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Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago

OUA Project Manager (Limited-Term)

Athens, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$72K/yr - $72K/yr

5+ years exp

The University of Georgia is the state’s flagship university, and they are seeking an OUA Project Manager to oversee various projects across their campuses. This role involves comprehensive responsibility for all stages of project management, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and construction oversight.

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Responsibilities

The individual oversees projects, contributing to their successful completion. Projects typically include studies, design and/or construction phases. This oversight incorporates comprehensive responsibility for all stages of projects including, but not limited, to initial studies, pricing, concept preparation, programming, design, construction, and closeout/warranty. The employee oversees planning, budgeting, scheduling, designing, and constructing of assigned projects. Project may involve alteration and repair to existing university and/or athletic buildings or new building construction projects

The job entails conducting on-site visits for meetings with the Owner, Architect, and Contractor, as well as overseeing general project management

Professional communication with USG Board of Regents staff, university and/or athletic department leadership and personnel, design professionals, consultants, contractors, subcontractors and material and equipment vendors needed. This communication may include direct interaction, oral and written communication, and the assembly and deliverance of presentation material related to and in support of UGA projects and strategic plan

The position provides direction to the design professional and the contractor related to all facets of the project. In addition, the employee will evaluate vendor and consultant proposals and negotiate services & costs. The employee will gather/prepare other information regarding program, design, final construction documents, equipment lists and construction administration for a number of projects which are at various stages of development

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Project ManagementLandscape ArchitectureUrban PlanningCivil EngineeringArchitectureBuilding Codes KnowledgeConstruction MethodsMicrosoft Office SuiteAdobe AcrobatAutoCADSketchUpCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent and 5 years of professional experience

Preferred

Bachelor's degree required and Masters degree preferred in Landscape Architecture or related Environmental Planning and Design field, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, or Architecture with experience focused in planning and design of the outdoor environment

A minimum of five years of Project Management experience in an urban, campus, and/or institutional environment where balance and hierarchy of space is critical to the successful creation of memorable spaces that function optimally in support of the institutional mission

Experience working as an Owners Representative where leadership and facilitation of large design teams including multiple design disciplines is necessary to achieve project goals and milestones

Demonstrated increasingly responsible experience in the design realm with the ability to adapt and manage wide range of site and facilities construction projects that have routinely involved planning, historic preservation, architecture and interior design, and construction oversight