"Physical Planning Liaison"

Physical Planning Liaison

Job ID:

Location: Main Campus - UCR

Schedule: 8AM - 5PM

Category: Campus Administration and Operations

Salary: $114,300 - $220,900

Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)

Organization: College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

Department: Peter Atkinson

Application Deadline: December 11, 2025

Position Information:

Reporting to the Dean's office, the Physical Planning Liaison serves as a key strategist and tactician to CNAS leadership and academic chairs/directors, ensuring the organization achieves physical planning objectives that align with campus leadership. As the single point-of-contact for issues, initiatives, projects, and planning activities involving safety, facilities, and space, the incumbent applies expertise to identify, negotiate, advocate, develop, implement, and evaluate complex issues that significantly impact and influence organizational policies, procedures, processes, and projects related to physical planning and infrastructure. Serving as the Dean's liaison, this role requires significant problem-solving and project management acumen to implement safety initiatives; prioritize and coordinate facilities projects; and, analyze and modify space utilization to manage risk exposure, leverage resources, and enhance sustainability. Success in this role depends on the ability to engage with constituents at all levels and across many disciplines/units including Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Facilities Services, Architects & Engineers, Capital Planning, among others. Finally, the successful candidate must have the ability to act on behalf of the Dean to represent - and advance - CNAS on a broad range of campus level committees.

The full salary range for the Physical Planning Liaison is $114,300 - $220,900 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $114,300 - $194,250 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements:

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
• Masters degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Preferred

Experience Requirements

• 8 - 13 years of related experience. Required

Minimum Requirements

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability and skills in working collaboratively and influencing others.
• Expert knowledge and skill for specialized research needs in space planning and highly developed skills to effectively translate needs to professional architects and engineers.
• Expert ability to assess processes or services to make improvements in project management.
• Highly developed skills to multi-task and effectively prioritize large project work.
• Expert knowledge of architectural or engineering concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of UCR systems related to facilities

Additional Information:

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details:

General Information

FAC MGT SPEC 5 000399 26 Peter Atkinson Peter Atkinson

Positions Directly Supervised

Job Code Title FTE
007739
PROCUREMENT ANL 3
1

Generic Scope

Recognized organization-wide expert. Has significant impact and influence on organizational policy and program development. Regularly leads projects of critical importance to the organization; these projects carry substantial consequences of success or failure. May direct programs with organization-wide impact that include formulating strategies and administering policies, processes, and resources. Significant barriers to entry exist at this level.

Custom Scope

Uses advanced concepts at an expert level to implement and coordinate building management procedures and space planning activities which require specialized consideration such as laboratories with special circumstances (e.g., special ventilation, or use of hazardous materials) or coordination of activities with multiple building occupants/departments. Facilitates and collaborates with management on the design and planning for space allocation. Applies extensive knowledge of organization buildings, infrastructure, policies and procedures. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments. May mentor and train peers and supporting staff members. May supervise lower level professional or support staff.

Department Custom Scope

Reporting to the Dean's office, the Physical Planning Liaison serves as a key strategist and tactician to CNAS leadership and academic chairs/directors, ensuring the organization achieves physical planning objectives that align with campus leadership. As the single point-of-contact for issues, initiatives, projects, and planning activities involving safety, facilities, and space, the incumbent applies expertise to identify, negotiate, advocate, develop, implement, and evaluate complex issues that significantly impact and influence organizational policies, procedures, processes, and projects related to physical planning and infrastructure. Serving as the Dean's liaison, this role requires significant problem-solving and project management acumen to implement safety initiatives; prioritize and coordinate facilities projects; and, analyze and modify space utilization to manage risk exposure, leverage resources, and enhance sustainability. Success in this role depends on the ability to engage with constituents at all levels and across many disciplines/units including Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Facilities Services, Architects & Engineers, Capital Planning, among others. Finally, the successful candidate must have the ability to act on behalf of the Dean to represent - and advance - CNAS on a broad range of campus level committees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Regularly leads and guides senior managers on facilities projects impacting the entire organization. 25%
• Uses expert knowledge in serving as liaison with organization and external agencies regarding safety, access, maintenance, remodeling and construction activities of multiple building occupants/departments and/or buildings with complex needs such as research laboratories. 20%
• Coordinates with multiple units throughout the organization to provide a safe and secure facilities environment. 20%
• Regularly leads and conducts complex and varied analyses of issues or concepts with broad impact on facilities management. 10%
• Collaborates with department leadership on development of space planning; evaluates and advises on the design and allocation. 10%
• As a recognized expert, provides strategic guidance to senior managers. 5%
• Works with organization occupants to plan space that accommodates non-routine systems and/or research or specialized equipment, and hazardous materials storage and disposal. 5%
• Coordinates emergency repairs during and after work hours. 5%