Space Planner/ Campus Planning Analyst

DLR Group • Atlanta, GA

70d

About The Position

DLR Group is seeking a Space Planner/ Campus Planning Analyst to bring data storytelling into our master plans with colleges and universities across the country. Analyzing space utilization and identifying key space needs is a key part of this role. You will be part of our national Campus Planning Team within our Higher Education Practice. Along with playing an integral role in our comprehensive campus and facility planning projects, you will have support to participate in facility programming, digital tool development, research, and develop new focuses for project-based analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• Strong knowledge base in Excel, PowerBI, Qualtrics, etc.
• Ability to analyze patterns across systems and scales.
• Possess excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills.
• Innate curiosity and continual willingness to learn.
• Ability to balance high-intensity tasks and competing priorities.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones with a national team and clients located from Eastern to Pacific time zones.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship.
• Ability and willingness to travel and support work outside of region.

Nice To Haves

• Dual degree or multidisciplinary experience.
• Master's Degree or comparable experience in Campus Planning, Architecture, Facilities Planning, Facilities Management, Higher Education Management or other field.
• Experience with coding.
• Experience in higher education facilities space planning.
• Knowledge of best practices for facility space assessments, facilities management, space analytics, and academic and student life space programming.
• Knowledge of Higher Ed academic organizational structures, workflow, and operating procedures.
• Experience with planning graphics or data visualization software's e.g. Tableau, Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Interact and coordinate with the national DLR Group Campus Planning Team, our institutional clients, and other firmwide planners to ensure the Group's space analytics and planning are consistent with and support broader institutional and project goals and strategies.
• Analyze data (including space utilization) and communicate findings with graphics.
• Collaborate to create processes that support efficiency and accuracy in our analysis.
• Develop and present findings to clients.
• Collaborate with architecture and interiors team members to ensure that priority space needs are accommodated within proposed design solutions.
• Develop space planning reference materials, including quantitative and qualitative benchmarks.

Benefits

• 100% employee-owned structure.
• Four-day in-office work model with flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.
• Commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees