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Senior Director of Capital Project Management

Position Number: 6939572
Location: Austin, TX
Position Type: Facilities Management

Senior Director of Capital Project Management

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Senior Director of Capital Project Management

Job Description Summary:
The Senior Director of Capital Project Management serves as the senior leader overseeing the College's construction and design projects. The Director manages and mentors a team of project managers who act as Owner representatives in the Owner-Architect-Contractor relationship during execution of capital construction projects.

Job Description:

Austin Community College District (ACC) seeks a strategic, collaborative, and results-driven Senior Director of Capital Projects Management to lead the planning, design, and delivery of the District's capital construction and infrastructure program. Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Planning, Construction & Sustainability, this role oversees a portfolio of major construction, renovation, and infrastructure projects that support ACC's academic mission, long-term growth, and sustainability goals.
The Senior Director provides executive leadership to the capital project management team and serves as a key liaison among college leadership, faculty and staff, architects, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, and community partners. This position plays a critical role in shaping ACC's physical environment and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

Description of Duties and Tasks

Lead and manage the District's capital construction program from concept through occupancy, ensuring alignment with the Facilities Master Plan and institutional priorities.
Provide strategic leadership, supervision, coaching, and performance management for capital project management staff.
Oversee development and execution of long-range capital improvement plans and annual project portfolios.
Administer operational and capital budgets, ensuring effective financial planning, cost control, and reporting.
Establish and maintain departmental standards, procedures, and best practices for project delivery.
Manage procurement, negotiation, and administration of professional services and construction contracts in coordination with legal and procurement teams.
Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, safety standards, accessibility requirements, environmental regulations, and historic preservation requirements.
Champion sustainability and environmental stewardship across all capital projects.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure facilities meet programmatic and user needs.
Represent the District with external agencies, regulatory authorities, and community planning and advisory bodies.
Anticipate and resolve project risks, conflicts, and construction disputes.

Knowledge

Capital planning, design, construction, and project management best practices.
Building codes, accessibility standards, and environmental and safety regulations.
Sustainable design and construction principles.
Ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making capabilities.
Skilled in executive-level communication, presentations, and written reporting.

Skills

Demonstrated ability to oversee the work of a team managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
Strong budget and financial skills;
Experience with and knowledge of benchmarking, best practices, and continuous improvement processes related to design and construction departments and systems;
Knowledge of building codes, ADA requirements, sustainability practices and knowledge of OSHA regulations;
Strong leadership skills and a collaborative, service-oriented approach to work;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engagement at all institutional levels and with a variety of constituencies;
Deep understanding of both the service and stewardship roles of college facilities organizations.

Technology Skills

Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, scheduling, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

Five (5) or more years of experience managing multiple construction and renovation projects, including large institutional or commercial projects, AND
Five (5) or more years of managerial experience supervising capital project management staff within a department or agency.

Preferred Work Experience

Eight (8) or more years of experience managing multiple construction and renovation projects, including large institutional or commercial projects
Eight (8) or more years of managerial experience supervising capital project management staff within a department or agency.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree

Preferred Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; or
Master's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field

Preferred Licensure, and Certifications

Texas license as Architect or Professional Engineer in a discipline related to building construction
CCM, CEFP, LEED, and OSHA 30 certifications.

Special Requirements

Valid Texas drivers license, and reliable transportation for local Austin area travel.

Physical Requirements

Work is performed in a variety of settings.
Ability to travel as required.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling, and at times subject to stooping, crawling, and climbing ladders and navigating hazardous job sites.
Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
March 4, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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