HDR is seeking a Principal Laboratory Planner to join their Education and Science practice. The ideal candidate will lead laboratory programming and planning for a broad range of projects, with a focus on physical science research environments. This person will work collaboratively with designers, project architects, building engineers, and other design professionals as part of a team.
Requirements
- Lead programming and planning efforts with project team and client
- Be key contact for client's leadership team
- Establish, track and maintain project programming and planning budget
- Coordinate programming and planning efforts with other design and engineering disciplines
- Effectively manage other planning staff
- Work with entire project team to meet project schedule, quality deliverables, budgets, and profit goals
- Lead collection of project requirements such as goals and objectives, facility functions, room requirements, adjacencies, and blocking and stacking
- Direct preparation of program statements, planning documents, contract documents, and specifications for research, educational and related spaces
- Write technical specifications in compliance with standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements
- Evaluate lab equipment, cabinetry and casework and assist clients in selection process
- Mentor planning staff regularly providing guidance for staff development and advancement
- Contribute to program-specific content development such as benchmarking information, BIM library, master specifications, planning standards, etc.
- Participate in Quality Control process through peer reviews, project charrettes and daily mentoring
- Participate in program and company training, recognition and awards programs
- Develop and present presentations for in-house education and training
- Establish and maintain client relationships
- Participate in project capture planning in collaboration with business development team
- Contribute to the development of proposals and presentations
- Be a difference-maker in winning work at interviews
- Contribute to program public relations efforts through speaking engagements, authoring technical papers, participation in professional organizations, etc.
- Create and present program expertise and capabilities to prospective clients
- Be an industry thought leader and knowledge expert
- Conduct technical presentations at national and international industry conferences and seminars
- Publish technical articles in industry publications
- Actively participate in client professional organizations and societies (i.e. Tradeline, SCUP, ISPE, etc.)
- Actively participate in company-sanctioned social media venues
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time away
- Parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee referral bonus
- Tuition reimbursement
