Assistant Director – Space Planning - Research & Medical Education

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Job Location (Full Address):

135 Corporate Woods, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14623

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

900005 Space Planning, Med Center

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 117

Compensation Range:

$122,600.00 - $184,000.00

Responsibilities:

Oversees and directs all major space planning initiatives and activities for University of Rochester Medicine’s on and off campus research and medical education spaces to assure effective building and land utilization through space and concept design. Allocates space and facilities utilization, identifies issues, and organizes processes to ensure appropriate input to institutional goals and objectives. Interprets operational level reports, analyzes data, and presents improvement opportunities to senior leadership.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Oversees coordination and execution of space and concept design projects within the parameters of University of Rochester Medicine’s strategic and master facilities plan. Manages space allocations and utilization of facilities owned or leased by URochester Medicine. Implements major multidisciplinary planning projects for URochester Medicine’s wet/dry research labs, medical education facilities, and related support space.
• Supervises, recruits, guides, coordinates, and evaluates research and medical education senior space planners providing day-to-day oversight. Instructs and coaches staff on topics such as project management, procurement, construction/renovation, vendor coordination, and customer interaction. Manages workloads and allocates resources efficiently to meet project deadlines and organizational objectives. Ensures effective communication and collaboration within the team, as well as with other relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Develops and analyzes alternatives regarding resource requirements. Oversees the development of productivity and dollar density metrics for wet and dry research efforts. Recommends strategic and tactical approaches to decision-making. Coordinates the development of an assessment mechanism for measuring the efficiency of space utilization and recommends strategic improvements in utilization of research and medical education space. Coordinates research on need for emerging projects. Responsible for ongoing evaluation of a comprehensive integrated planning process. Acts as liaison on projects to guarantee adherence to original planning or acceptable alternatives.
• Evaluates requests from divisions, departments or as directed by senior leadership for renovation, relocation, expansion or improved use of existing space. Prepares and contributes to program documentation. Prepares reports, recommendations, planning programs or layout schematics for approval by client/user requesting service and the Director. Represents URochester Medicine in matters pertaining to space use, acquisition, and disposition. Identifies and maintains institutional swing space to effectively manage displacement of programs during renovation or preparation of new space.
• Acts as liaison between client/user and the architects, contractors and project managers. Manages the preparation of projections of building needs based upon analyses of URochester Medicine’s growth patterns and plans. Cultivates and maintains professional relationships with primary customers within area of responsibility, including department chairs, department leadership, supply vendors and external entities to foster opportunities for enhanced customer service and to positively impact institutional collaboration.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in in Architecture, Facilities Planning, Interior Design, Finance, or Strategic Planning and 5 years project management or space planning experience required.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills required.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong working knowledge of space planning software applications preferred.
• Data analysis and interpretation skills preferred.

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