Academic & Research Facilities Infrastructure Director

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Office of Research Operations and Infrastructure (OROI) facilitates and supports research across campus and is responsible for a variety of principal investigator (PI)-facing activities within the research enterprise, including internally-funded research programs. OROI oversees research space, core facilities, research computing and data, and contributes to policies related to research administration and operations.

Serve as a member of leadership teams for the Vice President of Research Development and Operations. Responsible for working with schools, colleges, interdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs), and other relevant campus units for strategic and capital planning, policy development/oversight, and coordination for academic and research facilities across campus. Support academic and research sustainability that integrates facilities, resources, and stakeholders at all levels of the institution to support Georgia Tech's goal of cutting-edge discovery, innovation, and scholarship. Collaborate with schools and campus units in establishing and implementing priorities for existing institutional resources to ensure the highest and best use for existing facilities, space allocation/reallocation, design/construction/renovation of new and existing academic and research facilities, and the purchase and installation of major scientific equipment. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Executive Leadership, academic and research unit leadership, faculty, and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: Executive Leadership, academic and research unit leadership faculty, and staff. This position will supervise: N/A.

Job Duty 1 -
Propose and implement policies for space allocation and re-allocation for Provost and Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) units, including colleges and IRIs. Negotiate with chairs/deans/executive directors and their respective facility directors to ensure the strategic directives of the departments are met.

Job Duty 2 -
Oversee and manage research and academic space allocation/reallocation through the Portfolio Planning Process with Capital Planning and Space Management (CPSM); serve as the lead individual for both the Provost and EVPR units on how space is allocated in an equitable and consistent manner.

Job Duty 3 -
Represent the Provost and EVPR to advocate for capital projects, collaborate in planning for enrollment and research growth, and coordinate complex maintenance and improvement requests. Work with Infrastructure and Sustainability, Real Estate, CPSM, and Budget, the Campus Master Plan process, and other relevant groups and committees.

Job Duty 4 -
Review and make recommendations to leadership on requests from schools, colleges, and IRIs for new construction and renovations to meet the needs of the research and academic community. This includes planning for the appropriate laboratory needs that accompany growth and strategic hiring.

Job Duty 5 -
Assess the strategic need, negotiate requests, and coordinate central funding for building/renovation projects and major equipment purchases. Identify, negotiate, and resolve complex research and academic space and infrastructure decisions that require leadership engagement.

Job Duty 6 -
Develop best practices with the schools/colleges for space analysis, planning, and monitoring, in collaboration with CPSM. Serve as a resource and advocate for unit and college-level facilities directors.

Job Duty 7 -
Coordinate with units and stakeholders, as needed, on projects funded by the EVPR and/or Provost offices. Cultivate a culture of transparency and collaboration with campus stakeholders regarding space utilization and allocation/reallocation decisions; develop, implement, and maintain related policies and procedures. Serve as the conduit for stakeholders to determine'what space data is needed; and serve as the Data Steward for research and academic space data.

Job Duty 8 -
In collaboration with financial staff, use financial forecasting tools to inform strategic investments in building and/or renovation projects and capital equipment purchases including the development of metrics to gauge and report overall impact of investments.

Job Duty 9 -
Support Principal Investigators (PIs) and administrators in pursuing competitive grants and philanthropy in support of infrastructure and facilities.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Building Construction, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field.

Required Experience
Five to seven years of job-related experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's degree in Building Construction, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field.

Preferred Experience
Seven to ten years of job-related experience; prior experience working with higher education and/or a research organization.

ABILITIES
Strong written and oral communication skills. Proven ability to build consensus with leaders across a multifaceted organization.

SKILLS
Experience in planning and execution of design and construction projects from a technical as well as financial and project management perspective with emphasis on renovations of various size.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening

Job Grade: C13

Salary Range: $117,651.00 to $160,006.00

Location: Atlanta, GA