Director, Campus Major Capital Projects

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF is seeking a Director of Major Capital Projects to lead the university's largest and most complex campus capital initiatives. The role entails direct ownership of the project lifecycle, from feasibility through closeout, with accountability for scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and customer objectives.

The Director will build and guide cross-functional teams (up to 70 organizations and 100+ contributors), manage governance, and drive integrated Lean delivery across multiple UCSF

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in institutional or governmental project delivery including planning, design, construction, environmental issues, and regulatory practices.
• 10+ years of experience leading personnel, including selection, training and performance management.
• 10+ years of experience in written, verbal, and interpersonal communication with multiple constituencies.
• 5+ years of experience with Lean processes and tools.
• Expert knowledge of UCSF vision, mission, and capital project planning and development.
• Demonstrated experience with construction management of complex projects with budgets > $100M.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Business Administration, Real Estate Development, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for delivery of UCSF's largest and most complex campus capital projects.
• Direct management and oversight of two or more concurrent Major Capital Projects (TPC ≥ $70M).
• Lead project strategy, negotiations, risk/change management, stakeholder engagement, and executive communications.
• Create and lead integrated project teams (up to 70 internal/external organizations; 100+ contributors).
• Ensure projects comply with UCSF/UC standards, governance, and Lean delivery practices.
• Oversee reporting to Executive Oversight Committee on scope, budget, schedule, risk, and progress.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Lean processes

Strategic planning

Budgets & cost management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Management/Planning/Real Estate

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Under the general direction of the Campus Design & Construction Executive Director, Major Capital Projects, the Director of Major Capital Projects is responsible for the leadership and successful delivery of UCSF's largest and most complex Campus capital projects across UCSF campuses and leased buildings. The Director is accountable for the direct management, leadership, and oversight of two or more concurrent Major Capital Projects, each with a Total Project Cost of $70 million or greater, ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with UCSF and University of California standards and policies and achieve established scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and customer objectives.

This is a working Director position and is not exclusively an oversight role. The Director serves as the senior Owner's Representative and remains directly engaged throughout the project lifecycle, including feasibility and planning, project approvals, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, activation, occupancy, and closeout. The position personally leads critical project strategy, decision-making, negotiations, risk and change management, stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and executive communications.

The Director is responsible for creating and leading highly collaborative and integrated project teams that may include Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors, Consultants, UCSF stakeholders, and other project partners. Depending on project size and delivery model, these teams may include up to 70 internal and external organizations and more than 100 individual contributors. The Director provides leadership and management of the Integrated Center for Design & Construction (ICDC)/Big Room, establishing effective governance, collaboration, accountability, decision-making, and Lean project delivery practices.

The Director manages a broad range of major capital work, which may include professional planning, feasibility studies, surveys, hazardous materials abatement and containment, infrastructure maintenance and upgrades, seismic upgrades, major alterations, renovations and restorations, new construction, site and landscape design, environmental and community development planning, and applicable local approvals and permitting.

The Director is responsible for developing and delivering monthly Executive Oversight Committee reports and executive deliverables for all Major Capital Projects under their oversight, providing transparent reporting of project scope, budget and forecast, schedule, risk, contingency, design and construction progress, procurement, change management, key decisions, and corrective actions.

The position may also lead Public-Private Partnership (P3) projects and other alternative project delivery models. Responsibilities may include contract negotiation, review and approval of project budgets, schedules and quality, and management and negotiation of changes throughout the project lifecycle, including change orders, schedule adjustments, program changes, and other significant project issues.

The Director collaborates extensively with Campus Design & Construction leadership, Campus Planning, Campus Architect, Campus Building Official, Campus Fire Marshal, Real Estate Finance & Administration, Real Estate Contracts, Facilities Services, IT Services, Sustainability, EH&S, Risk Management, UCOP, and other UCSF stakeholders to ensure Major Capital Projects are effectively planned, approved, coordinated, and delivered in support of UCSF's institutional mission and long-range capital objectives.

Department Overview

The organization of UCSF Real Estate is focused on the development, planning, delivery, and management of physical space for UCSF. Key responsibilities include a unified approach to oversee the active UCSF growth planned on a multi-site campus and to manage the complex metropolitan environments affecting capital assets and projects and efforts to align municipal challenges with maximum effectiveness in support of the UCSF mission.

UCSF Real Estate is an integrated unit that enables the alignment of development, planning, design, construction, and management of facilities and a lease portfolio of 1M square feet across UCSF. Services are provided through the following departments: Building Permit Services, Campus Design and Construction, Campus Planning, Construction Contract Administration, Health Design and Construction, Health Major Capital Projects, Real Estate Services, Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Capital Program Management and support through Business Intelligence, and Finance, Administration and Operations.

The UCSF Campus Design & Construction department is responsible for providing comprehensive capital project delivery services to the research, academic, administrative, campus life services units on the Parnassus, Mt Zion, ZSFG (Zuckerberg San Francisco General), Mission Center, Mission Bay, campuses including leased properties and satellite locations in San Francisco and throughout the greater Bay Area and Fresno. Project types include new "ground up" buildings, seismic upgrades of existing buildings, major infrastructure & technology upgrades, major facilities investment and deferred maintenance programs, renovations and upgrades of existing labs, offices, education space, student and faculty housing facilities, and full floor renovations.

The combined UCSF Campus and Health organizations include approximately 198 UCSF and 38 contract personnel; operating/recharge budgets of more than $52.2M per year; current year capital project expenditures of $900M; and oversight and responsibility for > $13.3B long-range capital development.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in institutional or governmental project delivery with experience in planning, design, construction, environmental issues, legal issues, federal, state, and local laws, regulations and practices, governing planning, building design and construction, financial, budgeting and cost management skills, including interacting with and synthesizing widely divergent viewpoints and interests.
• 10+ years of experience/ Expert skills to lead, direct and manage personnel including selection, training, evaluating, and, as required, taking corrective action.
• 10+ years of experience in written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including skill to work effectively with multiple constituencies to advance organizational objectives.
• 5+ years of experience with Lean processes and tools
• Expert knowledge of the organization, including its vision, mission, goals, achievements, and short and long-range strategic plans including capital projects planning and development.
• Demonstrated experience with significant construction management responsibilities of complex construction projects with budgets greater than $100M.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Business Administration, Real Estate Development, or a related field, and/or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience and training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, Business Administration, Real Estate Development, or a related field.
• Current professional licensure as an Architect or Professional Engineer.