Assistant Director

Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director, Design

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Hiring Department:

Campus Construction

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking to hire an Assistant Director (AD) to lead the In-House Design Team within Planning, Design and Construction (PDC). AD will provide leadership for a team of 4-7 design professionals responsible for providing in-house professional design services. If you are experienced in project management, design, or construction and want to help transform facilities that engage the university community and advance UT's education, research, and public service missions, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding career opportunity.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of students, staff, and faculty, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin.

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package. For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and [https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards>

Purpose

Oversee the Design Team and provide leadership, strategy, oversight, and expertise. Supervise a team of architects, engineers, and other professionals as they perform planning, feasibility, design and construction administrative services for all UT Austin campuses.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, guide, manage Design Team staff individually, and as a collective team. Support production of engineering and architectural technical document sets or project planning documents. Manage team workloads, financial activities, business development, and development of methods and processes to create better outcomes. Serve as decision authority on work acceptance as delegated by Director of Project Management.
• Resolve complex technical design issues by developing options keeping in mind client’s needs, total cost of ownership, UT Austin’s Capital Investment Program, and environmental impact. Provide technical guidance to Design Team staff regarding complex projects and design issues. Produce complete planning documents and architectural/engineering schematic, design and construction documents to ensure high quality, innovation, functional design and adherence to codes and standards.
• Disseminate information and directives from PDC leadership to team to achieve maximum success in meeting UT mission and vision. In collaboration with Director of Project Management, develop commonalities and best practices and ensure appropriate training and development of design team members.
• Prioritize and allocate resources to ensure delivery of key initiatives and maintain agility to maximize resource utilization. Communicate and advise leadership in developing projects and initiatives. Be flexible to adapt to ongoing changing needs and priorities. Interpret information and ascertain a plan of action, utilizing existing resources and staff.
• Provide effective visual, verbal, and written communications at all levels of the organization. Serve as primary point contact with campus partners.
• Maintain licensure, including continuing education requirements.
• Other related functions as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related field. Minimum of five years experience as a designer or project manager to include experience preparing and editing technical architectural document sets. Professional Architectural license or licensed in another State with the ability to obtain reciprocity in Texas within 6 months of employment. Demonstrate an understanding of basis of design. Demonstrate an understanding of codes. Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once. Strong knowledge and skills in AutoCAD and Revit applications. Demonstrated experience working independently. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree or advanced degree in Architecture or related field. Eight or more years of experience as a designer or project manager to include experience drafting or editing technical architectural document sets. Licensed Professional Architect. Experience with BIM, Bluebeam, Sketchup and other 3D sketch software. LEED accreditation. Knowledge of specialized standards related to construction in the area of expertise. Experience in higher education design including, but not limited to, laboratories, classrooms, student spaces, housing, food service, athletics and recreation spaces. Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with external clients and co-workers.

Salary Range

$140,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office
• Keyboard
• Manual dexterity

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.