Housing Development Project Manager (0488U) - 33145 About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
Capital Strategies is part of the Administrative Division(link is external) and includes real estate professionals, architects, planners, engineers, construction managers, and administrative specialists, working together to serve the campus community.
Our department is organized into several teams, including:
Capital Projects: Manages the design, construction, retrofitting, and restoration of campus buildings and their surroundings. Learn more about capital projects .
Physical and Environmental Planning (PEP): Develops plans, projects, and reports to support UC Berkeley's physical space and transportation needs. They also guide the intake and approval of capital improvement projects and prepare the Capital Financial Plan . PEP is the office of record for project design review, environmental approvals, and is responsible for campus compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Learn more about campus planning and environmental review .
Real Estate: Assists the campus in meeting its needs for facilities through methods other than the traditional campus capital construction approach. These methods include the construction of new buildings via third-party developers or donor development, purchasing real property, and leasing space in commercial buildings. Learn more about real estate .
The University of California, Berkeley (UCB) seeks a Housing Development Project Manager, to conduct program and planning analysis for Housing Projects, and provide recommendations to optimize the use of real estate assets to campus administration. The Housing Development Project Manager position will focus on planning and program development of the Chancellor's Housing Initiative, and implementation of the specific campus housing development projects resulting from that planning process. These housing projects will address a critical housing shortage for students, faculty and staff. Work may include both partnerships with private developers (to design and construct the projects) or planning and project management activities for campus developed projects, and other opportunities that may arise. These projects will fulfill campus housing needs, are aligned with essential university goals, and are a high priority for campus administration.
Successful applicants will have the knowledge, skill and ability to perform such tasks as planning, site analysis, analysis of existing buildings, development of user programs, development of preliminary cost estimates and proformas, development of preliminary project schedules, project management and conduct value engineering process in connection with the development of UCB-owned properties in Berkeley, California.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: April 4, 2022.
Responsibilities
Applies advanced planning concepts to work assigned to the Housing Development Division by the Associate Vice Chancellor of Capital Strategies and campus and/or University-wide administrative officers engaged in housing planning projects.
Tasks may include organizing, supervising consultants or other staff, and/or planning or pre development activities associated with Housing projects.
Serves as technical specialist and provides expertise in campus planning and community planning programs relating to the campus housing plans.
Identify, evaluate and drive strategies needed for investment and development of the Project.
Manage all aspects of work related to those strategies in support of both overall and individual program/project development, including business case analysis.
To ensure program success, develop and direct the overall management of projects on a day-to-day basis including design, budgetary costing, standardized construction, and final inspection.
Seek innovative development and financing opportunities to address demands for space of a growing and diverse university community.
Work closely with Capital Projects and Physical and Environmental Planning in the selection of design and construction professionals, fee and contract negotiations, project code compliance and regulations, engineering and technical support and in guiding project development in compliance with campus policies and procedures, federal regulations and state and local laws.
Proactively engage and communicate with key stakeholders, including, stakeholders within UCB, UC Office of the President, the city of Berkeley, and business and community partners.
Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with these constituents.
Serve as technical advisor and assists senior management on all planning and related project matters, exercising independent judgment and initiative, and rendering opinions and making decisions.
Required Qualifications
Advanced knowledge/skills in city planning, housing development, redevelopment, architecture, or other planning-related fields.
Expert written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated political acumen to work effectively with and/or ability to learn how to work effectively with institutional, industrial and community partners including UC administration, the city of Berkeley, the public and others, to advance organizational objectives.
Advanced analytical and project management skills.
Education
Bachelor's degree in City Planning, Real Estate, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or other related field and/or equivalent training or experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced knowledge or ability to master knowledge of and/or ability to learn the campus, including its architectural history, short and long range development plans, infrastructure and current, on-going and future design and construction plans.
Demonstrated ability to select, lead, direct and manage teams to execute complex program, planning and project management tasks with clear roles and responsibilities.
Ability to generate strong collaborative relationships with clear authority and accountability.
Be innovative, entrepreneurial and knowledgeable about real estate development, financing complex capital projects and environmental design.
Education
Extensive experience/training in a related field with substantial experience in the overall management of projects of equal or greater scope and complexity.
Salary & Benefits
This is an exempt, monthly paid position. Annual salary is commensurate with experience. For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html