Assistant Director, Contract Development (Facilities / Construction Management)

Assistant Director, Contract Development (Facilities / Construction Management) -(STA015004)Asst Dir. F / CM C&P Ops

Organization

H0510 Facilities Management

Description

The Assistant Director for Facilities Management and Construction Management (F / CM) Contracts and Purchasing (C&P) Operations directs and manages all activities of F / CM Purchasing and Contract administration related to the maintenance, operation, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, and demolition of university facilities, including compliance review, analysis, and recommendations across multiple business units.

• Oversee preparation, negotiation, implementation and reporting of all F / CM contracts system wide in accordance with applicable compliance requirements.
• Direct F / CM Purchasing, Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) activities to include maintaining process controls, process implementation and reporting.
• Collaborate and coordinate all F / CM Purchasing and Contracting activities with key stakeholders including Facilities Planning and Construction, Facilities Services, General Counsel, Service provider, applicable compliance authorities and assist in Board of Regents (BOR) reporting.
• Manage daily Construction C&P operations in accordance with established policies and procedures; update multiple databases periodically to include latest information as well as collaborate with Finance department on financial aspects of C&P Operations.
• Direct coordination of all aspects of contracts with Office of General Counsel, UH Central Finance offices, Senior Leadership and governmental agencies.
• Monitor current and ongoing facilities projects and tasks related to construction and renovation contracting activities.
• Perform periodic compliance reviews, utilizing results to analyze and determine strategic needs, staff training and subsequent updates to applicable policies and procedures.
• Develop tools to gauge department efficiency and effectiveness on performance and staff development.
• Review Owner Architect / Contractor agreements to correlate with new project contract delivery methods; review costs and user service effectiveness of facilities management contracting.

Recommend updates to policy, procedures and University Standard Contracts as required by changes in federal or state rules and laws affecting contracting. Assist senior level administrators in the design and evaluation of contracts, as well as assisting in resolving disputes between contractors and university departments. Consults with the Office of General Counsel as needed. Collaborates with senior administrators across the UH System as well as external entities, including legislators and community representatives. Performs other job-related duties as required. EEO / AA

Qualifications

Bachelors and 5 years experience

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience.