Senior Campus Planner

Position Summary

The University at Buffalo (UB) seeks a highly skilled and experienced Senior Campus Planner to join Campus Planning, part of University Facilities. Reporting to the Campus Planning Manager, the Senior Campus Planner plays a key role in shaping UB’s physical environment across its three campuses (North, South, and Downtown) through integrated and strategic planning efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage planning studies and projects that support university-wide physical development and long-term campus vision.
• Conduct analyses and research, gather and interpret data, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations.
• Develop reports, maps, graphics, and presentations to effectively communicate planning concepts and outcomes to internal and external audiences.
• Support planning initiatives by preparing meeting materials, documenting decisions, coordinating with consultants, and tracking progress and next steps.
• Partner with university leadership, committees, and external consultants on complex and sensitive planning efforts.
• Coordinate space planning and programming activities to align with institutional priorities and secure necessary approvals.
• Integrate planning principles and knowledge into project scope and implementation strategies to ensure alignment from concept through execution.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across University Facilities and academic and administrative units to advance campus planning goals.
• Engage external partners, consultants, and stakeholders to inform and strengthen planning outcomes.
• Represent Campus Planning on university committees and working groups.
• Perform high-quality spatial, policy, and programmatic analysis to inform strategic decision-making.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Produce professional-grade deliverables, including planning documents, reports, memoranda, meeting summaries, and visually compelling presentations on a range of planning and design topics.

About The University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in architecture, planning, interior design or related degree with 3 years of experience in campus planning. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Excellent oral, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse group of staff at all levels of an organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in architecture, planning, interior design or related degree with 7 years of experience in campus planning and architectural programming.
• Demonstration of ability to generate architectural space programming studies, and architectural project work plans.
• New York State professional registration in architecture, engineering, or interior design preferred.

Physical Demands

The position requires the ability to sit for extended periods; walk across campus to attend meetings and conduct site visits; stand during inspections; and occasionally move/transport light materials.

Salary Range

$85,000 - $100,000

Contact Information

Contact's Name: Daryl Ryan
Contact's Pronouns:
Contact's Title: Campus Planning Manager
Contact's Email: dwryan2@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-645-6767