Facilities Planner (5-6 month contract)
About The Position
The Facilities Planner provides the corporation with facilities that are safe, comfortable, supportive of employee productivity, compliant with regulatory requirements, and cost effective. The role includes space design and development, project contracting, and managing all aspects of corporate office relocations. The planner applies industry best practices in facilities design, management, and maintenance; supports regulatory compliance with building and fire codes and ADA requirements; manages project estimates and budgets; and coordinates complex organizational moves. The position also works with business partners, procurement staff, and outside vendors, supports cross-functional projects and event space planning, maintains workforce management data, and may serve as backup to help desk staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or direct and applicable work experience.
- At least one year of experience in facilities operations, including regulatory compliance, space design and development, and office relocations.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including spreadsheets, presentations, and word processing software.
- Demonstrated experience measuring and evaluating work processes and using appropriate resources to identify next steps, potential impacts or risks, and solutions.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
- Strong time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills to manage a fast-paced workload and troubleshoot issues.
Responsibilities
- Provide facilities that are safe, comfortable, support employee productivity, and are cost effective.
- Apply industry best practices in facilities design, management, and maintenance.
- Ensure facilities planning meets building codes, fire codes, ADA requirements, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Estimate and manage projects to remain within budgets.
- Complete special assignments and projects in a timely and thorough manner.
- Maintain effective relationships with business partners, including IT and telecommunications, to ensure customer requirements are met.
- Provide project management or support for cross-functional projects as needed.
- Collaborate with procurement staff to seek proposals, analyze products and bids, and procure assets and services.
- Manage and direct outside vendors used for project support, as needed.
- Coordinate and facilitate the organization's most complex move projects.
- Provide space planning for event planning activities, as appropriate.
- Serve as backup to help desk staff, as needed.
- Provide and maintain accurate data for use in the workforce management system.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
