Library Planner | Programmer | Architect

Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment, working at all scales, and at every level of detail. With studios in twenty-six locations worldwide, we design for people, to leave a lasting and positive impact on the human experience and the world we inhabit. This is captured in our ethos "human by design".

We believe design is a collaborative art and we are structured as an integrated practice of passionate professionals committed to delivering the best design for our clients. Our team of diverse and complementary talents work together in studios, that can draw from relevant expertise and points of view from across the whole practice to analyze and solve the specific design challenges they are working on.

Within the firm we have 18 practice areas, cores of expertise, that focus as centers of knowledge and analysis, that are both an essential foundation and fuel for the creative design work. Sustainability is intrinsic to our design approach. It is an essential ingredient for the design teams throughout the process, adding valuable insights, ideas, and research to the process.

For us all good design is sustainable.

Perkins Eastman is seeking a Library Specialist to join our Firmwide College & University and Civic & Cultural practices. This role leads the full arc from early strategy through design — shaping how academic and public libraries are planned, programmed, and built for the next generation of learners and communities.

This is a design-centered role for an architect, interior designer, or planner, who has graduated from an accredited design school, built deep expertise in library typology, and wants to work with a firm with national reach and a commitment to future-forward library and learning environments.

The Library Specialist will work at the intersection of research, planning, and design, partnering with librarians, institutional leadership, and project teams to translate evolving models of learning, research, and community into clear programmatic frameworks and spatial solutions.

Position will be located in one of the established Perkins Eastman studios. Ability to travel is required in order to have in person meetings with academic and public institutions at their places of business.

• Lead library programming and planning efforts including space programs and planning concepts.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and visioning sessions.
• Translate emerging themes in libraries into actionable planning strategies.
• Develop data-informed recommendations including benchmarking and utilization analysis.

• Lead and develop programming, space planning, and planning concepts for academic and public library projects across the country
• Drive early design phases — program validation, scenario testing, and conceptual planning, in close collaboration with project teams
• Develop data-informed recommendations grounded in benchmarking, utilization analysis, and emerging spatial models

• Facilitate visioning sessions and workshops with librarians, institutional leadership, and campus planners
• Translate complex, evolving institutional needs into clear programmatic frameworks and spatial solutions

• Represent Perkins Eastman at ALA, ACRL, SCUP, and related professional organizations
• Present at conferences and contribute to the firm's voice on library design
• Track and interpret emerging themes in library service models, learning environments, and community space

• Identify new business opportunities and support pursuit efforts
• Cultivate and maintain client relationships at academic and…