The Director for the Capital Improvement Program will serve as the dedicated program owner and integrator for a transformational $550M capital project designed to advance UT Dallas’s research, innovation, and student learning enterprise.

Reporting to the Convergence Accelerator Project Advocate (the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost), and working closely with the Chief of Operations, Chief Financial Officer, VP for Research and Innovation, and the Office of the President, this role will orchestrate complex workstreams across academic, administrative, and external stakeholder groups to advance the building from conceptualization through completion by 2030.

This is a strategic operations and execution role—not a traditional facilities/construction management position. The ideal candidate brings senior-level experience in large-scale higher education projects, demonstrated capacity to convene diverse stakeholders (especially faculty and deans), and the ability to manage ambiguity across parallel initiatives while maintaining momentum toward critical milestones.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Bachelors degree
10 years of related professional experience

To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Coordinate the process for defining the academic, research, industry, student, and operational requirements that must inform the building.

This includes coordinating with functional leaders to define:

Work with Facilities, Procurement, architects, and other partners to ensure program requirements inform space programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and move-in planning.

Coordinate with Finance, Development, Government Relations, Facilities, and UT System-facing teams to ensure funding and approval activities remain aligned with the project scope and schedule.

This includes tracking:

Prepare clear, concise, executive-ready updates for senior leadership.

This includes but is not limited to:

Note to Applicants: Please review the special instructions outlined below and ensure all requirements are met prior to submitting your application.

This position will report to the Convergence Accelerator Project Advocate (the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost).

What We Can Offer
UT Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer with an employee-friendly and supportive work environment. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package that is effective as of your hire date includes:

All UT Dallas employees have access to various professional development opportunities, including a membership to Academic Impressions, LinkedIn Learning, and UT Dallas Bright Leaders Program.

Visit https://hr.utdallas.edu/employees/benefits/ for more information.

Additional Application Requirements

To be considered for this position, applicants must specifically address each of the qualifications below in their cover letter and/or application materials.

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1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.

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