Project Manager - multidiscipline

Employer: Millersville University
Location: Millersville

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Project Manager - multidiscipline
Millersville University

Department: Capital Construction, Contracting and Design
Nature of Position: Permanent, Full-time

Job Summary/Basic Function
About the position:

The Senior Project Manager serves as a lead University representative for the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout of major and minor capital, renovation, infrastructure, and deferred maintenance projects. The position may support civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, utility, site, or other facilities disciplines based on education and experience. The Senior Project Manager independently manages complex, high-risk, highly visible, or multi-discipline projects and provides technical guidance, workload coordination, mentoring, and project delivery leadership to other project staff. The position is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, regulatory compliance, accessibility, sustainability, stakeholder coordination, and complete project records.

Join Our Team at Millersville University!

Salary Range: $92,000 - $97,000
Plus a generous benefits package designed to support your well-being and future:

Comprehensive Health Coverage - Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Group Life Insurance
Retirement Plans - Choose from two excellent options
Tuition Waiver - Invest in your education or your family's
Paid Time Off - Vacation, sick leave, and holidays to recharge
Full Benefits Summary(PDF)

Why Millersville?

Nestled in beautiful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University is a proud member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. We're known for:

Strong student-faculty connections
70+ undergraduate and 24 graduate programs
A stunning campus and vibrant community
Outstanding job placement for graduates

With over 66,000 alumni across the globe, our impact is far-reaching-and growing.

Our Mission & Values:

At Millersville, we live by our EPPIIC values of Exploration, Public Mission, Professionalism, Inclusion, Integrity, and Compassion.

We are deeply committed to Inclusive Excellence-creating a welcoming, supportive environment where everyone can thrive. We believe diversity is a strength, and we actively seek individuals who bring unique perspectives and experiences to our community.

Equal Opportunity for All:

Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Leadership and Coordination:

Lead multiple capital, renovation, infrastructure, and deferred maintenance projects from initiation through closeout, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and customer expectations.
Serve as the primary University representative among campus stakeholders, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies, utilities, and other project partners.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, workload coordination, and consistent project management practices for assigned project staff and teams.

Planning, Design, and Procurement:

Develop project scope, budgets, schedules, procurement strategies, phasing plans, risk controls, and stakeholder communication plans.
Lead feasibility, programming, site investigation, code, accessibility, constructability, maintainability, sustainability, and design reviews.
Coordinate consultant and contractor selection, assist with procurement documents, create and review technical and front-end specifications, support proposal evaluation, award recommendations, submit purchase requisitions in accordance with department procedures.
Conduct value engineering analysis to manage project scope and budget. Review proposals for scope and price reasonableness.
Coordinate necessary contracts and/or purchase requisitions required to complete preconstruction activities, such as survey, asbestos abatement and above/below grade investigation activities.
Obtain required AFSCME approval for any bargaining unit work that will be contracted.

Construction and Contract Administration:

Lead preconstruction and construction activities, including site logistics, campus impacts, utility outages, meetings, inspections, and coordination of occupied facilities.
Review and/or process drawings, shop drawings, submittals, specifications, submittals, requests for information, schedules, payment applications, changes, testing reports, and other contract deliverables.
Evaluate change orders, claims, schedule impacts, and cost reasonableness, assist with negotiations, and recommend corrective actions or approvals.
Review shop drawings and submittals.
Inspect the work in-progress to assure compliance with contract documents.
Initiate progress and other meetings to facilitate completion.
Review, analyze and determine merit and cost reasonableness of change orders.
Manage or execute programs to move people, furniture, equipment, communication lines, and related outfitting items.
Provide recommendations/solutions to problems related to design and construction based on a broad familiarity with construction management processes, practices, contracting procedures, codes, and regulations.

Commissioning and Closeout:

Coordinate permits, inspections, testing, commissioning, start-up systems, training, punch lists, occupancy approvals, and acceptance of completed work.
Manage warranties, record documents, operations and maintenance manuals, equipment information, preventive maintenance data, turnover, evaluations, lessons learned, and warranty follow-up.
Compile the warranty information. Obtain inventory of all spaces categorized by intended use of space. Provide list of all new equipment to be entered into a routine preventative maintenance program.
Obtain inventory of all spaces categorized by intended use of space.
Provide list of all new equipment to be entered into a routine preventative maintenance program.
Assist in maintaining the space inventory database, record drawing archive, operations and maintenance manual libraries.

Financial, Compliance, and Records Management:

Monitor project budgets, commitments, expenditures, contingencies, forecasts, funding requirements, milestone schedules, critical paths, and recovery plans.
Ensure compliance with applicable procurement, contractual, safety, environmental, accessibility, building, fire and life safety, and discipline-specific requirements.
Maintain complete project records and contribute to project databases, record drawing archives, inventories, technical standards, dashboards, and key performance indicators.

Communication and Department Responsibilities:

Provide timely project updates, facilitate decisions, resolve conflicts, and communicate technical information clearly to leadership, customers, and project partners.
Promote a strong safety, quality, accessibility, sustainability, and customer service culture throughout project delivery.
Participate in the Facilities Management On-Call Manager rotation and perform other job-related duties, special assignments, committee service, presentations, and emergency support as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering discipline or architecture and four years' experience in building design, project management, construction, and/or contract administration.
Knowledge of project and construction management principles, controls, documentation, and professional standards throughout the project life cycle.
Broad knowledge of construction materials and methods across major facilities disciplines, with advanced expertise in at least one discipline.
Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, contracts, estimates, schedules, codes, standards, technical reports, and field conditions.
Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, presentation, and documentation skills, including the ability to explain technical information to nontechnical audiences.
Must have excellent communication and negotiating skills to interact effectively with both University personnel, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
Ability to manage multiple complex priorities independently, exercise sound judgment, and collaborate effectively with diverse campus and external stakeholders.
Proficiency with project scheduling, document management, and construction management technologies.
Knowledge of building codes and standards of practice.
Knowledge of construction materials and methods related to architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, etc.
Ability to work independently.
Must be able to solve problems and resolve conflicts with diverse groups under minimum supervision.
Demonstrated ability to acquire and apply knowledge of Commonwealth, PASSHE, and University procurement policies, public bidding requirements, contract administration practices, and related procedures. Candidates without prior public-sector procurement experience must be able to obtain a working knowledge of these requirements within six (6) months of employment.
Knowledge of safe work practices, and the promotion of such practices.
Working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Commitment to inclusive practices and working with diverse student populations.
Successful interview.
Successful completion of three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, Project Management Professional, Certified Construction Manager, LEED Accredited Professional, or comparable credential.
Knowledge of public-sector procurement, contract administration, competitive bidding, change management, claims avoidance, and fiscal controls.
Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, negotiation, conflict resolution, risk management, organizational, customer service, and decision-making skills.
Knowledge of laws governing construction contracts and contracting.
Education, certification, or experience exceeding required qualifications.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Project or other schedule software, cost estimating, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, GIS, BIM, or Revit.
Experience in the development of building programing and scope, preferably associated with design and planning of public works projects.
Experience in the preparation of bid documents and specifications, low bid contract administration and fiscal management.
Experience in a higher education background.
Experience in a union environment.

Job Description

Essential Functions
Please Note: These duties are to be performed with or without an accommodation. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Ability to work in person on campus.
Ability to tour campus buildings and grounds.
Ability to lift 25 pounds.
Ability to access non-public areas such as mechanical rooms, electrical switch gear, chemical storage areas, roofs, mechanical penthouses, tunnels/trenches, etc.
Ability to work in a variety of areas (administrative settings, outdoor areas, non-public spaces, etc.)
Ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions - heat, humidity, rain, snow, sleet, windstorms, etc.
Ability to work in office setting or standing for computer work for extended periods of time.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when necessary.
Ability to perform duties in and around potential hazards.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/15685

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is one of the 14 public universities of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Our pillars of distinction include exceptionally strong student-faculty relationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campus and vibrant location, and successful job placement for our students. Our students’ success, both inside and outside of the classroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerous opportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and social growth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs are available for our 6,600 students to find their path. Several of our programs are multidisciplinary in nature, combining science, technology, and art to create a more progressive degree. One thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master’s and three doctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fields and dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, research labs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 states and in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals who embrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission, professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion.

At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learning and working environment that promotes the intersectionality of diversity to foster a climate of inclusion. Employing our EPPIIC values and the principles of Inclusive Excellence, we hold that an inclusive community is a core value that is an essential part of the foundation for our learning and working environment. Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply.