Lab & Facilities Design Planner, College of Sciences

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
The College of Sciences (CoS) cultivates curiosity, encourages exploration, and fosters innovation to develop scientific solutions for a better world. Our connected community of scientists and mathematicians collaborates across disciplines and challenges to achieve excellence in science, teaching, and research. Working across six internationally ranked schools with the brightest young minds in our fields, we mentor future leaders to identify and push the frontiers of human knowledge, imagination, and innovation.

This position, reporting to the Director of Facilities and Capitol Planning, will manage the design and renovation process of a variety of spaces, including wet laboratories, throughout the 6 different schools under the College of Sciences. Therefore, a strong understanding of research labs, educational spaces, and administrative environments is advantageous for success in this position. The College of Sciences has assigned space within fourteen (14) different facilities. This position interacts directly with Research Faculty/Principal Investigators (PIs), school and college leadership, facility/building managers, contractors, and vendors. Revit and/or AutoCAD skills beneficial for conceptual design needs.

Provide decision support on campus space-related matters. Develop schematic and alternative layouts for programming and planning of design and construction projects of educational facilities for the campus environment. Oversee and manage programmatic components of these projects transitioned to lead roles by Facilities Design and Construction personnel. Provide collaboration and support of projects including budgetary aspects, programming continuity and status updates for design development, bidding and construction of facility projects. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty, staff, and external partners. This position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty, staff, and external partners. This position will supervise: NA

Job Duty 1 -
Develop conceptual programs and budget sheets for campus capital and non-capital projects.

Job Duty 2 -
Conduct periodic space audits; direct departmental move planning and track move budgets; provide space recommendations; space allocation documentation; advise academic and administrative leaders on potential space-related initiatives; assist private consultants and Facilities project managers on capital and non-capital construction and renovation projects.

Job Duty 3 -
Write Request for Qualifications (RFQ) advertisements; prepare Board of Regents due-diligence reports.

Job Duty 4 -
Develop pre-programming documents and information for decision-making suggestions and alternatives including space inventory and space auditing.

Job Duty 5 -
Develop conceptual programmatic requirements for proposed design and construction initiatives.

Job Duty 6 -
Develop conceptual cost estimates and project budgets.

Job Duty 7 -
Participate in on-going construction related update and status meetings.

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Business, Engineering or Planning, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Five to seven years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Architecture, Engineering Planning, AICP, LEED

Preferred Experience
Ten or more years of job-related experience. Preferably experience working with Geospatial Information Systems, AutoCAD

SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge in university planning, design and construction practices, planning, and management; effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to consistently complete multiple projects and work-related duties; ability to interact with academic and administrative personnel; strong team work approach in a cross-functional, diverse team/network; proficiency in computer applications common in office, construction, and design.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Salary range: $90,000.00-$97,000.00

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: S7

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening