Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or related certification preferred; Progressive leadership experience overseeing higher education design, construction programs, and campus development initiatives; Experience managing capital projects within a public institution or state regulatory environment; Experience leading organizations responsible for large capital improvement portfolios exceeding multiple concurrent projects and significant annual expenditures; Experience collaborating with facilities operations, planning, finance, procurement, and executive leadership functions to deliver strategic institutional objectives; Experience supporting long-range campus planning, capital budgeting, and organizational improvement initiatives; Demonstrated knowledge of higher education facilities planning, capital project delivery, and campus development practices; Demonstrated knowledge of large public-sector construction programs and institutional project governance; Advanced skill in developing and managing large-scale design and construction programs encompassing multiple concurrent projects and funding sources; Advanced skill in executive-level stakeholder engagement, consensus building, and strategic project leadership; Expert ability to provide strategic direction for complex capital construction initiatives and align project execution with institutional objectives; and. Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, higher education administration, or related discipline; Registered Architect (RA) or Professional Engineer (PE) in Virginia, or the ability to obtain Virginia registration within one year of employment.