Capital Outlay Project Engineer

Working Title: Capital Outlay Project Engineer

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer I

Position Type: Full-time Staff (Classified)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Business Services

Department: 400210 - Capital Plan and Project Management

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $70,000 - $77,219

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 1/20/2025

About JMU:

James Madison University is a publicly funded university with a beautiful campus and a supportive community that is committed to preparing students for the future. The university offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include paid vacation, sick, parental, and community service leave in addition to 19 paid holidays a year; affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System. We also offer a work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes, that is designed to support the overall wellbeing of our employees and a Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

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General Information:

James Madison University Facilities Management department is seeking a Capital Outlay Project Engineer to join our team! This position is responsible for the management of planning, design, and construction of concurrent assigned projects as well as the management of consultants, and administration of project accomplishment assuring compliance with assigned project scopes, budgets, and schedules.

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Successfully monitor the construction activities of major capital outlay programs and projects
-Serve as responsible party to developing and manage minor capital outlay and non-capital outlay projects
-Serve as the function facilitator and problem solver communicating and coordinating project construction issues during construction and closeout of assigned projects
-Provide administration of the internal and external review of design and construction documents during projects
-Inspection duties for major projects, providing technical and constructability reviews of projects during design and working drawing reviews
-Serve as a contact and control point for assigned projects and as a liaison between supervision and the project.

Qualifications:

Qualified applicants must have:
*Driver's License
*Extensive knowledge of building and infrastructure design and construction
*Knowledge of the Bureau of Capital Outlay Management processes and procedures
*Ability to manage multiple concurrent major projects with respect to technical, professional and fiscal issues
*Skills in conflict resolution and negotiation

Additional Posting Information:

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check and an acceptable MVR.

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We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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