MEP Specialist

Job Title

Support assigned projects during the project planning stage by working with municipal permits and permissions agencies to ensure required submissions are prepared, presented and approved to meet required project execution timelines.

Advocate for our client's interests in regular meetings with municipal authorities and authorities having jurisdiction in the planning and permitting process.

Review requested architectural plans to support Program Directors.

Ensure our client's design standards are adhered to during design development process.

Provide code and constructability review for the Architectural discipline on an ongoing basis. Lead and coordinate plan review services from other disciplines (Civil, Structural, Plumbing, HV AC, and Electrical).

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.

Manage the selection of consultants.

Ensure projects in the planning phase are completed within the approved budget and schedule.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 10 years of related experience.

Demonstrated experience using cloud-based construction management software solutions to manage projects.