"Planner - Lower Hillhouse"

Overview

Provides planning, programming, project formulation, and other studies and evaluations to support the University’s capital program. Monitors interior and exterior design issues during the design, construction and close-out phases of capital projects.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Planning - Lower Hillhouse (LHH), the Planner manages and leads a diverse team of third-party contracted registered professional Architects, Engineers, and Construction Management firms in the delivery of the Lower Hillhouse Development, which is a significant and reimagining/redevelopment of this precinct of Yale’s campus. The LHH development will consist of an integrated program of high-quality capital projects (new construction, renovation, utilities and sitework, geothermal and geo-exchange) to support the university’s innovation community and transform the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The Planner - Lower Hillhouse will oversee projects, or portions of projects, to ensure they are on time and on budget; have a high regard for excellence; implement efficiency; and incorporate sustainability and site safety. With both a project and program-level perspective, delivers the design and construction of assigned projects, and aids in the development of the long-term capital planning process. Effectively manages and carries out assigned priorities by engaging with project stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction through successful building turnover to operations, consistent with the goals and priorities of the University and assigned team.

Specifically, the Planner - Lower Hillhouse: 1. Coordinates the requests of faculty and staff, soliciting all appropriate input for development of projects and programs while ensuring plans and programs comply with campus objectives. 2. Plans studies, reports, and creates and maintains records of decisions and timelines to inform the overall capital and strategic planning initiatives of the LHH development. 3. Defines projects and priorities, identifying scope, draft solutions, and obtaining internal and external approvals and develops long range planning models based on the needs of school/department and institutional priorities. 4. Provides information and recommendations on physical and comprehensive planning and design issues, large scale planning studies, and special facilities planning topics. 5. Produces presentations with supporting data and graphics to support project and school initiative decision making process. 6. Manages the formulation, programming, budgeting, design, construction, commissioning and successful transition to full operation of assigned capital projects in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures established by the University and approved Capital Program Management Guidelines. 7. Works closely with the stakeholders within the Facilities and Campus Development organization and University leadership to develop, document and maintain financial projections for individual projects to support and provide input to the Long-Term Capital Plan (LTCP). 8. Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of the academic and research units within the assigned campus area and infuses the project development process with this knowledge. 9. Leads and manages the work effort of consultants, including but not limited to: architect/engineering teams, construction managers, commissioning firms and other specialty vendors involved with the delivery of assigned project scopes, commitment schedules, milestones and deadlines, and established program goals for quality, cost, schedule, and safety. 10. Provides leadership in database reporting and analyses for use in decision-making by all stakeholders, utilizing the University’s designated project management database platform.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Knowledge of architectural planning, design, and construction processes. Solid technical knowledge of data collection, analysis, and interpretation for executive decision making (including ROI) and feasibility studies.
2. Advanced team building skills. Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to schedule and run meetings, create and present effective presentations, and to work closely with key internal/external stakeholders.
3. Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Unity (eBuilder), and construction scheduling software. Project cost management and experience with Unity (eBuilder), Procore, Unifier, Bluebeam REVU preferred. Knowledge of REVIT, clash detector software, AI, building performance or 3D modeling software are considered a benefit.
4. Significant experience in the preparation of project budgets, design and construction cost estimating and reconciliation and the development of project schedules.
5. Ability to process multiple assignments, set priorities, and to lead third party contracted teams to meet objectives. Strong project/business analysis and negotiation skills are a benefit.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Master’s degree in Engineering, Planning or Architecture preferred.
2. Five years’ experience in planning or project management for multiple project portfolios preferred.
3. Previous experience with design and construction of multiple discipline science & technology buildings (or equivalent, e.g. medical facilities) and/or with geothermal/geo-exchange projects, MEP building systems, and fast-track construction preferred.

Preferred Licenses or Certifications

Professional Engineering license (P.E.) or Architectural license (R.A.) strongly preferred. Project Management Professional Registration or Certification (P.M.P.) preferred. LEED Accredited Professional preferred.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Develops planning models based on the needs of department and institutional priorities. 2. Participates in the resolution of planning and technical conflicts and recommends cost effective options and approaches. 3. Ensures that institutional planning objectives and strategies are incorporated into departmental plans and projects. 4. Manages authorizations by preparing succinct presentations that distill complex project issues into distinct, clear options, thereby allowing for informed and timely decision-making. 5. Establishes priorities for the allocation of design resources. Provides information and recommendations on physical and comprehensive planning and design issues, large scale planning studies, and special facilities planning topics. 6. Manages and reviews the progress and quality of the work performed by outside and in-house consultants. Manages the work efforts of external architects and engineers. 7. Acts as the primary contact among project architects, other consultants various building committees, technical and operations groups, and staff members during the planning phase of the project. 8. Provides advice to ensure conformity with specifications, codes, regulations, and University Design Standards. Develops engineering and architectural program requirements. 9. Resolves conflicting issues with consultants, project scope, budgets and schedules. Develops overall project budgets including construction, consultant and other fees, furnishings and equipment, operations and testing costs. Manages the selection of consultants. 10. Ensures projects in the planning phase are completed within the approved budget and schedule, and conform to applicable codes and zoning ordinances. 11. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Planning and seven years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary Range

$90,000.00 - $165,750.00

Location

2 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut