Campus Space & Facilities Planning Leader

Red-Deer-Polytechnic-1; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental care

Health spending account

Pension plan

Vacation allotments

Tuition waivers

Professional development funding

Job summary

Red Deer Polytechnic seeks a Manager, Facility & Campus Space Planning Management to lead strategic space planning, governance, and utilization across the campus. You will translate enrolment growth, program delivery, and accessibility needs into actionable space plans and budgeting analyses.

You will lead a cross-disciplinary team, develop standards, governance processes, and reporting to enable data-informed decisions and efficient space use aligned with RDP’s 2030 Strategy.

Qualifications

• Two years of post-secondary training in related fields.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in facility/space planning and related services.
• 3+ years of leadership experience supervising staff or project teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and oversight to the Facility Space Planning team, including Project Managers, ensuring effective workload allocation, performance management, and professional development.
• Establishes service delivery standards, planning frameworks, templates, and quality assurance processes.
• Oversees team outputs to ensure alignment with institutional standards, accessibility requirements, and governance practices.
• Aligns team priorities with institutional needs and escalates resource or policy challenges with recommendations.
• Leads institutional space governance processes, including intake, prioritization, and decision frameworks.
• Oversees management and analysis of space inventory, utilization, occupancy, and room data.
• Develops evidence-based recommendations to optimize campus space across academic, administrative, and service functions.
• Facilitates institutional planning discussions and supports master planning and program growth initiatives.
• Establishes and maintains space standards, data governance practices, and reporting frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Space planning

Data governance

Budgeting

Project management

Governance

Communication

Education

Two years post-secondary training in Interior Design Technology, Architectural Technology, Facility Planning or planning technology

Three-year undergraduate degree in Interior Design/Planning/Facilities Management/Project Management

PMP (asset)

Registered Professional Planner (asset)

Interior Design designation (asset)

APPA/SCUP space planning training (asset)

Experience with Banner (asset)

Tools

Banner

Job description

Red Deer Polytechnic seeks a Manager, Facility & Campus Space Planning Management to lead strategic space planning, governance, and utilization across the campus. You will translate enrolment growth, program delivery, and accessibility needs into actionable space plans and budgeting analyses.

You will lead a cross-disciplinary team, develop standards, governance processes, and reporting to enable data-informed decisions and efficient space use aligned with RDP’s 2030 Strategy.