Assistant Director - Engineering and Project Support

Manage project oversight team for UEM:Provide leadership and strategic direction for all UEM project support activities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and operational priorities.Establish and implement processes for tracking project milestones, performance metrics, and outcomes, ensuring adherence to UEM standards and objectives.Act as a liaison between project teams, UEM leadership, and campus stakeholders to ensure projects align with institutional goals and strategic initiatives.Advocate for UEMs needs and priorities in cross-functional and campus-wide projects, ensuring consistent representation and resource allocation.Oversee UEM engineering team for UEM:Lead the planning, design, and execution of engineering projects to enhance utilities generation, distribution, and infrastructure reliability.Oversee feasibility studies, budgeting, and technical design, ensuring projects align with UEMs strategic objectives and operational priorities.Provide expert technical guidance on engineering initiatives, ensuring compliance with legal, procurement, and code requirements.Oversee engineering services contracts working with contract management teams to renew and amend contracts as needed to maintain services (UEM IDIQ PSP contracts).Oversee modeling of UEM utility distribution systems for the addition of new buildings and updates to UEM campus models.Directs program to sustain project compliance with UEM design criteria, technical specifications, and UEM staff engagement on project teams through design and construction:Develop and maintain UEM technical specifications and design standards, working directly with UEM Divisions and Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC).Work with UEM engineering team to assure design criteria and technical specifications clearly communicate UEM requirementsAssure UEM staff are assigned to Technical Review Team (TRT) review teams and Design and Construction Specification Reveiw (DCSR) teamsMonitor campus projects for complianceServes as UEMs knowledge expert for utility information data collection, geospatial technologies, and lifecycle modeling. Maintain knowledge and skills in the latest industry standards and integrate emerging technologies essential to the role. Leads the development of technical specifications and standards for UEM utility as-built documentation and geospatial assets related to campus and utility projects in collaboration with UEM and Campus Operations teams.Manage environmental compliance programs lead by UEM:Clean Air Act Permitting and Reporting applicable to point sources owned and operated by UEM (EPA Title V permit's, Standard Permits, PBR's, etc)Serve as the primary point of contact with State and Federal regulatory agencies for environmental inspections and audits as well as investigation and responses to environmental incidentsIdentify and delegate compliance tasks required of UEM employees and contractors such as reporting, pollution controls, inspections, testing, and trainingSupport environmental compliance programs lead by EHS:Hazardous materials (Chemical Inventory, Asbestos, Lead, Other), Spill prevention and response, regulated and non-regulated waste, storm and wastewater, underground and aboveground storage tanks, and drinking water qualityServe as the primary point of contact with EHSWork with EHS and UEM team members to identify and delegate compliance tasks required of UEM employees and contractors such as reporting, pollution controls, inspections, testing, licensing, and trainingLead UEM's RandR stakeholder involvement:Advocate for RandR funds for UEM assets through governance documents and as projects are assessedManage staff serving on RandR funding evaluation teamsEnsure RandR programs for UEM assets are being funded and completed.Other related functions:Follow all University and UEM safety policies and procedures, take required safety training, and identify and report safety hazards. Perform work tasks in a safe manner, wear the proper p rsonal protective equipment, and report near misses and incidents. Abide by Utilities and Energy Management's set of core values: Safety, Respect, Integrity, Reliability, Teamwork, and ExcellencePerforms other related functions as assigned. Attends staff meetings, safety training or meetings. Attends plant operation and maintenance training courses. Required to carry University cell phone during work hours. Adheres to Utilities and University policies and procedures. Drive university vehicle or cart. Maintain acceptable driver rating as established in Policy: UTS157 Section 2.5.4.