Senior Campus Planner
Dlr Group
Lead campus planning and analytics for higher education institutions
23 days ago ago
$95,000 - $130,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Seattle, WA
Office Full-Time
Company Size
1,700 Employees
Service Specialisms
Architecture
Engineering
Design
Interior Design
Planning
Consulting
Sustainability
Project Management
Sector Specialisms
Justice+Civic
Hospitality
Mixed-Use
Workplace
Healthcare
Higher Education
Sports
Civic
Role
What you would be doing
facility assessment
data integration
space reallocation
engagement workshops
project management
planning analytics
- Assess higher education facilities, open space, and infrastructure. Identify campus condition, capacity, utilization, and usage patterns. Tie patterns to institutional success metrics.
- Connecting short and long term goal setting with analysis.
- Articulating campus development, renewal, preservation, and other capital planning strategies.
- Integrate campus data, physical condition analysis, and recommendations with institutional strategic planning and key performance indicators.
- Promoting space reallocation strategies.
- Lead 360-degree campus engagement workshops and client communication.
- Synthesize quantitative and qualitative information to generate flexible implementation and capital planning strategies.
- Identify and integrate evolving best practices, policies, and procedures.
- Contribute to the growth of the national campus planning team to deliver current services as well as identify and develop expanded services identified in DLR Group’s Vision 2025.
- Provide thought leadership to elevate the Campus Planning Team, our Higher Education practice, and DLR Group as a whole. Participate in research to document trends, identify DLR Group strengths/weaknesses, and tie to client needs.
- Manage the project process and communications to deliver, on time and on budget, graphics, and narrative to support project goals, objectives, and required deliverables for interim and final presentations and reports.
- Lead, collaborate, review, and confirm planning analytics, scenarios, and reports with senior leadership, institutional research, deans, department chairs, facilities planning, and reviewing boards.
- Ensure DLR Group’s higher education research, analytics, and planning support our clients’ institutional mission, vision, values, accreditation, and strategic planning goals and strategies.
- Actively participate in marketing and business development activities.
- Translating data, engagement, assessment, and concepts into graphic storytelling, reports and presentations.
What you bring
10+ years
higher ed
project leadership
campus assessment
bachelor’s/master’s
collaborative
- 10+ years of experience leading comprehensive planning projects for colleges and universities.
- Knowledge of Higher Education academic organizational structures, workflow, and operating procedures.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship.
- Ability to lead project processes to achieve project budgets, schedules, and research.
- Experience applying best practices for campus-scale assessment, analytics, diagramming, conceptualization, prioritization, phasing, and fundraising.
- Familiarity with user survey methodology.
- Knowledge of applicable Higher Education federal, state, and peer standards.
- Ability to lead work across multiple time zones with a national team and clients located from Eastern to Alaskan time zones.
- Bachelor's and master’s degrees in complementary disciplines such as architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, planning, and interiors.
- Ability to work collaboratively with all Carnegie Classifications and levels of higher education management.
- Experience with Higher Education facility programming, design, and project development.
- Be highly collaborative with a strategic mindset and enjoy an interdisciplinary approach to projects.
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Visa Sponsorship- must be eligible to work in the united states without need for work visa or residency sponsorship.
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Company
Overview
Founded 1966
Year Established
The firm traces its origins to 1966 when it began as a regional architectural practice.
$280M Revenue
Annual Revenue
The company generates over $280 million in annual revenue through its global operations.
30 Offices
Global Presence
The firm operates 30 offices across the U.S., China, and the UAE.
- Now 100% employee-owned, it pioneered integrated design—melding architecture, engineering, planning and interiors under one roof.
- Its portfolio includes museum transformations, university campuses, transit hubs, and sports stadiums.
- Specializing in sectors such as civic, justice, cultural centers, K-12 and higher-ed campuses, hospitality, and transit.
- Standout projects include the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, LAX automated people mover stations, Mall of America expansions, and performing-arts centers.
- The firm has a legacy of acquiring regional specialists, enhancing its expertise in areas like theatre and healthcare design.
- Collaboration and innovation drive everything we do.
- We are committed to the success of our clients, partners, and communities.
- We believe in the power of design to enhance quality of life and create lasting value.
- We are passionate about building long-term relationships based on trust, integrity, and accountability.
- We embrace a diverse range of perspectives, ideas, and skills to solve complex challenges.
2030
Net Zero Commitment
Aim to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions, aligning with global sustainability goals.
- Focus on reducing energy consumption and using sustainable building materials.
- Integrating sustainable design strategies in every project.
- Regular monitoring and reporting of energy performance and sustainability metrics.
- Pioneering initiatives to reduce water usage and carbon footprint in all operations.
- Striving for a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
- Tracking gender diversity with a goal to increase female representation in leadership roles.
- Offering mentorship programs to support underrepresented groups in the industry.
- Providing equal opportunities for professional growth and career advancement for all employees.
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