Project Planner - Architectural

Turner & Townsend; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking an Established Facilities professional with a focus on architectural planning and multi-discipline coordination. The role is full-time and onsite, requiring U.S.

citizenship and a strong grounding in architecture and design. You will gather data, review compliance with building and safety codes, plan and reconfigure facilities, and work with vendors and internal teams to deliver cost- and timeline-sensitive solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architectural/construction planning discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge of architecture and design.
• Licensing in architecture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather and review data on facility or equipment specs and restrictions to ensure consistent records.
• Partner on implementing new or modified plans in response to delays, weather, or site emergencies.
• Inspect and review projects for compliance with building and safety codes.
• Review building security and safety; recommend improvements to procedures.
• Participate in prebuilding assessments, including cost estimating and energy efficiency studies.
• Participate in planning to ensure proper functioning of facilities.
• Plan, design, and reconfigure equipment, buildings, and structures for optimal use.
• Assess space requirements and propose meeting plans.
• Gather data on feasibility, deadlines, and restrictions for construction.
• Review and estimate design costs including equipment, labor, and materials.
• Request vendor quotes and place orders for equipment and related costs.
• Work within facilities contractor management processes.

Skills

Architecture and design

Task prioritization

Licensing (preferred)

Education

Bachelors degree in architectural/construction planning

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

MS Office

PowerPoint

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

This full-time position is for an Established Facilities professional relating to the architectural field. Gathers and analyzes data, implements new or modified plans and conducts other varied facilities tasks on multi-discipline teams. Responsible for code review and modifications to procedures to enhance Facilities team performance. Must be team player with excellent communication skills.

This is a full time onsite role in Cedar Rapids, IA.

What You’ll Do

• Gathers and reviews data concerning facility or equipment specifications and organization or government restrictions to ensure consistency in the documentation of the relevant records.
• Partners upon implementing new or modified plans in response to delays, bad weather, or site emergencies.
• Inspects and reviews projects to evaluate compliance with building and safety codes, or other regulations.
• Reviews building security and safety and recommends improvements to security procedures and protocols to ensure a safe workplace.
• Participates in prebuilding assessments, such as conceptual cost estimating, rough order of magnitude estimating, feasibility, or energy efficiency, environmental, and sustainability assessments.
• Participates in planning to ensure proper functioning of facilities.
• Plans, designs, and reconfigures equipment, machinery, buildings, and structures to ensure the optimal utilization of the organization’s facilities.
• Assesses and evaluates the physical space requirements of the organization and recommends plans to meet needs.
• Gathers and reviews data concerning facility or equipment specifications, company or government restrictions, required completion date, and construction feasibility.
• Reviews and estimates design costs including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs.
• Requests vendor quotes and places order for equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs, as required to complete project.
• Works within parameters of facilities contractor management process.

Qualifications

This role requires US Citizenship

• Bachelor’s degree in relation to architectural/construction planning discipline and at least 3 - 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge or architecture and design.
• Knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, MS Office and PowerPoint.
• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks in order to accomplish goals on a given timeline.
• Architectural or related licensing preferred.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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