Associate Director, Planning; Space Planning & Operations

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Associate Director, Planning (Space Planning & Operations)

Associate Director D, Facilities

The Associate Director, Research Program and Space Planning, manages and coordinates the development of functional need programming and planning of space solutions for the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM). This work includes communication with organizational and program stakeholders, data analysis, needs assessment, space programming, building level organizational planning, space planning, and recommendations of space use to senior leadership.

The Associate Director provides innovative leadership and builds strong partnerships within the Penn Medicine and University communities in support of the School's tripartite mission and strategic interests. The Associate Director leads thought processes, achieves consensus, acts as a change agent, and pursues development of an environment that enables and enhances the transformative work of the PSOM, faculty, students, and staff.

This position is considered “essential.”

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent work experience required. Professional degree in Architecture, Planning, or related field is preferred.

Professional

Experience:

5 to 7 years of relevant work experience preferably in a medical school or academic environment.

• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication/interpersonal skills, good managerial and people skills, accurate and precise, and organized.
• AutoCAD proficient, Revit preferred. Familiar with database software packages, CAD/CAFM systems, and basic building infrastructure systems and space planning.
• Ensures accountability, demonstrates self‑awareness, values differences.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences, including those at a high level of influence.
• Strong critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage conflict.
• Nimble learning and self‑development skills.

• Identify complex issues and simplify those that need to be escalated for leadership action.
• Anticipate, proactively prevent, and/or mitigate potential issues utilizing past experience and a strong understanding of client behavior, and
• Ensure problems are solved at the root cause level when issues arise.

The Perelman School of Medicine is a multi‑building research and teaching complex with emphasis on biomedical research. As such, and to ensure successful fulfillment of its mission (research and education), the School Community requires a much higher level of support service delivery than usually experienced in a typical academic environment. Problems that would be mere annoyances in some facilities…