Principal Laboratory Planner

We are currently looking for a Principal Laboratory Planner to join our Education and Science practice. An exciting position for the right person, it involves leading laboratory programming and planning for a broad range of projects with a focus on physical science research environments including cleanrooms, vibration sensitive labs, quantum computing, engineering and beyond. This person will work together with designers, project architects, building engineers, and other design professionals as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team. We strive to distill some of the most technologically complex facility types into simple and elegant architecture that creates comprehensible places where people want to be.

Particularly, we are looking for a Principal Planner who can build consensus among groups, to move forward with new and innovative paradigms for research and teaching environments and associated office and support spaces. The ideal candidate should be abreast of current and future trends affecting clients and projects and have a deep interest and understanding of physical science research and environments. We believe in challenging convention to create new, innovative spaces for our research clients that reflect the astounding scientific breakthroughs they are aspiring to and achieving.

Project Performance

• Lead programming and planning efforts with project team and client.

• Be key contact for client's leadership team.

• Establish, track and maintain project programming and planning budget.

• Coordinate programming and planning efforts with other design and engineering disciplines.

• Effectively manage other planning staff.

• Work with entire project team to meet project schedule, quality deliverables, budgets, and profit goals.

• Lead collection of project requirements such as goals and objectives, facility functions, room requirements, adjacencies, and blocking and stacking.

• Direct preparation of program statements, planning documents, contract documents, and specifications for research, educational and related spaces.

• Write technical specifications in compliance with standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements.

• Evaluate lab equipment, cabinetry and casework and assist clients in selection process.

Program Development and Support

• Mentor planning staff regularly providing guidance for staff development and advancement.

• Contribute to program-specific content development such as benchmarking information, BIM library, master specifications, planning standards, etc.

• Participate in Quality Control process through peer reviews, project charrettes and daily mentoring.

• Participate in program and company training, recognition and awards programs.

• Develop and present presentations for in-house education and training.

Business Development

• Establish and maintain client relationships.

• Participate in project capture planning in collaboration with business development team.

• Contribute to the development of proposals and presentations.

• Be a difference-maker in winning work at interviews.

• Contribute to program public relations efforts through speaking engagements, authoring technical papers, participation in professional organizations, etc.

• Create and present program expertise and capabilities to prospective clients.

Industry Expertise

• Be an industry thought leader and knowledge expert.

• Conduct technical presentations at national and international industry conferences and seminars.

• Publish technical articles in industry publications.

• Actively participate in client professional organizations and societies (i.e. Tradeline, SCUP, ISPE, etc.).

• Actively participate in company-sanctioned social media venues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicable planning experience with research and educational facilities.

• Programming, planning and designing focus in physical science research environments including cleanrooms, vibration sensitive labs, quantum computing, engineering and beyond.

• Demonstrated experience in client relationship development and related business development.

• Knowledge of applicable planning and design guidelines and codes.

• Commitment to sustainable design; LEED accreditation.

• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office products, and graphics software.

*LI-SA1