Flad ArchitectsEmployer: Madison, WI, USLocation: Wed, Oct 30 '24Posted on: Full-timeType:
Science Planner US-WI-Madison # Positions: 1
Overview
If you enjoy
solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each
person's ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for
you. Flad is a national architectural firm, with ten offices across the
country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces.
Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients
tackle the issues that change people’s lives.
How will your days be spent
Maintain
project responsibility for planning exercises. Responsible for planning
issues, including operational models, staffing models, departmental
relationships, and programming parameters.
Verify
and mentor other science planners on functional and space programs for lab
facilities as needed. Direct staff in developing lab programming and
planning parameters including lab functional models, lab staffing,
departmental relationships, and detailed lab design for client
presentation.
With
a mastery understanding of the latest laboratory furniture systems, lab
equipment and its impact on research areas, help clients/users determine
appropriate equipment placement and selection.
Conduct
client and user group meetings for needs assessment and implement lab
planning documentation.
Understand
the principles of sustainable design. Incorporate those principles in all
planning and design decisions.
Assist
the Project Manager with project schedule, budget, and profitability.
Assume responsibility for ensuring that staffing, budgets, and
profitability targets are met. Lead cost estimating for projects. Oversee
the shop drawing review process to ensure the design intent is met.
What you bring to this role
Experience:
Minimum
of twelve (12) years of recent science planning experience with a focus on
master planning, programming, and developing large complex laboratory
facilities required.
A
broad base of experience with a focus in science and technology facilities
for academic, bio-pharmaceutical, government, or process planning
preferred.
Projects
completed with multiple clients ideal.
Knowledge
of codes, standards and guidelines as related to laboratories, individual
municipalities, State, IBC, ADA, ANSI, NFPA, NSF, cGMP, and cGLP.
Software:
Revit
proficiency required.
Previous
experience with AutoCAD preferred.
Education:
Associate
degree in architecture, engineering, planning or related field required;
architectural degree preferred.
Professional
registration preferred.
Sustainability
accreditation preferred.
Flad
offers a wide range of benefits including:
Hybrid
work environment
Health,
dental, and vision insurance
Generous
paid time off and paid holidays
Financial
health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor;
identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits; income protection –
life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee
Assistance Program (EAP)
Continuing
education and career development – internal programs; funds set aside for
external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual
professional registration and organization reimbursement
Flad Architects
is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Flad will provide equal opportunity to all
individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
If you need a
reasonable accommodation to apply for a position, please contact Human
Resources at 608-238-2661 or email us at [email protected].