Planner, Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists

Job no: 495405

Work type: Staff Full-time

Location: UMBC Campus

Categories: Facilities/Grounds/Skilled Trades

Facilities Management Campus Planning Office

Campus Planning assists the university in making sound decisions regarding the use of existing campus facilities and determining the need and requirements for new facilities.

Under general supervision, provide administrative and technical services related to space management at the university, enabling the development of new and renovated campus facilities; perform routine space management tasks including management of space inventory, space plans, conducting space audits, analysis of space use patterns, compilation of internal and external reports, field surveying, and other ad hoc needs to document and improve space utilization and disposition at the university;

support the FM-Campus Planning GIS mapping professional in the ongoing development and maintenance of Auto Cad and GIS mapping resources maintained by the department.

UMBC offers competitive compensation. This role starts at $ 24.49 per hour and has 14 days of vacation as well as winter break, spring break, and personal days for regular full time roles. Tuition remission is also available.

A hybrid telework schedule may be available.

• maintain and develop documentation including: space utilization studies, space needs assessment studies, facility reallocation plans, and space scenario planning studies
• maintain and update the system of record for campus space attributes and allocation. Liaise with FM IT support and the external vendor to troubleshoot issues and add functionality
• maintain and update Auto Cad and Adobe PDF floor plan assets using adopted CAD drawing standards. Coordinate efforts with Facilities Management partners and external vendors for CAFM interoperability to assure accuracy and accessibility in the system of record
• uses ESRI ArcGIS Pro, Online, and Experience Builder, to assist the GIS mapping professional in the ongoing development and maintenance of GIS mapping resources maintained by the department
• liaise with campus partners, evaluate formal space requests, organize and perform field audits to verify room type, department, room use (per NCES Facilities Inventory Classification Manual codes), and existing configurations
• manage hiring and training of student work force, develop routine work plans, provide daily supervision including timekeeping and primary payroll approval

• Bachelor's degree in planning or related field
• Valid Maryland class "C" driver's license

Note:

Additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

• Ability to professionally plan and conduct in-person interviews and field surveys with campus constituents to evaluate space use and identify programmatic requirements
• Be conversant with CAFM (preferably AiM) database tools for maintenance of a system of record
• Be conversant with ESRI ArcGlS Pro, Online, and Experience Builder
• Ability to read and interpret architectural, engineering, and other technical documents
• Proficiency, or willingness to obtain proficiency, in the use of Auto Cad, standard layering, symbology, basic 2D drawing and notational conventions, and best drafting practices for creating clear and professional documentation
• Proficiency with spreadsheet, word processing, and basic graphic presentation programs (preferably Excel, MS Office and PowerPoint)
• Technical writing and verbal skills to…