Director Of Construction Jobs

Works under the limited supervision of the Executive Director of Facilities to provide oversight, strategic planning, and leadership for all construction and capital projects through the District. Under the direction of the Executive Director acts as a leader, technical liaison, and interface to administration, and Shelby County School Board, for construction projects, capital planning, and budgeting. Directs the program planning, organization, direction, and control of the construction programs, including the development of short and long-range plans to ensure business strategies and objectives are met.

• Prepares necessary reports and presentations for meetings with Administration, Shelby County School Board, and attends public forums and meetings, as required.
• Writes specifications for various construction projects such as mechanical, HVAC, and roofing.
• Confers with representatives of the building trades, architects, engineers, contractors and others on design concepts and construction standards; arbitrate construction disputes as Directs and provides oversight to a team of managers, technical staff, and program management staff who are accountable for numerous projects.
• Formulates and enforces standards for construction and renovations for the District.
• Approves and oversees change order review processes by architects or other vendors and monitors change orders with cost-estimating
• Collaborates with District staff and develops long-range comprehensive master plans that include site selection, budgets, construction/renovations, bid specifications, and procurement procedures.
• Provides guidance and expertise regarding project planning, construction, value engineering, budget, schedule adherence, and monitors the progress, quality, and performance of all construction and capital projects.
• Supports Procurement and Contracts in the negotiation and fees of service providers (architects, inspectors, etc.) and in the award of construction services.
• Directs staff and establishes standards and effectively selects, trains, motivates, delegates, monitors, and evaluates performances to ensure targets and goals are Facilitates professional development and serves as coach and mentor.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.
• Ensures the Construction department establishes and executes strong program status dashboards, various program management reports (i.e. schedule, budget, risk, issue, and action logs), and maintains relevant records, files, and documents.
• Directs personnel to fulfill functions including: refinement of project scoping, design development, agency approvals, procurement and bidding, construction contract administration, project scheduling, project cost estimating, project and program cost controls. This position will coordinate with their peers in Facilities Maintenance, other district departments, public and private stakeholders as well as community groups. program administration, and close-out of capital improvements.

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

• Ability to manage daily administrative tasks without losing sight of long-term goals and planning.
• Ability to execute responsibilities according to lawful and ethical standards using personal judgment and initiative to develop effective and constructive solutions to challenges and
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to tackle the operational challenges of the merged school district in a complex, changing, political, and educational environment.
• Ability to establish procedures to continually and consistently assess and evaluate the over-arching operations of facilities and to recommend and implement continuous improvement
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills with the ability to swiftly and accurately understand complex data and perform analysis.
• Skill in developing data-supported solutions and using fact-based logic; ability to translate complex analysis in an easy-to-understand manner and present to a broad audience.
• Strong understanding of the construction industry.
• Outstanding leadership skills and ability to build high-performing teams through, both, recruitment and selection and professional development.

Unavoidable Hazards: The position is exposed to no unusual environmental hazards.