Lab Planner

About the role

A Lab Planner will be responsible for assisting the laboratory project planning effort toward the successful completion of complex technology facilities; provides overall programming, master planning, lab design planning; communicates with clients/user groups to understand project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads with advanced technical knowledge in the laboratory planning and programming of various-sized pharmaceutical, academic research, biotech, or other emerging technical facilities.
• Provides technical planning expertise and leadership for laboratory facilities in the areas of programming, design, fit-out planning, equipment planning, MEP systems integration planning, casework specification and construction administration.
• Participates in user group meetings (heads of departments, specialists) to collect program needs for laboratory specifications in technical facilities.
• Develops a comprehensive understanding of clients’ program requirements and standards and policies for completion.
• Aids in the design development, modification and/or review of laboratory planning concepts for clients, designers and project team.
• Ants up and develops solutions to technical and design problems following established format.
• Develops and maintains excellent relationships with existing and potential clients.
• Participates in selected marketing and business development opportunities.
• Incorporates and integrates Living Design solutions.
• Actively seeks new knowledge in the design and planning of laboratories.
• Makes and leads periodic project meetings and presentations; ensures client is adequately briefed on project.
• Assures document standards are met and archives documents.
• Makes and prepares 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and build models for client/project team.
• Actively participates in industry associations.

Requirements

• 10+ years relevant Lab Planning Experience
• Project experience demonstrates significant involvement in science/technology/research facility, lab design, including the design of traditional laboratories, production facilities, computational research, and higher education science teaching spaces
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture required
• Master’s degree
• Requires 5 plus year’s progressive experience focused on programming and planning of all phases of a variety of laboratory types such as: vivarium, biocontainment, research, teaching (science), pharmaceutical, public health, clinical, process, and manufacturing facilities
• Demonstrates creativity, passion, and interest in design and planning of laboratories within technical
• Knowledge of technical and regulatory requirements for laboratory design
• Knowledge of laboratory programming delivery and how design impacts those systems – including space, operational, and equipment programming, as well as MEP systems
• Knowledge of laboratory planning, design, construction documents, construction administration, and project construction cost control for lab
• Possess strong hand and advanced CAD drafting
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup, and InDesign graphic software
• Proficiency in Revit or another BIM platform
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing; ability to convey laboratory planning needs to designers and other team members
• Ability to effectively meet deadlines
• Licensure strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work (no larger than 10MB).

Benefits

At the time of posting this job advertisement, commensurate with qualifications, the annual pay salary range for this position in Chicago is between $90,400 and $120,400.

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Skills

• Advanced technical knowledge in the laboratory planning and programming of various-sized pharmaceutical, academic research, biotech, or other emerging technical facilities
• Technical planning expertise and leadership for laboratory facilities in the areas of programming, design, fit-out planning, equipment planning, MEP systems integration planning, casework specification and construction administration
• Experience in user group meetings (heads of departments, specialists) to collect program needs for laboratory specifications in technical facilities
• Comprehensive understanding of clients’ program requirements and standards and policies for completion
• Experience in design development, modification and/or review of laboratory planning concepts for clients, designers and project team
• Experience in anticipating and developing solutions to technical and design problems following established format
• Experience in developing and maintaining excellent relationships with existing and potential clients
• Experience in participating in selected marketing and business development opportunities
• Experience in incorporating and integrating Living Design solutions
• Experience in actively seeking new knowledge in the design and planning of laboratories
• Experience in making and leading periodic project meetings and presentations; ensuring client is adequately briefed on project
• Experience in assuring document standards are met and archiving documents
• Experience in making and preparing 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings and build models for client/project team
• Experience in actively participating in industry associations

Benefits

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.