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Associate Vice President, Facilities and Infrastructure (Coming Soon)

Oregon State University

Associate Vice President, Facilities and Infrastructure (Coming Soon)

Oregon State University

Department: Capital Planning & Devlp (QCP)

Appointment Type: Professional Faculty

Job Location: Corvallis

Recommended Full-Time Salary Range: Salary will commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

Job Summary:

Coming Soon: Associate Vice President for Facilities & Infrastructure

Lead with Purpose. Build with Impact

Oregon State University is excited to announce an upcoming opportunity for a visionary, values-centered leader to help shape the physical future of a land, sea, space, and sun grant institution committed to Prosperity Widely Shared.

Reporting to the Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO , the Associate Vice President for Facilities and Infrastructure will serve as OSU’s Chief Facilities Officer, providing strategic and operational leadership for the planning, development, care, and evolution of the university’s campuses and statewide facilities. This role plays a critical part in ensuring that OSU’s built environment supports equitable access, academic excellence, research innovation, community engagement, and long-term environmental responsibility.

At Oregon State, our facilities are more than buildings—they are places where discovery happens, students thrive, and communities connect. In this role, you will:

Advance Educational Access & Student Success

Help create safe, inclusive, and welcoming spaces that support learning, research, and belonging for students, faculty, staff, and visitors across all OSU locations.

Champion Sustainability & Climate Action Embed sustainability, resilience, and decarbonization into capital planning and daily operations—supporting OSU’s leadership in climate solutions and stewardship of natural resources.

Guide Long-Term Infrastructure Stewardship Lead integrated strategies for capital development, facilities operations, utilities, land use, real estate, and infrastructure renewal—ensuring our physical assets are resilient, fiscally responsible, and aligned with institutional priorities.

Lead Through Collaboration & Inclusion Partner closely with academic leaders, shared governance, staff, students, Tribal Nations, and community stakeholders—bringing diverse perspectives into planning and decision-making.

Influence at the Highest Levels Serve as a senior member of the Finance and Administration leadership team, contributing to enterprise-wide strategy, capital prioritization, and board-level planning.

We welcome interest from accomplished leaders who bring:

• A commitment to inclusive leadership, workforce development, and cultivating a culture of safety, respect, and accountability

• Experience navigating complexity within large, mission-driven organizations

• A passion for aligning infrastructure and facilities with broader goals of equity, access, research excellence, and public service

Why OSU?

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!

OSU is one of only a few universities with land, sea, space, and sun grant distinctions. Our commitment to inclusion means continuously working to ensure our campuses and workplaces are places where everyone can contribute, belong, and succeed. We value transparency, shared responsibility, collaboration, and service—both to each other and to the communities we serve.

If you are inspired by building environments that support people, purpose, and possibility—we invite you to watch for this opportunity.

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS :

• Top 1.4% university in the world

• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined

• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.

• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties

• 7 https://hr.oregonstate.edu/work-life/diversity-and-cultural-resources that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone

• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates

• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color

• 217k+ alumni worldwide

• For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Locations:

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:

Oregon State University offers a https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/prospective-employee with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.

• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.

• Retirement savings paid by the university.

• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.

• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.

• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.

Oregon State University is deeply committed to the principles of a Health Promoting University. This commitment drives a collaborative approach across OSU’s safety and well-being programs, reducing silos and coordinating efforts to enhance employee safety and well-being. By prioritizing resources that support the health of both employees and students, OSU fosters a culture of care and a healthier campus environment where everyone can thrive.

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Future and current OSU employees can use the https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/new-employees/benefits-calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU .

Key Responsibilities

Institutional Capital Strategy & Governance, 25%

Facilities Operations & Asset Stewardship, 20%

Infrastructure Renewal, Risk & Resilience, 15%

Research Infrastructure & Academic Alignment, 10%

Financial Stewardship, 10%

Real Estate & Strategic Property Management, 8%

Sustainability & Climate Leadership, 7%

Organizational Leadership & Workforce Strategy, 5%

What You Will Need

Qualifications and Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, architecture, engineering, construction management, facilities management, business administration, or related field

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in facilities management, capital planning, or infrastructure management in a complex organization.

• Demonstrated experience leading a large-scale capital portfolio and facilities operations, preferably in a research-intensive environment or higher-education environment

• Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar operating and capital budgets.

• Demonstrated ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong financial acumen and understanding of capital funding models.

• Exceptional communication skills and ability to engage effectively with executive leadership, governing boards, faculty, staff, students, community partners and public officials.

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership and workforce development and fostering a respectful, equitable and safe workplace culture.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.

Final candidates for this position must complete a sexual misconduct reference check, per University Policy 05-010. An offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory results from the sexual misconduct reference check.

What We Would Like You to Have

• Advanced degree in engineering, architecture, business, public administration, or related field

• Experience in an R1 or large public research university environment.

• Professional certification or licensure (AICP , NCARB , PE, CFM , etc.)

• Experience with capital portfolio governance, public-private partnerships, energy transition and decarbonization initiatives, enterprise asset management systems, seismic and resilience planning.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Supports essential functions of campus operations and may be expected to report to work during inclement weather, emergencies and other university work curtailments or closures. Work may require travel and attendance during evenings and weekends.

Special Instructions to Applicants

INQUIRIES , NOMINATIONS , and REFERRALS : Inquiries, nominations, and referrals should be sent directly to the Executive Search Team of University Human Resources at executivesearchteam@oregonstate.edu

COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

OSU is a fair-chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience, including involvement with the justice system. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/background-checks website, including the https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.

To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/7001998

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