Residential Capital Projects Administrator - Planning & Construction

University at Buffalo; Town of Amherst (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

The University at Buffalo invites applications for the Residential Capital Project Administrator in Residential Planning, Design & Construction. This part-time role oversees administrative and institutional processes to advance the residential capital project portfolio from initiation through design, procurement, contracting, construction, and closeout.

Reporting to the Director of Residential Capital Planning, Design and Construction, you will coordinate workflows, ensure documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of three years of progressively responsible professional experience in capital project administration, construction administration, facilities operations, procurement, contracting, project coordination, business operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex workflows, projects, or processes simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to independently organize work, establish priorities, identify problems, and follow complex matters through resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries and obtain cooperation from individuals over whom the position has no direct authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and demonstrated ability to learn and utilize enterprise administrative systems.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the department's professional resource for the administrative and institutional processes supporting capital project delivery.
• Independently administers procurement and contracting workflows, required approvals, project documentation, administrative controls, payment documentation, and project closeout.
• Identify required actions and process dependencies; determines appropriate administrative pathways.
• Identify incomplete or deficient documentation and independently pursues required information and corrective actions.
• Works with responsible offices to resolve administrative barriers and escalates significant financial, contractual, technical, policy, or project risks to the Director.

Skills

Project coordination

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Enterprise administrative systems

Job description

The University at Buffalo invites applications for the Residential Capital Project Administrator in Residential Planning, Design & Construction. This part-time role oversees administrative and institutional processes to advance the residential capital project portfolio from initiation through design, procurement, contracting, construction, and closeout.

Reporting to the Director of Residential Capital Planning, Design and Construction, you will coordinate workflows, ensure documentation