Space Analyst/Planner

Description

Clark & Enersen is one of the country’s fastest-growing design firms. As an employee-owned, full-service design firm we offer architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning, with specialized expertise in commissioning, laboratory planning, community and stakeholder engagement, construction administration, grant assistance, and land development.

Clark & Enersen provides its employees the opportunity to work on impactful, rewarding, and sustainable projects of all sizes and types across the country. With a culture that prioritizes exceptional service, integrated services, creative design solutions, and employee growth in a team-based atmosphere, our firm is seeking a talented and motivated Space Analyst/Planner to become part of our team.

Location

This position is open to all locations.  While the preference is in a location with one of our existing offices (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, or Colorado), we are also open to fully-remote arrangements.

Our Culture

• Flexible work hours.
• Approachable seller-doer leadership team.
• Employee ownership opportunities.
• Employee health, wellness, and leadership development programs and incentives.
• Frequent team-building activities.
• Collaborative work environment.
• Excellent benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of facility space planning and analysis including, but not limited to, facility assessment, space utilization, data analytics, benchmarking comparisons, space gap analysis, future needs projections, and space organization.  Responsibilities may occur as dedicated projects or as part of larger master planning efforts in conjunction with other disciplines.
• Develop, and/or institute methods for aggregating, analyzing, calculating, and visualizing space data for use in client engagement, planning documents, and benchmarking databases.
• Research space use trends and metrics across multiple sectors, including higher education, laboratories, and commercial workplaces.
• Collaborate with client leadership and master planning team of architects, engineers, and landscape architects to provide integrated solutions for strategic, academic, and/or physical planning objectives.   
• Organize and lead meetings and other engagement efforts with a wide variety of client stakeholders, including leadership, staff, faculty, students, public, facilities personnel, and others as applicable to discuss and develop space use strategy, vision, objectives, and plans.
• Develop, organize, and produce final reports that convey outcomes and recommendations in written and graphic forms.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of comparable experience in space planning related field.
• Expertise with higher education institutions is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of space-related applicable federal, state, and peer standards.
• Experience with Excel and data analysis and visualization software is required.
• Experience with graphics software such as Adobe Creative Suites is preferred but not required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to interpret data and generate. analytical reports as needed to support client decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including report preparation and leadership presentations.
• Willingness to travel as needed.