performance and organizational excellence within

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Extensive experience in leading operational transformation and change initiatives.
• Strong financial stewardship skills and ability to optimize performance.
• Proven ability to engage stakeholders and build strategic partnerships.
• Demonstrates innovative thinking and effective communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, contractors, vendors, and regulatory bodies.
• Facilitates regular communication and collaboration between stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives and expectations.
• Addresses stakeholder concerns promptly and implements effective solutions to enhance project success and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Oversees the entire project life cycle, from initiation to completion, ensuring seamless integration of all project phases.
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams to establish project goals, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Implements best practices and methodologies to optimize project workflows, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement throughout the project life cycle.
• Defines and monitors KPIs to assess project performance and OKRs to drive accountability within the project team.
• Establishes clear performance metrics and targets, ensuring timely completion of projects within budget and quality standards.
• Leads regular project reviews and status updates, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions to achieve key results.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the project management team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Develops and implements training programs and professional development initiatives to enhance team capabilities and expertise in construction project management.
• Collaborates with senior leadership to develop and execute strategic plans and initiatives to drive growth, profitability, and operational excellence in construction project management.
• Identifies emerging trends, technologies, and opportunities in the construction industry, recommending innovative solutions and strategies to maintain a competitive edge.
• Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Operational Transformation

Change Leadership

Financial Stewardship

Stakeholder Engagement

Innovation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

• 1. Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, contractors, vendors, and regulatory bodies.
• 2. Facilitates regular communication and collaboration between stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives and expectations.
• 3. Addresses stakeholder concerns promptly and implements effective solutions to enhance project success and stakeholder satisfaction.
• 4. Oversees the entire project life cycle, from initiation to completion, ensuring seamless integration of all project phases.
• 5. Coordinates with cross-functional teams to establish project goals, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• 6. Implements best practices and methodologies to optimize project workflows, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement throughout the project life cycle.
• 7. Defines and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess project performance and Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) to drive accountability within the project team.
• 8. Establishes clear performance metrics and targets, ensuring timely completion of projects within budget and quality standards.
• 9. Leads regular project reviews and status updates, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions to achieve key results.
• 10. Provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the project management team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• 11. Develops and implements training programs and professional development initiatives to enhance team capabilities and expertise in construction project management.
• 12. Collaborates with senior leadership to develop and execute strategic plans and initiatives to drive growth, profitability, and operational excellence in construction project management.
• 13. Identifies emerging trends, technologies, and opportunities in the construction industry, recommending innovative solutions and strategies to maintain a competitive edge.
• 14. Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant experience required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Strategic Leadership: Commitment to the University's core values, mission and vision. Understands the strategic vision and major initiatives to lead and influence across departments to achieve goals and drive strategic initiatives. - Operational Transformation: Ability to drive operational efficiency. - Change Leadership: Ability to lead organizational change initiatives, fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability. - Financial Stewardship: Ensures fiscal responsibility, and optimization of financial performance. - Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging and communicating with key stakeholders, building strategic partnerships, and enhancing the university's reputation. - Innovation: Drives innovation by encouraging/implementing innovative solutions and driving continuous improvement. - Communication: Ability to influence others, articulate strategic vision, and ensure clear and persuasive communication.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.