Project Associate, Finance & Interior Design

Position Details

WSU’s Commitment to Diversity

Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment by welcoming all individuals, including culturally diverse staff, faculty, and student body. WSU values every individual by embracing all identities through the promotion of belonging, creativity, and uniqueness. We strive to create environments which are welcoming, inclusive, and equitable for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University’s Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

Position Information

Position Title
Project Associate, Finance & Interior Design

Requisition Number
S01530P

Position Category
Staff

Campus Location
Weber State University – Ogden, UT

Hours per week
40

Months per year
12

Alternate work schedule

Pay Grade
E32

Salary

FLSA
Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function

This position is responsible for financial tracking and reconciling any accounting for all capital development and capital improvement design and construction projects for the University. Responsible for all the design, procurement, and coordination of all furnishings and equipment associated with new construction and renovation projects. Responsible for maintaining allocated budgets for all FF&E related to projects. This position supervises all project management support staff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field (e.g. Business, Facilities Management, Communication, Finance, Accounting). Four years of full-time, related work experience may be substituted for the degree (in addition to the two years of work experience required, for a total of six years of full-time work experience).
• Two years of full-time work experience in finance, accounting, business, or interior design related field.
• A valid Utah Driver License is a condition of employment.
• Must complete WSU Driver Safety training annually.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must have strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to effectively manage budgets, process account reconciliations, general accounting, and perform computations and analysis, including trend predictions, of construction budgets
• Ability to read, understand, construction financial documents.
• Ability to lead and motivate employees.
• Experience coordinating and supervising vendors, contractors, and performing quality control on performed work.
• Must be very organized and have experience establishing an organizational system and implementing it.
• Experience working within the Utah State Procurement system and DFCM Guidelines.
• Must have strong computing skills (e.g. e-mail, internet, spreadsheets, word processing, web programming).
• Ability to be self-motivated, self-managed, thorough and accurate in job procedures.
• Ability to work, cooperate, and communicate with a diverse group of people.
• Ability and flexibility to coordinate multiple concurrent assignments.
• Ability to understand construction and design contractual language.
• Experience working with construction documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn new tasks.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience with AIM or another (CMMS) computer management system.
• Experience working in Banner, Paw Place, Bluebeam, AutoCAD or other construction, design, and scheduling programs.
• Willingness to participate in continuing educational opportunities such as becoming educated in Utah State Procurement Code and DFCM Guidelines.

Background Check?
Yes

Benefits Summary

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date
07/27/2023

Review Date
08/10/2023

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Notes to Applicant

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $54,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin August 10, 2023. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/20333

ADA Essential Job Function

ADA Essential Job Function

Physical Activity of this position
Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. , Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.

Physical Requirements of this position
Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.
Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have close visual acuity to inspect small defects, small parts at distances close to the eye., Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services,) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection).

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.
The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. , The worker is subject to outside environmental changes. No effective protection from the weather. , The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

Supplemental Questions

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* How did you hear about this employment opportunity?

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• Website
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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents

Resume

Cover Letter

List of References with Contact Info

Optional Documents