Senior R&D Lab Planner — Advanced Tech Facilities

Flux Resources, LLC; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

Wellbeing support

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Flux Resources is seeking a Senior Tech R&D Facilities/Lab Planner to join one of our clients' Advanced Technology teams in Seattle. This full-time hybrid role focuses on programming, space planning, and technical design for complex research environments.

You will partner with researchers and facilities teams to balance operational, technical, and workplace requirements, leading projects from early planning through construction while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 10 years of architectural, laboratory planning, or related experience.
• Strong experience planning complex research and development environments.
• Experience coordinating architectural designs with MEP systems and specialized laboratory equipment.
• Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming and planning efforts for complex research and development facilities.
• Develop laboratory planning strategies for new construction and renovation projects.
• Work directly with clients, researchers, laboratory managers, and technical users to define project requirements.
• Develop efficient laboratory layouts that optimize workflow, flexibility, safety, and future growth.
• Create process flows, equipment layouts, and critical space adjacencies to support research operations.
• Coordinate laboratory layouts with architectural, structural, and MEP systems.
• Produce and review plans, elevations, and technical details using firm standards and QA/QC procedures.
• Provide quality control reviews of laboratory planning documentation throughout project delivery.
• Manage laboratory planning efforts from programming through construction administration.
• Coordinate project activities with clients, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Monitor project scope, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Support construction administration activities and maintain design intent.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships throughout project execution.
• Present planning concepts, design strategies, and technical recommendations to clients and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leadership on recruiting and growing technical design teams.
• Mentor junior architects, planners, and designers; lead mid-sized to large multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

Laboratory planning

Space planning

Project leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Job description

Flux Resources is seeking a Senior Tech R&D Facilities/Lab Planner to join one of our clients' Advanced Technology teams in Seattle. This full-time hybrid role focuses on programming, space planning, and technical design for complex research environments.

You will partner with researchers and facilities teams to balance operational, technical, and workplace requirements, leading projects from early planning through construction while mentoring junior staff.