Director Facility Planning & Analytics

Provides strategic leadership for facility planning, focusing on the overall campus needs for furniture, signage, art and interior design conditions. Assists in the development of long-term facility plans, leveraging data to support decision-making, and overseeing the day-to-day activities to ensure facilities effectively support organizational goals and growth.

Job Responsibilities:

• Direct and oversee campus interior design, furniture planning, signage, move management, and art program initiatives to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with institutional standards and strategic objectives.
• Lead the development and implementation of facility planning, space utilization, and analytics strategies that support organizational growth, operational efficiency, and an exceptional workplace environment.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce campus design standards, space planning guidelines, and workplace aesthetics to ensure consistency across all facilities and projects.
• Partner with leadership, departments, and vendors to support strategic planning, project execution, and informed decision-making.
• Identify and implement innovative processes, technologies, and best practices to enhance departmental performance and service delivery.
• Influence and engage with key stakeholders (e.g., cross-functional teams, senior leadership, vendors) to influence decision-making.
• Stay updated with latest developments in the field (e.g., latest updates to federal and state laws); Evaluate and advise on the impact of new related strategies, programs, and/ or regulatory actions.
• Lead, coach, and develop staff through performance management, training, mentoring, and career development initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Consistently meet job expectations, adhere to policies, and deliver quality work while applying. St. Jude values and principles. Managers evaluate employee performance throughout the year—specifically through the spring and fall Check-In milestones and the Annual Performance Review. All employees are encouraged to actively participate in these performance management processes.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Business or related area required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• 10+ years experience in the planning, design and administration in construction or related industry.
• 2+ years of management and/or supervisory experience required.
• Experience leading/ overseeing overall operations of multiple areas within Design, construction and planning or comparable function(s).
• Proven experience working in a multi-functional environment, influencing critical cross-functional stakeholders to drive processes/systems and outcomes.
• Experience with operational management, budget planning, and stakeholder and resource management.
• Prior experience in building external connections with peers, emerging technology communities, and expert networks.
• Experience leading & managing teams in a supervisory/ leadership capacity.
• Proven performance in earlier role.

Special Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Shows strong skills in thinking critically with a systemic view.
• Shows expertise in taking a structured approach to analyze and resolve issues.
• Able to distinguish between different sets of issues, set priorities, and make decisions.
• Builds internal connections and external partnerships across executive/leadership levels.
• Strategically understands stakeholder needs and manages expectations and relationships on a regular basis.
• Can handle highly sensitive or tough situations with social and emotional grace and maturity.
• Models resourcefulness by reaching out to people within and outside functional groups to get work done effectively.
• Keeps large teams/ departments energized and focused on high-quality results by leveraging data/ analytics-based approaches.
• Builds systems, processes, and capabilities that can set and deliver a high-performance culture.
• Drives a culture of efficient budget planning and utilization across the department.
• Defines long-term project/program/team budgets based on an understanding of all resource variables and financial goals of the division/ organization.
• Builds effective business cases for necessary capital, equipment, and technology in line with goals.
• Drives and monitors clear goal setting, accountability, and feedback for the department (and matrixed teams). Manages ER issues as they arise.
• Guides performance of direct reports (or indirect if managing people indirectly) through coaching and development.
• Consistently evaluates and addresses the team’s overarching development needs in line with the talent strategy.
• Explores, identifies, tracks and leverages trends and best practices of the economic market for the planning and design industry.
• Leads complex/ long-term facilities planning projects with a focus on schedules, resources, contingencies, and budgets.
• Drives development of project management and/ or facilities planning capabilities within organization to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Proactively builds and maintains key relationships within and outside the organization.
• Guides structured evaluation of priorities with stakeholders for critical decision-making with a long term focus.
• Facilitates communication and solutioning between stakeholders to address needs and perspectives.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear and or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme hot or cold surfaces, sharp edges, and outside weather conditions.
• The employee will be expected to work in mechanical equipment rooms where low clearance and slip or trip hazards exist.
• The employee may be exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.
• The employee must move about the work space to access work surface and shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment that are at, below or above the work surface.
• Nothing in this job description limits management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time as business needs dictate.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $114,400 - $216,320 per year for the role of Dir- Facility Planning & Analytics.

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