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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Project Manager III (PM3) Technical Specialist in Austin, Texas

Assist the Lead Project Manager to manage and/or independently manage the project budget, schedule, and scope. Conducting thorough forensic investigations of building envelope failures. Identify and diagnose issues within building envelope systems, providing actionable remediation strategies.Provide professional direction for project teams to achieve common goals and successful projects. Mentor and guide PM staff with less experience, to support successful project delivery at all levels of the organization. Assist the Lead Project Manager to conduct and/or independently conduct thorough construction and constructability reviews. Engaging with clients, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors to resolve construction challenges and produce reports.Provide consistent, timely and reliable communication between all project stakeholders, including clients, professional service providers, university personnel and contractors to ensure that projects are thoroughly documented and understood. Strong oral and written communication skills.Assist with development of project scope, budget and schedule for multiple projects or tasks simultaneously. Tracks project budgets and schedules, and develops reports as directed. Keep facilities database software (currently FAMIS) up to date reflecting current project information. Performing field assessments to document existing conditions and damages resulting from natural disasters or human-induced errors.Procure services of Professional Service Providers (PSPs) and Construction teams and help administer agreements. Negotiate campus contracts and assist the Lead Project Manager and/or independently review and approve design and construction contracts, changes, technical service contracts, Guaranteed Maximum Price submittals, bid documents, pay applications, etc. Assist the Lead Project Manager to facilitate and/or independently facilitate UT Austin and UT System approvals as required.Stay current with legislation, building codes, building materials and methods, and university design and construction standards. Participate in the Owners technical review process and responding to comments made during the reviews. On renovations, utilize codes and technical expertise to formulate recommendations and conduct cause and origin analyses. On ground-up projects, utilizing codes and technical expertise to assess new construction.Learn and maintain awareness of project safety requirements, following OSHA standards. Engaging with clients, stakeholders, code officials, professional service providers, third-party consultants, and contractors to resolve construction challenges and produce reports.Participate on committees, task forces, etc. to improve the departmental mission of excellent customer service and project delivery. Collaborate with other UT Austin colleagues to initiate and develop process improvements. Participate in or lead process improvement initiatives as assigned by the Assistant Director.Other duties as assigned.

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