Planner, Design & Architecture, Architect ​/ Sr. Architect

Duties & Responsibilities

• Experience in Lab Design, Medical or Clinical Design.
• Will work on projects ranging from Wet Bench Lab renovations, specialty Lab Support renovations including large scanner rooms and vivarium facilities and infrastructural upgrades.
• Must have good working knowledge of building utilities and MEP systems.
• Must be well organized and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Projects will include full floor comprehensive renovations as well as light touch refresh in order to accommodate needs quickly.
• Develop scope of work (formulation) documents that come from an ongoing Master Planning effort.
• Develop planning models based on the needs of department and institutional priorities.
• Participate in the resolution of planning and technical conflicts and recommend cost effective options and approaches.
• Ensure that institutional planning objectives and strategies are incorporated into departmental plans and projects.
• Manage authorizations by preparing succinct presentations that distill complex project issues into distinct, clear options, thereby allowing for informed and timely decision-making.
• Provide information and recommendations on physical and comprehensive planning and design issues, large scale planning studies, and special facilities planning topics.
• Manage and review the progress and quality of the work performed by outside and in-house consultants.
• Act as the primary contact among project architects, other consultants various building committees, technical and operations groups, and staff members during the planning phase of the project.
• Provide advice to ensure conformity with specifications, codes, regulations, and University Design Standards.
• Develop architectural program requirements.
• Develop overall project budgets including construction, consultant and other fees, furnishings and equipment, operations and testing costs.
• Ensure projects in the planning phase are completed within the approved budget and schedule.

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience.
• Planning and design experience with a degree in architecture required.
• Demonstrated experience using cloud-based construction management software solutions to manage projects.
• Master’s degree and 4-6 years of professional experience in Architecture, Engineering, Facilities Management, Urban Planning, or a closely related field, preferred.
• Architectural license preferred.
• Experience in facilities management, maintenance planning, or a similar role preferred.