Vice President of Real Estate Facilities and Planning

Job Description:

In consultation with the President executive leadership and the Campus Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees the Vice President of Real Estate Facilities and Planning is responsible for overseeing the strategic planning development and management of the institutions physical assets. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer the Vice President is responsible for a portfolio of approximately 1.2 million square feet of owned and leased property. The Vice President leads the planning and of real estate initiatives facilities management capital projects and sustainability efforts to enhance the campus environment and support the institutions mission and goals. The Vice President leads the Real Estate and Facilities and Planning Division of thirteen staff as well as the planning programming design budgeting permitting construction and delivery of selected major capital projects on behalf of Berklee including leasing in its capacity as Lessor and Lessee. The Vice President evaluates planned maintenance capital improvement projects and annual capital project needs for inclusion in the annual capital budget and oversees the operations of all Boston campus facilities. In conjunction with other campus facility managers in learning environments in Valencia Spain and New York City supports planning transparent and collaborative communications processes and budget development to address their campus needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership and Planning
Lead longterm campus master planning integrating academic residential student life and community needs into the real estate and facilities strategy.
Develop and execute a comprehensive real estate facilities and capital planning strategy that aligns with the institutions mission strategic priorities and financial objectives.
Assess current facilities and future needs leading all resources to prepare comprehensive plans for development renovations and optimized utilization of existing academic student housing and administrative facilities.
In partnership with the the office of Community and Government Relations manage the preparation review and approval process of an updated Institutional Master Plan (IMP) including interaction with the BPDA the appointed IMP task force community residents and interest groups elected and other appointed officials and agencies throughout the IMP review and approval process.
Prepare and present reports to the President senior leadership and Board regarding project status and planning initiatives.

Real Estate Strategy and Management
Advise the President Board of Trustees Campus Planning Committee and senior leadership on real estate matters including opportunities for acquisitions dispositions developments and lease agreements.
Manage relationships with external partners including developers brokers and governmental agencies.
Identify and negotiate new real estate opportunities for acquisition lease opportunities and lease renewals.
Analyze the performance of the real estate portfolio and identify opportunities for improvements efficiencies and cost savings.
Develop and oversee the real estate budget ensuring financial objectives are met for projects and operational expenses.
Manage due diligence on all real estate transactions.

Capital Projects Planning and Management
Utilize the campus master plan to ensure that all capital projects contribute to the institutions growth sustainability and strategic objectives.
Develop longterm plans for campus facilities including academic and administrative buildings student housing performance facilities and infrastructure improvements.
Provide leadership and direction in the development and of capital improvement projects infrastructure planning and renovation initiatives.
Collaborate with academic affairs and administrative departments to align capital development plans with the needs of faculty staff students and the community.
Lead the planning design and of capital projects for timely completion completing within budget and to the highest standards of quality safety and compliance as appropriate.
Coordinate with architects engineers contractors and consultants to ensure effective project delivery and resolve any issues that arise during construction and within warranty periods.
In collaboration with the Community Relations and Planning teams internal and external Counsel and others prepares a permitting strategy for local state and federal permitting as necessary and coordinates all submissions to these authorities. Ensures compliance with regulations permit conditions and authorities having jurisdiction.

Facilities Management and Operations
Provide leadership to ensure effective oversight of operations of all campus facilities including maintenance custodial services grounds utilities and facilityrelated systems.
Oversee the development and implementation of facilities management standards and policies.
Oversee the implementation of preventive maintenance programs and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements codes and safety standards.

Budgeting and Financial Management
Develop and manage the annual budget for the real estate facilities and capital projects ensuring responsible financial planning and resource allocation.

Monitor expenditures and financial performance of all projects to ensure accountability and transparency.
Oversee the financial modeling analysis and performance tracking for all real estate capital and facilities projects investments and transactions.
In conjunction with the CFO Development Office (as appropriate) other Berklee leaders and outside vendors identify opportunities for funding real estate development and capital projects including grants bonds partnerships and other financing mechanisms.
Manage all outside contracts for facilitiesrelated activities for costeffectiveness and appropriate contractual requirements.

Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship
Promote sustainable design and construction practices in all capital project initiatives.
Develop policies and initiatives that support sustainability on campus.
Incorporate energyefficient and environmentally responsible practices into project planning and .

Risk Management and Compliance
Ensure compliance with all federal state and local laws regulations and institutional policies related to real estate transactions development leasing and property management.
Establish and maintain risk management protocols and oversee safety security and accessibility standards for all university properties and facilities.
Identify potential risks associated with capital projects and develop mitigation strategies.
Ensure contingency planning is integrated into project management processes to address unforeseen challenges.

Collaboration and Communication
Work closely with senior leadership faculty and staff to ensure facilities support academic and administrative functions.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders presenting plans and updates on facilities projects upgrades and issues.
Collaborate with university leadership faculty and staff to identify capital project needs and priorities.
Engage with external stakeholders including architects engineers contractors and community representatives throughout the project lifecycle.

Leadership and Team Development
Lead mentor and develop a highperforming team of professionals in real estate facilities management and planning.
Foster a culture of excellence collaboration and continuous improvement within the department.
Provide training and development opportunities to enhance team capabilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in real estate capital project management urban planning facilities administration or related field.
Bachelors degree required masters degree preferred; relevant real estate architecture engineering construction management related discipline preferred.
Demonstrated leadership and management experience with experience in providing oversight and development of diverse professional teams.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
Demonstrated experience in successfully managing complex real estate and capital development projects from inception to delivery ideally within the City of Boston. Experience in a higher education institution is preferred.
Experience in leading and developing a diverse seasoned staff.
Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with senior leadership trustees faculty students and other professional staff. Ability to professionally represent Berklee in interactions with community residents and interest groups and elected and appointed officials.
Experience in evaluating negotiating selecting and managing appropriate vendor contracts for planning design permitting and constructionrelated activities
Working knowledge of architectural and engineering principles as they relate to real estate campus planning design construction and building operations
Demonstrated experience and familiarity with budgeting cost estimating and value engineering as these relate to capital projects. Ability to model and analyze the anticipated effects of design and construction alternatives on meeting program needs project capital costs project financial performance and schedule
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in verbal and written form particularly in conveying architectural and construction concepts in written and graphic formats and in oral presentations to senior leadership faculty students and the public. Also ability to facilitate meetings.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Vice President of Real Estate Facilities and Planning will directly supervise the Assistant Vice President of Planning and Capital Projects Director of Facilities Business Manager and their respective staffs and will have overall leadership responsibility for the Berklees Facilities team including all development and management activities.

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

A Global Leader in Music and Performing Arts Education
Berklee is the worlds leading institution for the study of music dance and theater offering transformative educational programs ranging from performance production and composition to business education music therapy Black music and culture and other disciplines. Its innovative curriculum blends contemporary and classical training with emerging technology and creative entrepreneurship providing students with unparalleled resources to excel in their creative pursuits. Since its founding in Boston Berklee has evolved into a global community now home to over 8000 students from more than 100 countries and connected by a network of 84000 alumni.

Berklee offers undergraduate graduate precollege and continuing education programs across its campuses in Boston New York City and Valencia Spain and through its awardwinning online platform Berklee Online. Berklee Global provides educational opportunities worldwide via the Berklee Abu Dhabi Center and an extensive network of partner schools located in 20 countries across five continents. Its youth outreach initiative Berklee City Music provides tuitionfree music education to 4th12th graders in underserved communities partnering with organizations in more than 45 communities across America and abroad to serve 53000 students each year.

Berklees campuses serve as cultural centers enriching their communities through thousands of performances clinics master classes and other events each year. Across Boston campus venues such as the Berklee Performance Center Red Room at Cafe 939 and the Boston Conservatory Theater and at its institutional hubs in Valencia Spain New York City and Abu Dhabi Berklee creates opportunities to experience just about any genre or style of performance imaginable produced by exciting emerging artists and worldclass talentsthe students faculty alumni neighbors and distinguished visiting artists who step onto Berklee stages every night.

The institutions dedication to empowering the worlds most inspired artists and creative entrepreneurs through arts education is reflected in the work of Berklees students faculty and alumniwho have earned more than 3000 award nominations received more than 300 Grammys and 100 Latin Grammys and won numerous Oscars Emmys and Tonys.

Berklee is proud to have cultivated one of the most accomplished and extensively connected alumni networks in the creative industries. Berklee graduates lead innovate and inspire across every corner of the global arts and entertainment landscape. Notable Berklee College of Music alumni include Quincy Jones Gary Burton esperanza spalding Juan Luis Guerra Terri Lyne Carrington Charlie Puth and Danilo Prez. Prominent Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni include Gabriella Reyes Ebony Williams Jonathon Heyward and Mike Mosallam to name only a few.

Berklee is celebrated as the unrivaled global leader in music and performing arts education consistently earning top honors from the Hollywood Reporter Billboard Newsweek and Playbill. From its worldrenowned campuses to its innovative online programs Berklee sets the standard for excellence creativity and influence in the industry.

Berklees YouTube channel is the most viewed college/university channel in the world with more than 430 million views and over 1.65 million subscribers.

Berklee has experienced significant growth over the past decade. The institution currently serves 7608 undergraduate and 840 graduate students as well as roughly 5000 la carte certificate and precollege students. This community is guided by 386 fulltime and 769 parttime faculty members supported by a staff of 899.*

As Berklee embarks on its next chapter President Jim Lucchese the institutions fifth leader draws on his rich history of championing artists to drive student growth and foster innovation. In this transformative era he is committed to realizing Berklees strategic vision and reinforcing its status as a global leader in music education.

For more about Berklee please visit About Berklee Fundamental Values and Mission and Vision.

*Source:Berklee Factbook

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Berklee is deeply committed to diversity equity inclusion and belonging and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin ancestry religion gender sexual orientation age physical disability mental disability marital status veteran status genetic information or any other characteristic which may be specified by law or institutional policy. For more on Berklees commitment to diversity and inclusion please see the Diversity Values Statement and visit Human Resources or the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed indoors and primarily in an office setting although onsite construction oversight is also required.

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS ETC. (RESPONSIBLE
FOR ONCALL 24 HR. COVERAGE ETC.:
Generally a Monday through Friday 95 schedule however project approval processes will require evening meetings and capital project oversight will occasionally require oncall availability.

External and internal applicants as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a casebycase basis.

DISCLAIMER:
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will employment relationship.

This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will employment relationship.

Diversity Equity Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee:

We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit qualifications experience ability and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty staff students and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion ancestry age national origin place of birth gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

As part of this commitment Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the Human Resources Team at or call.

Berklee is committed to increasing the diversity of our institution community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*

Employee Type:

Executive