Maintenance Facility Planner / Architect

About the role

Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP (WRA) is a multidisciplinary engineering, architectural, and planning firm dedicated to improving the built environment through innovative and sustainable solutions. For over 110 years, WRA has delivered planning, design, and construction services for transportation, institutional, municipal, federal, and private-sector clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Facility Planner / Architect to join our Architecture and Buildings Group in Baltimore, Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Lead facility assessments, programming, master planning, conceptual design, and architectural development for maintenance and operations facilities.
• Work directly with clients to evaluate existing operations, define facility requirements, and develop responsive, efficient, and sustainable solutions that support long-term operational goals.
• Understand facility planning principles, maintenance workflows, fleet and equipment operations, space programming, and the integration of architectural and engineering systems within complex operational environments.
• Conduct facility assessments, operational analyses, and stakeholder interviews.
• Develop facility programs, space requirements, adjacency studies, and operational workflow analyses.
• Prepare feasibility studies, facility master plans, and conceptual design alternatives.
• Lead workshops and planning sessions with clients, operations staff, and stakeholders.
• Develop planning reports, facility planning documents, presentations, and recommendations.
• Cook up multidisciplinary project teams including structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, environmental, and transportation engineers.
• Support architectural design development from schematic design through construction documentation phases.
• Evaluate facility capacity, operational efficiency, equipment needs, and future growth requirements.
• Integrate sustainability, resiliency, and life-cycle considerations into facility planning solutions.
• Aid in project management activities including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, and resource coordination.
• Participate in business development activities, proposal preparation, client presentations, and project interviews.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Registered Architect (RA) in the United States or ability to obtain reciprocity.
• 11-15 years of experience in facility planning, architecture, or related design disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience planning and designing maintenance, operations, fleet, transportation, aviation, public works, or industrial facilities.
• Strong understanding of facility programming, operational workflow analysis, and master planning.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing client relationships.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with architectural design and planning software including Revit, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel periodically for client meetings, site visits, and project workshops.
• US Citizenship required.

Preferred

• Experience with transit agencies, departments of transportation, aviation authorities, public works agencies, or federal clients.
• Experience leading facility planning studies and master planning initiatives.
• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) or similar sustainability credential.
• Experience with facility condition assessments and asset management planning.
• Familiarity with BIM workflows and facility lifecycle planning.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule options
• Competitive salary
• Leave accrual and paid holidays
• Healthcare benefits
• Group Life Insurance, as well as additional optional life Insurance
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental and maternity leave benefits

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is $100,000.00 - $150,000.00, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

Schedule

This position is full-time.