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.

About UW-Madison:
Founded in 1848, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the flagship university of the University of Wisconsin System. It has a national and international reputation for educational excellence and cutting-edge research and is consistently among the most prolific research universities in the world. UW-Madison enrolls 43,000 students and has more than 20,000 employees, including about 2,200 faculty and 12,500 staff plus 12,000 student assistants/employees. UW-Madison has a reputation for academic excellence and educational innovation and is committed to progress in areas of diversity and inclusion.

About FP&M:
Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) is a full-spectrum facilities management organization supporting the university's education, research, and outreach activities for a campus with over 400 buildings and 938 acres. FP&M's mission is to provide excellence in facilities and services for our university community.

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.

How to apply:

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 by April 2^nd, 2023, 11:55 pm CST. To apply for this position you will need to upload a resume and cover letter, please detail your related experience and background to the qualifications. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews. We will also require contact information for three professional references.

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.