Reporting to the Executive Director of Health Design and Construction, the Director of Architecture and Planning is responsible for planning and/or procuring the planning and architectural design services for Health capital and non-capital projects. This position will have oversight for directing, managing, budgeting, recruitment, and training for the Architectural Division.
The Architectural Division is responsible for providing facility planning support, code analysis, and maintenance of UCSF Health design standards. The department acts as Architect of Record and provides design support on approximately 200 projects with dollar value up to $250,000 on an annual basis, with 10-20 in queue at any given time, across six major sites and various leasehold locations within the Bay Area. The Architectural Division also maintains master agreements with mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering services to act as Record Engineers on small-value projects.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Serve as the Deputy Campus Architect for Health projects.
Interface with applicable Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ); UCSF Building Official within Building Permit Services office and California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), etc.
Oversee UCSF Health’s project submissions through the appropriate AHJ.
Provide support with strategic initiatives and individual Health projects.
Support capital improvement projects designed by external design services.
Collaborate with Health facilities team to prepare for and participate in required regular facility surveys including but not limited to The Joint Commission (TJC), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and other regulatory bodies.
Participate in Safety, Environment of Care, and Fire Life Safety meetings.
Oversee University of California Office of the President (UCOP) and UCSF Health design standards.
Collaborate with Campus Real Estate on interior and signage standards.
Oversee signage program, including maintenance, enforcement of standards, and improvements to signage and wayfinding standards.
Maintain UCSF Division 1 specifications, along with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing standards, in collaboration with Health facilities
Maintain Building Information Modeling (BIM) standards required for net new buildings and projects of a certain size.
Participate in various UC Office of the President (UCOP) initiatives managed through Real Estate-focused committees, including Seismic Compliance, ADA, and Sustainability efforts.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
The salary range for this position is $144,200 - $350,000 annually. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. An experienced candidate can generally expect to earn between $225,000 and $265,000.
UCSF Real Estate is focused on the development, planning, delivery, and management of physical space for UCSF. Key responsibilities include a unified approach to oversee the active UCSF growth planned on a multi-site campus and to manage the complex metropolitan environments affecting capital assets and projects and efforts to align municipal challenges with maximum effectiveness in support of the UCSF mission.
UCSF Real Estate is an integrated unit that enables the alignment of development, planning, design, construction, and management of facilities and a lease portfolio of 1M square feet across UCSF. Services are provided through the following departments: Building Permit Services, Campus Design and Construction, Campus Planning, Construction Contract Administration, Health Design and Construction,
Health Major Capital Projects, Real Estate Services, Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Capital Program Management and support through Business Intelligence, and Finance, Administration and Operations. The Routine Capital Construction Department is responsible for delivering the design and construction for routine non-capital and capital projects within all of our existing owned and leased facilities. Typical project budgets are under $70 million. Our Major Capital Construction Department is responsible for delivery of net new buildings or major tenant improvement projects with a dollar value that exceeds $70 million.
The combined UCSF Campus and Health organizations include approximately 198 UCSF and 38 contract personnel; operating/recharge budgets of more than $52.2M per year; current year capital project expenditures of $900M; and oversight and responsibility for > $13.3B long-range capital development.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience/training in construction management, architecture, engineering, city planning
License to practice in architecture or engineering
Current California registration as an Architect, Engineer, or Construction Manager
10+ years’ of experience managing a high volume of development large scale architectural projects, including 6 years in healthcare architecture in the State of California
Excellent ability to establish metrics for department and employee goals which measure effectiveness of contributions to efficient operations of department.
Excellent skills to work collaboratively and act persuasively in sensitive situations, skills in conflict management techniques.
Excellent skills in strategy development, systems planning and change management
10+ years of experience in written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including skill to work effectively with multiple constituencies to advance organizational objectives.
Advanced organizational and analytical skills to meet prescribed deadlines with time and
budget constraints
Advanced knowledge and skill in construction management, supervision, inspection, code
compliance and plan check
Advanced knowledge of institutional construction environments, including infrastructure, and applicable rules, regulations, laws, policies and practices
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including effective negotiation skills and well developed political acumen
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree preferred
Excellent team building and facilitation skills
Expert knowledge of the organization, including its vision, mission, goals, achievements, and short and long-range strategic plans including capital projects planning and development
License/Certification
License to practice in architecture or engineering
Current California registration as an Architect, Engineer, or Construction Manager
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