Laboratory Planner, Capital Projects

About the role

Provides senior-level planning, programming, project formulation, and evaluations for the science and research capital portfolio on central campus. Co-leads Yale's specialty laboratory team, carrying a multi-project portfolio of laboratory and research-building projects from feasibility studies and programming through design, construction, commissioning, and transition to research operations.

Responsibilities

• Develops planning models based on the needs of department and institutional priorities.
• Participates in the resolution of planning and technical conflicts and recommends cost effective options and approaches.
• Ensures that institutional planning objectives and strategies are incorporated into departmental plans and projects.
• Manages authorizations by preparing succinct presentations that distill complex project issues into distinct, clear options, thereby allowing for informed and timely decision-making.
• Establishes priorities for the allocation of design resources.
• Provides information and recommendations on physical and comprehensive planning and design issues, large scale planning studies, and special facilities planning topics.
• Manages and reviews the progress and quality of the work performed by outside and in-house consultants.
• Manages the work efforts of external architects and engineers.
• Acts as the primary contact among project architects, other consultants, various building committees, technical and operations groups, and staff members during the planning phase of the project.
• Provides advice to ensure conformity with specifications, codes, regulations, and University Design Standards.
• Develops engineering and architectural program requirements.
• Sets up and manages overall project budgets including construction, consultant and other fees, furnishings and equipment, operations and testing costs.
• Selects consultants.
• Ensures projects in the planning phase are completed within the approved budget and schedule, and conform to applicable codes and zoning ordinances.

Requirements

• Knowledge of laboratory and research-building planning, design, and construction, including lab ventilation and pressurization, containment, and lab support systems; ability to synthesize scientific and technical needs into planning solutions.
• Advanced team leadership and communication skills, with a strong ability to present planning options and recommendations to faculty, EH&S, operations, and institutional stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, construction scheduling software, and project management information systems, with solid project cost management experience.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and managerial skills to carry multiple concurrent projects in occupied research buildings, set priorities, and plan utility shutdowns and phasing that protect research continuity.
• Ability to lead third-party contracted teams and communicate with researchers and diverse communities to understand and translate specific programmatic needs.

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Master's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• Five years' experience planning and managing laboratory, vivarium, or research-building projects for institutional owners, including renovations in occupied research facilities.
• Working knowledge of recognized laboratory planning, ventilation, and biosafety standards and guidance, including the NIH Design Requirements Manual, ANSI/ASSP Z9.5-2022, the ASHRAE Laboratory Design Guide, and CDC/NIH BMBL guidance.
• Valid professional registration or certification (P.E., R.A., C.C.M., or P.M.P.); LEED accreditation preferred.
• Proficiency with PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder), BIM/3-D modeling, and database and reporting tools.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$90,000.00 - $165,750.00

Schedule

Staff Work Model On-site