What are the responsibilities and job description for the HIGHER EDUCATION CAMPUS PLANNER position at Colliers Engineering & Design?
Overview :
Bergmann, an affiliate of Colliers Engineering & Design, is looking for an experienced campus planner to join our Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Buildings team.
This individual may work on public / private higher education, program work, and / or multi-use projects.
Responsibilities :
Evaluate higher education facilities, open space, and infrastructure.
Evaluate campus condition, capacity, utilization, usage patterns, and institutional metrics.
Integrate campus data, physical condition analysis, and recommendations with institutional strategic planning and key performance indicators.
Merge cross-disciplinary data and principles to advance planning and design of complex projects
Conduct research and collect data, identify relevant precedents, and develop analysis diagrams
Synthesize quantitative and qualitative information to generate flexible implementation and capital planning strategies
Organize and manage campus and community engagement exercises
Generate planning concepts, rendered plans, and create graphics
Generate planning reports that meet client needs regarding content, schedule, and budget
Communicating with clients and building / maintaining those relationships
Problem-solving for design solutions
Surveying onsite work at client facilities
Qualifications :
Who We're Looking For : All candidates for this position should be licensed in the US in planning, architecture, and / or landscape architecture. The ideal candidate has a bachelors degree in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, or urban design, and has 10 years' experience leading comprehensive planning projects for colleges and universities. All candidates should be fluent in Revit, AutoCAD, and GIS.
Understanding of Higher Education academic organizational structures, workflow, and operating procedures
Experience with campus-scale assessment, analytics, diagramming, conceptualization, prioritization, and phasing.
Experience with Higher Education facility programming, design, and project development
Experience with user survey methodology
Able to develop space reallocation strategies
Experience with higher education issues, trends, and facilities
Able to identify evolving best practices, policies, and procedures
Understanding of planning and urban design, building typologies, transportation, land development planning, zoning codes, phasing considerations, and implementation techniques
Able to translate data, engagement, assessment, and concepts into compelling narratives
Able to develop short and long-term campus planning goals through analysis
Able to work closely with others
Strong communication skills
Able to build relationships and communicate at every level of a project
Able to work independently with minimal instruction
Client facing experience
Experience with leading, coaching, and mentoring junior staff
Proficient / Experienced with Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, GIS, and Adobe Creative Suite
What We Offer :
At Bergmann, an affiliate of Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. Thats why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.
This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes : company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k) / Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.
We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Womens Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.
Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success!
