Senior Director, Campus Construction & Capital Projects

Society for College and University Planning; Town of Potsdam (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, seeks a Director of Construction and Capital Projects to lead the University's capital program. The role oversees planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of capital projects, ensuring alignment with budgets, schedules, codes, and institutional standards.

You will manage a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation and modernization program, plus ongoing deferred maintenance and smaller projects, reporting to senior leadership

Qualifications

• Associates degree in construction management, engineering, facilities management, project management, business administration, architecture or a closely related field.
• At least 5 or more years of experience managing construction, capital projects, facilities projects, or a comparable combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent construction or renovation projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, contracts, consultants, contractors, and change orders.
• Experience managing projects in an occupied institutional environment, preferably higher education, engineering, research, healthcare, manufacturing, or similar complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated supervisory or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the University’s senior construction and capital-project professional responsible for planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of capital projects.
• Provide program-level leadership for a multi-year capital renovation and modernization program spanning five to six years.
• Oversee deferred maintenance and smaller capital projects via supervision of the Deferred Projects Manager.
• Establish priorities, monitor budgets and schedules, coordinate resources, manage risks, and report to senior leadership.
• Act as liaison among university leadership, units, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and government agencies.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Leadership / supervisory

Construction management

Change orders management

Education

Associates degree in construction management, engineering, facilities management, project management, business administration, architecture or a closely related field

Job description

Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY, seeks a Director of Construction and Capital Projects to lead the University's capital program. The role oversees planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of capital projects, ensuring alignment with budgets, schedules, codes, and institutional standards.

You will manage a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation and modernization program, plus ongoing deferred maintenance and smaller projects, reporting to senior leadership