USAA

Director, Engineering, Design and Construction Services

USAA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Antonio • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Directs team (including employees and third-party suppliers) to design/develop, manage, and implement projects on schedule, within budget, with quality workmanship that conforms to defined plans and specifications and meets enterprise project standards and objectives.
  • Prepares and presents executive updates regarding project schedules including cost and timeline status, and risk mitigation.
  • Reviews project plans, drawings, and specifications, etc., to become knowledgeable of the scope of work, the area of potential challenges, opportunities for improvement in quality and/or value, cost or schedule.
  • Performs reviews, when needed to serve as owners’ decision authority on options presented by managed service project managers.
  • Coordinates and oversees building engineering studies and facility condition assessments and is responsible for developing plans to address findings.
  • Provides leadership, oversight, technical expertise and guidance on complex problems, consultant agreements and studies for workplace and engineered systems as needed.
  • Works in partnership with procurement to review legal contracts and provide recommendations.
  • Creates policies and procedures including progress tracking procedures and planning tools.
  • Coordinates efforts between strategy, planning, and operations staff to ensure a smooth transition during project lifecycle.
  • Manages relocation services for enterprise efforts, to include moves, warehousing and minor construction efforts.
  • Routinely meets with stakeholders to monitor organizational and standard changes, to ensuring expectations are met.
  • Oversees interactions with regulatory agencies.
  • Provides training, as needed, for staff to promote effective performance and professional growth.
  • Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical), Architecture, Building Construction Management or a related field or a related field required; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • 8 or more years of experience in any combination of building construction management, facility engineering, workplace renovation, engineered infrastructure projects managing architectural design and general contractor contract agreements, or project management.
  • 3 or more years of direct team lead or management experience required.
  • 4 or more years of experience developing and managing third party consultant, design, or general contractor contract agreements.
  • Subject-matter-expert level of relevant financial and business acumen.
  • Subject-matter-level knowledge of project management processes.
  • Subject-matter-expert level knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Benefits
  • comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
  • 401(k)
  • pension
  • life insurance
  • parental benefits
  • adoption assistance
  • paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
  • various wellness programs
  • career path planning and continuing education
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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