Lab Planner

HGA • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

HGA’s Public | Corporate practice is excited to welcome an experienced, detail-driven Lab Planner to our team - Minneapolis, MN, Rochester, MN or Milwaukee, WI ! It is expected you will collaborate with Principals, Project Managers, and Designers while leading architectural lab programming and planning. Your expertise will help s hape cutting-edge research and development environments and science & technology for corporate, government, and academic clients. If you’re passionate about innovation and thrive in a collaborative setting, we’d love to hear from you! In this role you will: meet with clients/users to develop or validate program requirements for lab and high-tech facilities; develop space programs and physical plans at a variety of scales; collaborate with the project team in planning facilities by developing flexible planning modules, lab organization diagrams and service distribution concepts; prepare documentation of laboratory systems such as casework, lab equipment, and development of laboratory spaces to create next generation settings for discovery; participate on multiple projects including job production and quality, with demonstration of fee management; participate in marketing efforts through proposal development, interview participation and presentations; develop trusting relationships with clients; utilize expertise and share knowledge with other staff members on lab programming and planning; understand and lead collection and organization of client HPM’s and drive organizational strategy for code compliance including control areas, occupancies, and transformation of client EHS approach where relevant; collaborate with MEP Engineering in support of required code, approaches, and coordination of relevant building systems to ensure compliance and quality; and coordinate with and manage procurement of relevant consultants to ensure support for various project types.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture
• Architectural licensure required
• 6 - 10 years architectural lab programming/planning experience
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing clients, project teams and project processes
• Design sensitivity, interest in sustainability and excellent technical ability
• Code understanding of HPM and impact to project delivery
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and other industry accepted software as well as expertise with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite products is needed

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• LEED AP preferred

Responsibilities

• meet with clients/users to develop or validate program requirements for lab and high-tech facilities
• develop space programs and physical plans at a variety of scales
• collaborate with the project team in planning facilities by developing flexible planning modules, lab organization diagrams and service distribution concepts
• prepare documentation of laboratory systems such as casework, lab equipment, and development of laboratory spaces to create next generation settings for discovery
• participate on multiple projects including job production and quality, with demonstration of fee management
• participate in marketing efforts through proposal development, interview participation and presentations
• develop trusting relationships with clients
• utilize expertise and share knowledge with other staff members on lab programming and planning
• understand and lead collection and organization of client HPM’s and drive organizational strategy for code compliance including control areas, occupancies, and transformation of client EHS approach where relevant
• collaborate with MEP Engineering in support of required code, approaches, and coordination of relevant building systems to ensure compliance and quality
• coordinate with and manage procurement of relevant consultants to ensure support for various project types

Benefits

• annual bonus and success sharing bonus program
• 401(k) guaranteed contribution
• paid parental leave
• medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees