Facilities Planner (5-6 month contract)

Wellmark • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

The Facilities Planner is responsible for providing corporate facilities that are safe, comfortable, supportive of employee productivity, compliant with regulatory requirements, and cost-effective. The work includes space design and development, project contracting, and managing corporate office relocations. The role also supports project management, space planning for events, vendor coordination, procurement, and maintenance of accurate workforce management data. This is a 5–6 month contract position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or direct and applicable work experience.
• At least one year of experience in a facilities operations role, 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

• Apply industry best practices in facilities design, management, and maintenance to provide safe, comfortable facilities that support employee productivity.
• Ensure facilities planning meets building codes, fire codes, ADA requirements, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Estimate and manage projects to remain within budget.
• Complete special assignments and projects in a timely and thorough manner.
• Maintain effective relationships with business partners, including IT and telecommunications, to meet customer requirements.
• 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 supporting projects, as needed.
• Coordinate and facilitate the organization’s most complex move projects.
• Provide space planning for event-planning activities, as appropriate.
• Serve as a backup to help desk staff, as needed.
• Provide and maintain accurate data for the workforce management system.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers