Special Assistant to the President for Facilities Construction

• Quantity
  1

• Job Position
  Special Assistant to the President for Facilities Construction

• Job Location
  Tuskegee, AL

• Salary Range
  Commensurate with experience

• Website
  https://www.dsgco.com/search/21591-tuskegee-special-assistant-to-president-facilities-construction/

• Job Description
  SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION
  
  Tuskegee University invites nominations and applications for the position of Special Assistant to the President for Facilities and Construction. The University seeks an experienced manager and leader to serve as the chief facilities officer and who understands all aspects of construction project management, contracts administration, and facilities management and renovation. Reporting to the President and serving as a member of his cabinet, the Special Assistant will oversee the work of architects, engineers, construction companies, Tuskegee staff, and others engaged in managing the University’s real estate assets and construction projects. The Special Assistant will execute a comprehensive initiative to review, revamp, improve upon, and optimize internal processes for overseeing facilities management and new construction and renovation projects.
  
  Tuskegee is a family of more than 300 faculty, 490 staff and over 3,100, students, located in Tuskegee, Alabama. Founded in 1881, the university is rooted in a history of successfully educating African Americans to understand themselves and their society against the background of their total cultural heritage and the promise of their individual and collective future. Tuskegee is recognized as the #1 Institution for Top Performers in Social Mobility and tied for the #3 HBCU in the country by U.S. News and World Report, as the nation’s top producer of African American aerospace science engineers, African American Ph.D. holders in material science and engineering, and the producer of more African American general officers in the military than any other institution. Tuskegee is the only historically black college or university with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine that offers a doctoral degree, and it produces over 75% of the African American veterinarians in the world. The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) has a rich renowned history, and the campus has been declared a National Historic Landmark.
  
  The Special Assistant to the President for Facilities and Construction will oversee all construction operations, communicate effectively with major stakeholders, and provide proactive leadership commensurate with the significant scope and scale of this role. The Special Assistant will actively engage in procurement processes, budgetary and fiscal management, capital planning, quality assurance, and vendor management. The Special Assistant will assess the internal infrastructure and create an organizational structure that enhances the expertise of the staff serving in designated roles and promotes an environment of excellence and adherence to best practices. The Special Assistant will possess the business acumen needed to assess and evaluate the adequacy of proposed plans; modify plans and specifications; develop cost estimates; present construction project progress updates to the President, board members, and cabinet members; identify and avert potential issues and challenges; contribute technical expertise in project design, evaluate accuracy of cost calculations; and prepare financial projections and work schedules in collaboration with project managers.
  
  The official position profile for the Special Assistant to the President for Facilities and Construction is forthcoming. Nominations and confidential conversations with promising candidates will begin immediately. To apply for this role, please submit a letter of interest and resume through our talent profile system: https://talent-profile.dsgco.com/search/v2/21591
  
  Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, civil engineering technology, or similar, state-approved license, demonstrated experience as a construction engineer in the relevant field of specialization, advanced proficiency in construction management software and other credentials related to the work are all expected qualifications. The ideal candidate must be self-directed, self-motivated, with impeccable diplomacy skills and the ability to work with various stakeholders on and off campus, and able to work both independently and as part of a team and have experience directing multiple projects simultaneously and be able to work as needed on various construction sites outside of business hours.
  
  Nominations and inquiries can be directed to:
  
  Christopher D. Lee, Ph.D., Managing Director
  Euris Belle, Managing Director
  Jeffrey Alston, EdD, Senior Associate
  tu_facilitiesconstruction@storbecksearch.com
  
  Tuskegee University encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

• Employer Willing to Sponsor Work Visa?
  No