Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities

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Job Description:

KCU is partnering with OMNI to conduct the search for Associate Vice President for Campus Planning and Facilities.

Formal interest is accepted using this link: is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve asAssociate Vice President (AVP) for Campus Planning & Facilities.This role will provide vision and direction for all aspects of KCUs campus planning design construction facilities management and real estate operations across multiple campuses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical support for campus growth and expansion planning.
• Advise key stakeholders on facility design long-term functionality open space preservation sustainability historic preservation accessibility budgeting development proposal feasibility and policies.
• Oversee physical planning and campus development; maintain the campus plan and ensure compliance with land use ADA historic preservation and sustainability policies.
• Manage space inventory and advise administration on physical development space assignment and utilization; analyze space use cost recovery and institutional benchmarking.
• Develop and manage the Universitys long-term capital projects plan.
• Advise administrators on off-campus real estate; evaluate and recommend potential property acquisitions.
• Oversee planning and execution of major construction renovations and landscape projects; maintain standards and review post-occupancy performance.
• Lead and direct Facilities and Grounds teams including utilities operations and capital improvement programs.
• Oversee facility condition reports and plans; coordinate deferred maintenance and construction-related priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required; Masters degree in a related field preferred.
• Deep knowledge of facilities planning design construction and maintenance within a complex organization of similar size and scope; higher education experience preferred.
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and large-scale capital projects.
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles ADA compliance and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to build trust and consensus with constituents including faculty staff and students.
• Demonstrated success in managing budgets contracts and operational performance with proven ability to execute and maintain contracts with service providers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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