Sr. Lab Planner

It is expected you will collaborate with Principals, Project Managers, and Designers while leading architectural lab programming and planning. Your expertise will help shape cutting-edge research and development environments and science & technology for corporate, government, and academic clients. If you're passionate about innovation and thrive in a collaborative setting, we'd love to hear from you!

Hybrid (3 days on-site/week) in Minneapolis, MN, Madison, WI or Milwaukee, WI

Salary range is $129-147k/year - pay range will be determined by experience and client.

In this role you will:

• Lead clients/users to develop or validate program requirements for lab and high-tech facilities.
• Lead the development of space programs and physical plans at a variety of scales.
• Collaborate with the project team in planning facilities by developing flexible planning modules, lab organization diagrams and service distribution concepts.
• Lead the documentation of laboratory systems such as casework, lab equipment, and development of laboratory spaces to create next-generation settings for discovery.
• Lead lab planning teams: manage teams on multiple projects including job production and quality, and fee management.
• Participate in marketing efforts through proposal development, interview participation and presentations.
• Develop trusting relationships with clients.
• Utilize expertise and share knowledge with colleagues and mentor junior staff members on lab programming and planning.
• Understand and lead collection and organization of client HPM's and drive organizational strategy for code compliance including control areas, occupancies, and transformation of client EHS approach where relevant.
• Collaborate with MEP Engineering in support of required code, approaches, and coordination of relevant building systems to ensure compliance and quality.
• Coordinate with and manage procurement of relevant consultants to ensure support for various project types.

You will need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in architecture;
  Master's degree preferred.
• 10 - 15 years architectural lab programming/planning experience.
• LEED AP preferred.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing clients, project teams and project processes.
• Design sensitivity, interest in sustainability and excellent technical ability.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch Up and other industry accepted software as well as expertise with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite products is needed.