Senior Facilities Planner/Designer - Furniture

UT MD Anderson

Houston (TX)

Hybrid

USD 107,000 - 160,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

PTO & holidays

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Pension plan

Job summary

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Senior Facilities Planner & Designer to lead end-to-end furniture and space planning initiatives across complex projects. You will define project scopes, develop program descriptions, and support implementation while collaborating with stakeholders to meet institutional goals.

The role emphasizes planning, budgeting, vendor engagement, and continuous improvement of interior operations within a hybrid work environment at MD Anderson.

Qualifications

Associate's degree in design/clinical discipline required.
6 years of commercial interior/architectural design or 4 years with a BA.
Strong collaboration with architects, project managers, and staff on codes/regulations.

Responsibilities

Develop facilities programming and planning documents for large-scale projects.
Create comprehensive space programs, floor plans, and pre-design reports.
Plan, procure, and coordinate installation of furniture and equipment with minimal supervision.
Maintain inventories, budgets, requisitions, and project schedules.
Coordinate with architects, project managers, and staff regarding building codes and standards.

Skills

Project management

Space planning

Vendor engagement

Furniture coordination

Education

Associate's Degree in Interior Design/Space Planning/Architecture/Science/Clinical

Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design/Space Planning/Architecture/Science/Clinical

Job description

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution focused on cancer care, research, education, and prevention. The Senior Facilities Planner & Designer plays a critical role in evaluating facility utilization, developing planning solutions, and supporting the effective use of institutional space and interior resources. Through strategic planning, programming, furniture management, and move coordination, the Senior Facilities Planner & Designer helps ensure facilities support operational excellence and organizational goals.

Within Facilities Planning, Design and Construction, the Senior Facilities Planner & Designer contributes to facility planning, design, and construction efforts by defining project scopes, preparing preliminary budget estimates, developing program descriptions, and supporting project implementation. The Senior Facilities Planner & Designer also collaborates with stakeholders across UT MD Anderson to support strategic facility initiatives, standards development, and complex space planning projects.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to manage the end-to-end delivery of furniture service requests, inventory stocking programs, operational reporting, vendor engagement, and program workflows to ensure timely service delivery, effective resource utilization, budget stewardship, and continuous improvement of interior operations processes. Develop and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, and performance metrics. Ensure compliance with departmental processes, annual training requirements, and organizational goals.

Why Us?

At UT MD Anderson, this role provides an opportunity to directly support a mission-driven environment dedicated to advancing patient care, research, education, and prevention. The position offers meaningful work in strategic facilities planning and design while providing opportunities for professional growth, collaboration with technical teams, and participation in complex institutional projects that shape the future of the organization.

Employer-paid medical coverage starting day one for employees working 30+ hours/week, plus optional group dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank, plus paid holidays, wellness, childcare, and other leave options.
Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service and access to extensive wellness, fitness, and employee resource groups.
Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System, voluntary retirement plans, and employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs.

Salary Range: $106,500 - $133,000 - $159,500

Responsibilities

Programming/Planning

Develop facilities programming and planning documents for large-scale and complex projects.
Create comprehensive space programs, conceptual floor plans, and pre-design reports.
Participate in departmental and divisional strategic planning initiatives.
Contribute to facilities planning efforts supporting institutional objectives.

Procurement/Installation/Standards

Plan, procure, and coordinate installation of furniture and equipment with minimal supervision.
Develop and maintain furniture and equipment inventories, floor plans, budgets, requisitions, and project schedules.
Obtain required approvals for furniture and equipment procurement activities.
Create, coordinate, and ensure compliance with design standards programs.
Develop finish schedules and conduct drawing and submittal reviews.
Prepare and coordinate variance submissions when required.
Participate in the creation and refinement of institutional standards.
Consult with architects, project managers, engineers, and staff regarding building codes, policies, guidelines, and regulations including NIH, AALAC, IBC, NFPA, and ADA requirements.

Furniture & Move Coordination/Site Deactivation

Prioritize and delegate furniture-related scopes of work within Facility Asset Requests to external vendors for assessment and design.
Coordinate with customers and internal stakeholders including planners, EH&S, MEP, O&M, and project managers.
Assist Facilities Planning Services planners with furniture layouts developed internally and through external resources.
Obtain vendor quotations and coordinate estimates, designs, and installations.
Serve as the primary point of contact for furniture ordering activities.
Request cost estimates and design sketches from vendors.
Coordinate furniture Facility Asset Requests, including assessment requests, customer coordination, and documentation.
Request MEP assessments when required to support furniture requests.
Provide furniture-related project support to planners and project teams.
Work closely with Agile team members and other furniture planners.

Move Coordination & Site Deactivation

Coordinate moves and site deactivation activities with minimal supervision.
Perform site inspections and develop punch lists.
Create and manage project schedules related to moves and deactivation efforts.
Coordinate asset transfers and customer communications.
Process and manage work orders associated with move and deactivation activities.

Other Duties as Assigned

Prioritization and delegation of furniture scope of work within Facility Asset Requests to outside vendors for assessment and design, coordination with customers and other in house stakeholders including Planners, EH&S, MEP, O&M and Project Managers. Assist FPS planners with furniture layouts both in house and sourced, obtain quotes and coordinate with vendors on estimates, design and installation. The planner will be the be the point of contact for:

ordering furniture
getting estimates
asking vendors for sketches
Coordination of furniture FAR's - receiving, delegating to vendors, requesting assessment by MEP when needed, coordination with customer and documentation.
providing support on projects to planners

The planner will work closely with the Agile team and other furniture planners.

Move Coordination and Site Deactivation including site inspections, punchlists, schedules, asset transfers, customer communications and work orders, with minimal supervision.

Move Coordination and Site Deactivation including site inspections, punchlists, schedules, asset transfers, customer communications and work orders, with minimal supervision. Prioritization and delegation of furniture scope of work within Facility Asset Requests to outside vendors for assessment and design, coordination with customers and other in house stakeholders including Planners, EH&S, MEP, O&M and Project Managers. Assist FPS planners with furniture layouts both in house and sourced, obtain quotes and coordinate with vendors on estimates, design and installation. The planner will work closely with the Agile team and other furniture planners.

Move Coordination and Site Deactivation including site inspections, punchlists, schedules, asset transfers, customer communications and work orders, with minimal supervision.

The planner will work closely with the Agile team and other furniture planners.

Move Coordination and Site Deactivation including site inspections, punchlists, schedules, asset transfers, customer communications and work orders, with minimal supervision.

EDUCATION

Required: Associate's Degree Interior Design, Space Planning, Architecture, Science and/or Clinical discipline.
Preferred: Bachelor's Degree Interior Design, Space Planning, Architecture, Science and/or Clinical discipline.

Work Experience

Required: 6 years Commercial interior/architectural design, facilities/equipment planning and/or project management experience. or
Required: 4 years Experience in commercial interior/architectural design, facilities/equipment planning and/or project management with Bachelor's degree.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

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