Campus Land Planner

Campus Land Planner

Company:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Job Location:

Category:
Planning, Design, and Project Management

Type:
Full-Time

The position of Campus Land Planner is responsible for supporting the planning for the physical development of the campus, as part of the Planning, Design, and Construction department, working collaboratively with the Facilities Management team, including Grounds, Engineering, Sustainability, Maintenance Operations, and UNC Charlotte stakeholders, and external, multi-disciplinary consultants. The Campus Land Planner will work on a range of planning initiatives, including master and sector planning, planning studies, and feasibility studies at multiple scales. The Campus Land Planner advises internal customers on site selection and development, campus land use, building locations, and site amenities. The Campus Land Planner participates in project reviews and feasibility studies for future projects, prepares presentations for internal and external customers, including administrative and academic leadership, faculty, staff, students, and the community at large, and establishes and ensures compliance with University design and construction guidelines relating to land use and campus-level landscape architecture. The Campus Land Planner also supports the sustainable design goals of the University.

Summary of Position Responsibilities

• Develop planning recommendations for campus development and campus-level landscape architecture based on institutional priorities, coordinating with the Director of Planning, Design and Construction; Grounds, Sustainability, Facilities Engineering, and Facilities Maintenance and Operations.
• Ensure that institutional planning objectives and strategies are incorporated into projects.
• Review the work of external planning consultants to ensure projects reflect the planning intent, university design and construction, and standards, schedule, and budget as established by the Director of Planning, Design, and Construction.
• Review, update, and maintain university design and construction guidelines related to land planning.
• Prepare reports and presentations that identify issues and present options to inform university decision-making.
• Provide information and recommendations on physical and comprehensive planning and design issues, large-scale planning and sector studies, and special facilities planning topics.
• Manage requests for the development of campus outdoor spaces, soliciting input for the development of projects, and ensuring plans and compliance with University objectives.
• Maintain working relationships with local city, county, and state government officials, University City Partners, and private developers on issues that affect campus development.
• Work as a contributing teammate in the Planning, Design, and Construction department to collaborate and provide expertise on a wide variety of departmental projects and plans.
• Perform other duties as required.

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