Higher Ed Director Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Professionally represent our client and effectively support Company strategic initiatives
• Establish and foster positive long-term relationships with internal customers and business partners
• Execute company policies and procedures
• Embraces a lean culture and work environment
• Demonstrates passion for the business; role model for future leaders; clearly communicates company’s vision
• Leads staff meetings, month-end reviews, design review meetings, task force meetings. Participates in project meetings
• Monitors contract administration
• Manages major risk events
• Reviews, negotiates, and manages subcontractor and material contracts
• Identifies and develops mitigation plans for all types of risk
• Implements effective strategies for pricing and distributing risks through the team
• Makes tough decisions in a timely manner
• Monitors team’s performance and gets the right people in the right roles
• Establishes priorities, focuses on goal development and execution for the organization
• Confronts people’s issues and takes timely action
• Connects easily and treats others with respect
• Fosters collaborative team environment
• Identifies leaders and proactively manages development
• Manages false claims avoidance
• Delivers proposal presentations to potential clients
• Leads construction services that satisfy client through on-time delivery of quality project within budget
• Participates with superintendent, estimators and other project team members in preconstruction efforts
• Leads effective pre-planning efforts to ensure all aspects of project are addressed prior to mobilization and throughout construction process
• Reviews, monitors, and manages project budget, construction costs, change management, and other financials
• In partnership with superintendent, establish key project milestones through effective schedule management
• Ensures full implementation of company safety, risk management, environmental and stormwater programs
• Lead QA/QC program and supports it through consistent focus on quality control
• Completes closeout efforts in timely manner, properly archives project information per company procedure
• Proactively manages disputes and claims to ensure timely and fair issue resolution
• Ensures safe work environment by modeling safe work behaviors, supporting and communicating safe work standards/practices and holding all internal and external project team members accountable for compliance
• Mentors and trains direct reports through regular communication
• Develops competencies and skill sets via active engagement in performance management process, employee development and problem solving
• Travels to jobsites, meetings and client locations as needed in support of employees, clients, project team, etc.
• Assists with miscellaneous department duties and team initiatives as needed
• Participates in business and industry associations and opportunities to drive public awareness of our brand
• Actively develops and maintains positive relationships with key past and present clients, architects, and developers
• Consistently brings in leads and new opportunities from existing clients where possible
• Insures customer satisfaction and loyalty for future projects
• Actively participates in RFPs and RFQs for work acquisition
• Uses safety equipment as prescribed by company to ensure safety on jobsite
• As a safety sensitive position, complete adherence to alcohol and drug use policies set by company
• In-person, predictable attendance at assigned location

Project Manager provides leadership and guidance to the construction team and assumes overall responsibility for the successful completion of assigned projects within allotted time and budget. Coordinates work efforts during preconstruction, estimating, contract buyout, construction and closeout phases of the project. A minimum of seven (7) years of general commercial construction experience that includes market sectors of K-12, Higher Ed, Healthcare and general commercial construction.

Senior Project Manager provides leadership and guidance to the construction team and assumes overall responsibility for the successful completion of assigned projects within allotted time and budget. Additional duties include cost forecasting, owner change order preparation and negotiation and owner/subcontractor management. A minimum of ten (10) years of general commercial construction experience that includes large scale projects ranging from $40 million to $100 million in market sectors of K-12, Higher Ed, Healthcare and general commercial construction.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, construction management or related field required.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of seven (7) years of general commercial construction experience required

SKILLS

• Proficient in CMiC and Procore
• Proficient in Bluebeam
• Proficient in Microsoft products (Navisworks, Office Suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to read project schedules in Primavera P6

SALARY RANGE: $ 98,900 - $155,600 annually; actual salary based on experience and qualifications.

OTHER COMPENSATION:

Health and welfare benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, ADD, STD, LTD, and EAP substantially supported by the employer.

• Medical Spending Accounts include: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA), allowing you to pay for medical, dental and vision expenses. Our HSA option qualifies for a bi-annual employer contribution to the account.
• Retirement benefits: Employee Stock Ownership Program – Fully funded by the company for all full-time overhead employees; optional 401(k) to boost savings
• Other benefits and compensation include: discretionary annual bonus potential, employee events and activities, discounted benefit programs, monthly medical plan opt out payment, cell phone reimbursement or company issued cell phone, employer sponsored recreational sports leagues.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Five (5) free mental health sessions for employee and household members yearly, free legal and financial inquiry assistance, unlimited access to work/life balance services, four (4) free wellness sessions with professionals