Campus Planner

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Position Information

Announcement Number

Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 27054

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Classification Title

Classification Title Associate Planner

Working Title

Working Title Campus Planner

Brief Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Director of PDC and the Planning Manager, this position performs a wide range of planning duties related to long range facilities planning programs for all Montana State University campuses and Montana Ag Experiment Stations ( MAES ). Primary responsibility of this position is to assist with and administer long range planning efforts and programs designed to meet and support the facilities growth plans, including the Strategic Plan, Long Range Master Planning, Long Range Building Program ( LRBP ), Capital Planning, Facilities Condition Inventory, space planning, transportation planning, way finding, and historic preservation.

The position requires knowledge and skills managing resources, proficiency in written and oral communication and consensus building. The position duties include developing narratives and cost analysis of projects, programming efforts, inventorying space assets, and condition assessments, to assist the larger planning team, Director, and Associate Vice President. Related responsibilities include the management of data such as comprehensive Capital Projects database for major maintenance, additions, renovation, and historic preservation projects, and new construction projects.

Position Number

Position Number 4M1170

Department

Department Campus Planning, Design & Construction

Division

Division University Services

Appointment Type

Appointment Type Classified

Contract Term

Contract Term Fiscal Year

Semester

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FLSA

FLSA Non-Exempt

Union Affiliation

Union Affiliation FOCUS-MFPE

FTE

FTE 1.0

Benefits Eligible

Salary $31.507 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Contract Type

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Recruitment Type

Recruitment Type Open

General Statement

The Associate Planner will support and assist with planning responsibilities; prioritizing capital projects and long-range planning needs; and maintaining records and recommendations for future campus needs. The position exercises a high level of interpersonal and effective communication skills with university executives, campus constituent groups and state agencies. In addition, this position requires discretion and confidentiality in developing information pertaining to projects and plans until vetted, approved and ready for release, as well as planning skills to facilitate the thoughtful growth of the MSU
-Bozeman campus and contribute to the additional MSU campuses and MAES operations as one university. This position will coordinate with senior level planners, the PDC Director, Space Management, AVP University Services, VP Admin & Finance and the Office of Planning and Analysis, Registrar’s Office, Provost Office, Deans, Department Heads, Faculty, Staff and students to make decisions regarding long range planning.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Long-Range Building Program Priority Capital Projects List for Legislative appropriations for all MSU campuses and MAES . Requires attention to a two-year cyclical timeline of scheduled document production, coordination with state entities, presentations and data entry into the state computer system.
• Create and manage a comprehensive Capital Projects Database, which includes capital construction projects, building inventory and data.
• Coordinate the accreditation (Standard
  8) for PDC and Facilities Services.
• Coordinate with State A&E, Governors Budget Office, OCHE and Board of Regents related to LRBP and long-range planning, development project projections, feasibility studies.
• Update and maintain Physical Plant Policies, procedures, web reports and data access and coordination with the Building Supervisors.
• Manage planning related projects such as biannual campus aerial mapping and other joint projects with the City of Bozeman.
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