Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati, OH
POSITION SUMMARY
The Director of Capital Projects is responsible for the successful delivery of all Zoo capital projects - from early planning and design through construction, commissioning, closeout, and turnover. The role has two distinct delivery responsibilities: (1) serving as the Zoo's senior owner representative for major projects delivered by an external Construction Manager (CM), generally projects over $1 million, and (2) directly leading smaller CapEx projects, generally $20,000 to $1 million, for which the Zoo acts as its own general contractor.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Own the full lifecycle of the Zoo's capital portfolio, ensuring projects move efficiently from concept through design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, closeout, and final handoff to the operating team.
• Establish clear project budgets, schedules, scopes, decision points, and accountability; identify risks early and drive issues to resolution before...