Lab Planner

Job Details

Description

DGA is a 180-person architecture firm with offices in Mountain View, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Since 1995 we have specialized in architecture, interiors and planning for the life sciences, higher education, healthcare, and mission critical sectors. We are seeking a full-time Lab Planner for our San Diego office.

This position requires excellent communication and people skills as you will work closely with the Principals, Project Managers and Designers while assuming leadership for architectural lab programming and planning experience for science and technology facilities including teaching and research, vivarium, and STEM facilities for academic, corporate research and government clients.

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates creativity, passion and interest in design and planning of laboratories within technical facilities.
• Advanced knowledge of technical and regulatory requirements for laboratory design.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing; ability to convey laboratory planning needs to designers and other team members and clients
• Meet with clients/users to develop or validate program requirements for lab and high-tech facilities; develop space programs and physical plans at a variety of scales;
• Collaborate with the project team in planning facilities by developing flexible planning grids, lab organization diagram and service distribution concepts;
• Lead the documentation of laboratory systems such as casework, lab equipment, and development of laboratory spaces to create next generation settings for discovery;
• Participate in marketing efforts through proposal development, interview participation and presentations.
• Develop trusting relationships with clients; and
• Utilize expertise and share knowledge with colleagues and mentor junior staff members on lab programming and planning

Education and Experience

• 8+ years of architectural lab programming/planning experience
• Architectural registration preferred
• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing clients, project teams and project processes
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, expertise in Revit and other industry accepted like Microsoft Office Suite products is needed

DGA is an amazing company to work for, just look at our reviews! Along with great pay, we offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, 401k, PTO, and an annual staff development allowance. We also have a very generous bonus program. At the time of posting this job advertisement, the annual pay salary range for this position is between $110,000 to $140,000 commensurate with qualifications

If interested, please apply at the link above.

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