Facilities Strategic Planner 1, 2, Senior

Facilities Strategic Planner 1, 2, Senior

Location : Tempe, AZ, US

Date : Jan 24, 2025

Requisition ID : 18291

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits :

Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

401(k) plan with employer matching

Available your first day : Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

Over 200 hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

Short and long-term disability plans

Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Facilities Strategic Planner will develop site, building, space, and project plans in alignment with corporate and departmental objectives. Planners will be responsible for development and oversight of strategies including Facilities’ 2035 Sustainability Goals, SRP’s Hybrid Workplace, Facilities Portfolio Management, and the Facilities Betterments Roadmap. For various projects, Planners will intake customer requests, develop initial scope / cost estimates, create program documentation, validate conceptual options with internal client and Facilities teams for feasibility, and hand-off to project management.

What You'll Do

Partners with SRP internal clients through project intake, determining requirements and scope of various types of Facilities projects.

Develops site master plans, entailing long-term property use intent, building specifics and locations, and occupants.

Develops conceptual project plans, including scope and cost estimates, and program documentation. Validates conceptual options with internal clients and Facilities teams for feasibility. Hand-off to project management team and supports design process.

Oversees space planning, space inventory, and manages requests for space changes and relocations within SRP facilities.

Partners with internal and external subject matter experts to ensure feasibility of the most effective and economical solutions.

Proposes plans and schedules to complete a variety of projects for facilities consistent with standards, specifications, and requirements to ensure that projects are planned consistently within SRP.

Partners with Analyst team to align strategic plans with 6-year capital proposals and available funding. Assists with project related presentations for approval by executive leadership.

Manages the procurement and directs the activities of third-party consultant, architectural, design, and engineering services per SRP procurement guidelines with direct responsibility on decisions in planning and programming stages.

Ensures compliance within federal, city, state, and company regulations.

Experience

For an associate level, a minimum of no previous years of experience to two years related experience plus a bachelor's degree is required. (If no degree, four-six years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling four years.)

For a journey level, a minimum of two years of experience to four years related experienced plus a bachelor's degree is required. (If no degree, six years-eight of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling six years.)

For a senior level, a minimum of five years of related experience plus a bachelor's degree is required. (If no degree, nine years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling nine years.)

Promotion to Level 2 requires a minimum of two years experience at Level 1 and demonstrated capability to perform advanced and more difficult work as determined by the supervisor. Promotion to Senior Level requires a minimum of 3 years experience at Level 2, is fully competent in all aspects of functional area of assignment and as such would be recognized as a specialist in area of assignment and may have periodic or occasional lead responsibilities.

Education

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Drug / Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug / alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug / alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug / alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

Nearest Major Market : Phoenix