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General Director, Space Planning

PageUp Desc Code: CAM - General Director, Space Planning

Function: CAM - Campus Operations

Sub-function: Campus Planning

Discipline: Space Planning

Career Track: General Administration

Career Track Level: Management / Leadership - Level 3


Campus Operations: Campus Operations ensures that the universitys physical spaces and resources serve and inspire those who learn, work, and visit Virginia Tech. Manages planning, design, installation, and construction services. Operates and maintains the universitys physical environment and real estate as well as oversees university safety, security, and transportation programs. Manages, assesses, and implements the universitys emergency management program.

Campus Planning: Campus Planning defines the land use, urban design, open space, density, and circulation networks as a comprehensive and planned system. Develop planning and urban design guidelines, evaluate land use and siting decisions, establish parameters for campus development sites.

Space Planning: Space Planning provides space management services to ensure space assignments are aligned with user needs. Work with occupants to understand and articulate their business program, activities, space needs, and functional requirements. Space planning and analysis can include fit studies, occupancy and utilization reviews, and identification of options to optimize the use of certain types of spaces or locations.

General Administration: Roles that are in administrative/ professional non-student facing functions.

Management / Leadership: Manager: The positions work is achieved through the direction of others. Managers have direct accountability for setting goals and using resources. They are responsible for administrative oversight of individuals, including conducting recommendations for hiring and termination, writing evaluations, disciplinary actions, day-to-day oversight as well as long-term goal setting and accountability for the performance and productivity of the employees. Managerial positions are reflected in the M1-M3 career track levels in the management/leadership track.

Level 3: Senior: These positions require experience and education, act independently, and may provide some team leadership.