Senior Master Planning Lead – Global Facility Strategy

Sheladia Associates, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

SHELADIA Associates, Inc in Washington, DC seeks a Master Planning Lead to direct strategic facility, campus, infrastructure and portfolio planning assignments worldwide, based on the awarded contract.

The role requires translating mission, security, resilience, space and long-term investment needs into coordinated planning strategies, coordinating disciplines, and guiding workshops with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, planning, urban design, engineering, landscape architecture, or related field.
• 10+ years of master planning or related professional services experience.
• Leadership of at least two major facility, campus, or portfolio master plans.
• Experience managing complex multidisciplinary planning assignments or multi-site capital programs.
• Professional registration or certification such as RA, PE, PLA, or AICP.
• Working knowledge of applicable U.S. laws, codes, standards, and Government facility requirements.
• Strong strategic planning, facilitation, programming, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government personnel security clearance when required by the assigned work.

Responsibilities

• Lead campus, facility, infrastructure, and portfolio-level master planning assignments from data collection through final recommendations.
• Develop site-utilization plans, development scenarios, blocking and stacking studies, space and capacity analyses, phasing plans, and long-range capital improvement strategies.
• Conduct facility assessments, planning studies, feasibility analyses, programming activities, alternatives evaluations, and implementation roadmaps.
• Assess existing conditions, infrastructure capacity, facility performance, mission continuity, development constraints, and future requirements to inform planning recommendations.
• Coordinate architecture, interior design, civil/site, landscape, structural, MEP, security, cost, scheduling, facility-management, and construction disciplines to develop integrated planning solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and interviews with OBO stakeholders, facility managers, technical specialists, end users, local consultants, and host-country authorities.
• Integrate U.S. Government requirements with host-country laws, permitting processes, construction practices, and site-specific conditions.
• Prepare and review planning reports, scopes of work, technical memoranda, presentations, cost inputs, schedules, and decision documents.
• Provide quality-control reviews and mentor planning staff to support technical excellence and consistency across assignments.
• Support business development activities, including proposals, interviews, and client presentations as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Diplomatic context experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, planning, urban design, engineering, landscape architecture, or a closely related field

Master's degree in planning, architecture, urban design, engineering, or related field

Tools

GIS

CADD/BIM

Data visualization

Presentation tools

Job description

SHELADIA Associates, Inc in Washington, DC seeks a Master Planning Lead to direct strategic facility, campus, infrastructure and portfolio planning assignments worldwide, based on the awarded contract.

The role requires translating mission, security, resilience, space and long-term investment needs into coordinated planning strategies, coordinating disciplines, and guiding workshops with stakeholders.