Lab Planner

Hybrid (3 days a week/on-site) can be in Minneapolis, MN, Madison, WI or Milwaukee, WI
Salary range is $77-91k - salary will be determined based on experience

This role will collaborate with Principals, Project Managers, and Designers while leading architectural lab programming and planning. Your expertise will help shape cutting-edge research and development environments and science + technology for corporate, government, and academic clients. If you're passionate about innovation and thrive in a collaborative setting, we'd love to hear from you!


In this role you will:

• Meet with clients/users to develop or validate program requirements for lab and high-tech facilities.
• Develop space programs and physical plans at a variety of scales.
• Collaborate with the project team in planning facilities by developing flexible planning modules, lab organization diagrams and service distribution concepts.
• Prepare documentation of laboratory systems such as casework, lab equipment, and development of laboratory spaces to create next generation settings for discovery.
• Participate on multiple projects including job production and quality, with demonstration of fee management.
• Participate in marketing efforts through proposal development, interview participation and presentations.
• Develop trusting relationships with clients.
• Utilize expertise and share knowledge with other staff members on lab programming and planning.
• Understand and lead collection and organization of client HPM's and drive organizational strategy for code compliance including control areas, occupancies, and transformation of client EHS approach where relevant.
• Collaborate with MEP Engineering in support of required code, approaches, and coordination of relevant building systems to ensure compliance and quality.
• Coordinate with and manage procurement of relevant consultants to ensure support for various project types.

You will need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in architecture; Master's degree preferred.
• Architectural licensure preferred.
• 6 - 10 years architectural lab programming/planning experience.
• LEED AP preferred.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing clients, project teams and project processes.
• Design sensitivity, interest in sustainability and excellent technical ability.
• Code understanding of HPM and impact to project delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and other industry accepted software as well as expertise with project management software and Microsoft Office Suite products is needed.