Director of Design, Construction, and Capital Planning
Role summary
The Director of Design, Construction and Capital Planning provides system-level leadership and strategic direction for capital planning, design, and construction across the University of North Carolina System. This role influences billions in capital assets, impacting institutional infrastructure, academic growth, safety, and financial stewardship. The Director ensures capital investments align with strategic goals, policies, and regulatory requirements, serving as the primary liaison between the UNC System Office, campus facilities, state agencies, and external stakeholders. The position also oversees the systemwide capital program, managing project information in Interscope. This is a hybrid role requiring at least three days onsite in Raleigh.
The Director of Design, Construction and Capital Planning provides system-level leadership, oversight, and strategic direction for capital planning, design and construction standards, and major capital initiatives across the University of North Carolina System's constituent institutions.
This position influences billions of dollars in capital assets across the UNC System and directly impacts institutional infrastructure, academic growth, safety, compliance, and long-term financial stewardship. The Director ensures that capital investments are strategically aligned, fiscally responsible, and compliant with state and UNC system requirements. This position ensures alignment of institutional capital priorities with System strategic goals, Board of Governors policies, state capital budgeting processes, and applicable regulatory requirements. The Director serves as the primary liaison between the UNC System Office, campus facilities leadership, the State Construction Office (SCO), the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), other state agencies, and external stakeholders regarding capital development, design standards, contracting requirements, and construction oversight. This position also maintains oversight of the systemwide capital program by reviewing and managing capital project information in Interscope.
This position is a hybrid work arrangement and will work at least three days per week onsite at the Dillon building in downtown Raleigh's Warehouse District. UNC System employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a 2-hour commuting distance of their assigned duty station.