Assistant Vice Chancellor for Capital & Strategic Project Delivery

Posted: 3/6/23
Deadline: 4/2/23
Salary: Negotiable

Reference Number: 275475-LI

About This Organization

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Job Duties

About the Position:
Under the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this position is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of capital and strategic facility-related projects in support of the university’s mission. The Assistant Vice Chancellor is primarily responsible for managing the delivery of the university’s approximately $1.8 billion capital project delivery portfolio currently in design and construction. This position oversees three areas: Capital Budget, Capital Project Delivery, and Strategic Project Delivery, which includes a team of project managers, project coordinators, field construction representatives, process validation experts to ensure proper commissioning and client turnover, and a strategic project delivery group that works with all FP&M units to ensure quality assurance and quality control across the entire division.

The scope of responsibility includes leading the team responsible for managing the delivery of all UW-Madison capital construction projects delivered through both the State of Wisconsin and UW System; directing a team of strategic project managers that work closely with the Associate Vice Chancellor, Deputy Associate Vice Chancellor, and the FP&M Leadership Team to ensure the timely and successful delivery of facility-related, non-capital strategic projects and priorities that impact the built environment portfolio and its operation; and guiding the Capital Budget team in collaboration with the Associate Vice Chancellor, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Design, and other FP&M and campus leaders and key stakeholders to develop UW-Madison’s six-year capital development plan and biennial capital budget request.

Responsibilities:
Provides strategic leadership and support in the areas of academic leadership, educational innovation, strategic planning, project management, and process improvement.

40% Coordinates efforts to define priorities, report on progress, and ensure that the priorities are integrated into decision-making
20% Works collaboratively with deans and directors across campus to help shape and advance priorities in their units, align plans in schools/colleges/divisions with the campus Strategic Framework, and advance the mission and vision of the university and their units
20% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
10% Leads the Capital and Strategic Project Delivery Department for UW-Madison’s Division of Facilities Planning & Management, including oversight of the unit’s capacity, financial resources, and performance
5% Work with the FP&M Leadership Team to ensure timely and successful delivery of facility-related, non-capital strategic projects and priorities that impact the built environment portfolio and its operation
5% Oversee quality assurance/quality control activities for all capital projects to increase business value, build synergies among projects, ensure limited resources are effectively used, and that all projects align with strategic goals.

Required Qualifications

Required:
7 to 10 years of experience as a senior leader with progressively responsible experience in capital construction and/or strategic project portfolio management.

Bachelor’s Degree with preferred major studies in one or more of the following areas: strategic project portfolio management, capital construction project management, architecture, civil engineering, construction engineering, or a related field.

Preferred:
Master’s Degree with referred major studies in one or more of the following areas: strategic project portfolio management, capital construction project management, architecture, civil engineering, construction engineering, or a related field.

Salary

Negotiable

Other Info

To learn more about this position, please visit https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/517378/assist-vice-chancellor-for-capital-strategic-project-delivery

To be considered, applications must be submitted online. If you have any questions, please contact Joy Benz at joy.benz@wisc.edu

Required Application Materials

Resume, cover letter, three professional references