Staff Associate Architect or Engineer, Capital Projects - UT System
Located in Memphis, TN
MR 14

About the UT System

The University of Tennessee is comprised of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, and Pulaski; the Health Science Center at Memphis; the Space Institute at Tullahoma; and the statewide Institute of Agriculture and Institute for Public Service.

The UT System has a presence in each of Tennessee's 95 counties. Through the combined force of education, research and outreach, the University serves students, business and industry, schools, governments, organizations, and citizens statewide.

The University of Tennessee System, through its multiple campuses and institutes, serves the people of Tennessee and beyond through the discovery, communication, and application of knowledge. The System is committed to providing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education programs in a diverse learning environment that prepares students to be leaders in a global society. The UT System's delivery of education, discovery, outreach, and public service contributes to the economic, social, and environmental well-being of all Tennesseans.

The Opportunity
The Staff Associate Architect, or Engineer, based in West Tennessee will primarily manage projects servicing the Health Science Center in Memphis, UT Martin, and various UT Institute of Agriculture centers throughout the UT system. The candidate will oversee projects from programming through construction. This selected candidate will assist division management and University administrators with the planning and administration of the University's Capital Program.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participates in the evaluation for the selection of Architect/Engineer and Contractors for Capital Projects.
• Provides evaluations and feedback of services throughout the design and construction process.
• Coordination of Design Services on Capital Projects, and Review of designs for each phase of design including:
  • Review and recommendation of payments for design service providers through the process of design & construction.
  • Coordination of Bidding for Construction, receipt and evaluation of bids, and recommendation for Award of Contracts.
  • Coordination/review of Construction of Capital Projects through contractor shop drawings and other submittals reviews, field inspections, progress meetings, problem resolutions and change order reviews, and monthly review and approval of Requests for Payment to Contractor during construction.
  • Coordination of Substantial and Final Completion Inspections, delivery of Project Records, Operations & Maintenance
  • Manuals and Operations Training for Facilities Services, Construction Close-out and Completion/Occupancy.
  • Coordination of collection of feedback from Building Occupants via a Post-Occupancy Evaluation process.
• Provide assistance to the Department of Capital Projects in reviewing submissions for all capital projects.
• Coordination of Project Site Selection for specific Capital Projects.
• Coordination, development, or evaluation of facilities programs for both new and renovation projects.
• Provide assistance in Master Planning and Master Planning updates for the campus and institutions including facilities assessment needs