Capital Plan Manager

Join Our Team as a Capital Plan Manager at The University of New Mexico!

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the future of UNM? We're looking for a Capital Plan Manager to join our Campus Capital & Space Planning (CCSP) team-a collaborative group dedicated to shaping the physical environment that supports academic excellence, research innovation, and an enriching campus experience.

As the Capital Plan Manager, you will:

• Report directly to the Director of Campus Capital & Space Planning.
• Play a pivotal role in developing, coordinating, and implementing UNM's capital plans.
• Lead the request and approval process for campus-wide capital projects.
• Provide strategic guidance and oversight to ensure projects align with the University's long-term goals.

This is your opportunity to bring your insight, initiative, and problem-solving skills to a division that helps create vibrant, sustainable spaces for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Why Join UNM?

At UNM, we value teamwork, innovation, and professional growth. You'll be part of a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. We offer competitive pay and generous benefits, including:

• Two health care plans to choose from
• Vacation and sick leave
• A pension retirement plan
• Tuition remission for you and your family
• A wide variety of personal wellness programs

CCSP's Mission

At CCSP, our mission is to improve UNM's future by strategically leveraging, developing, and managing the University's capital resources. We serve as a catalyst for innovation, collaborating to create vibrant, sustainable spaces that foster creativity, community, and progress. By emphasizing project readiness and collaboration, we ensure that every capital investment drives academic excellence, groundbreaking research, and an exceptional campus experience.

Ready to shape the future of UNM? Apply today and help us build spaces that inspire innovation and success.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate the development of the institution's annual and long-range capital investment plan by providing expertise and guidance to the Capital Investment Planning committee, executive leadership, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate the review and organization of proposals for both statewide capital outlay and legislator-sponsored requests, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and compliance requirements.
• Guide and assist stakeholder engagement in the proposal development process to ensure projects reflect institutional priorities.

• Serve as the University's subject matter expert on the capital outlay process.
• Facilitate the preparation and submission of capital project requests on behalf of institutional leadership.
• Track and monitor project sponsorship, legislative introduction through Capital Outlay Requests (CORs), and related follow-through during the legislative session, including support for reauthorization management and appropriation modifications.

• Support institutional compliance with legal and financial requirements, including asset ownership certification, NM Department of Finance & Administration (DFA) and NM Higher Education Department (HED) Grant agreement documentation, and restrictions on the use of funds.
• Maintain and share expertise on capital project eligibility, funding sources, and spend-down projections.
• Access, analyze, and provide reports from the capital outlay project database for historical tracking, institutional reporting, and sponsor funding history.

• Prepare briefing materials, timelines, summaries, and reports to assist leadership and project stakeholders in decision-making and communication.
• Share regular updates with leadership and stakeholders on funding timelines, legislative session status, submission requirements, and changes to procedures or deadlines.
• Collaborate closely with UNM Office of Planning, Budget & Analysis (OPBA) to ensure coordination of capital request submissions, allowable fund usage, bonding mechanisms and facility eligibility and reauthorization needs.
• Collaborate closely with UNM's Government Relations office to ensure consistency and alignment in legislative engagement.
• Coordinate capital project submissions to meet state agency requirements for the life of the project by keeping project managers and leadership aware of deadlines and submission requirements.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• Possession of a valid New Mexico driver's license is a requirement for this job.
• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

Bachelor's degree; at least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Familiarity with the New Mexico capital outlay process, including CORs, reauthorizations, and DFADFA and HED compliance.
• Experience coordinating across diverse institutional units and navigating legislative processes.
• Knowledge of higher education capital project cycles and public funding mechanisms.
• Strong stakeholder facilitation, deadline management, and document production skills.
• Deep understanding of the State legislative cycles and capital outlay project eligibility.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to organize complex information across multiple funding levels and units.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate technical planning requirements to diverse audiences.
• High attention to deadlines, detail, and institutional dynamics.

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Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.