Technical Lab CAD Planner

Cumming Group; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group seeks a Technical Lab CAD Planner for a hybrid role based in the Bay Area or Seattle, WA. You will collaborate with clients and senior project leaders to define requirements and create programming deliverables for technical laboratory facilities.

The candidate should have 2–5 years in architecture, engineering, or facility planning, with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM tools, and Google Workspace proficiency, plus strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Understanding of building systems and facility infrastructure.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear planning recommendations.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience with facility planning or design consulting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development of facility planning and programming for lab projects.
• Participate in interviews, workshops, site assessments, and planning sessions.
• Develop space programs, requirements, and project constraints.
• Prepare planning deliverables, narratives, minutes, and client reports.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, and client stakeholders.
• Travel occasionally to client sites.

Skills

Building systems understanding

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organization and detail-orientation

Microsoft Office Suite

AutoCAD

Revit / BIM tools

Google Workspace

Education

BS in Construction Management

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Revit

BIM tools

Job description

Position Title: Technical Lab CAD Planner

Location: Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA

Req Id: JR103934

Time Type: Full time

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 15 rankings in ENR. With over 70 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

At Cumming Group, you will work on exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by your impact. As one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States (ranked in ENR's top 15), we offer over 70 global offices, a diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth.

You will collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and senior project leaders to define requirements, evaluate planning alternatives, and create foundational programming deliverables.

This position is a hybrid role based in either the Bay Area or Seattle, WA.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the development of facility planning, programming, and pre design deliverables for technical laboratory and specialized facility projects, collaborating with clients, user groups, and subject matter experts to gather project requirements, operational needs, and planning objectives.
• Participate in stakeholder interviews, workshops, site assessments, and planning sessions.
• Develop and document space programs, operational requirements, infrastructure considerations, and project constraints.
• Prepare project documentation, including presentations, reports, planning narratives, meeting minutes, and executive client deliverables.
• Analyze existing facilities, technical infrastructure, operational workflows, and space utilization to inform planning recommendations.
• Organize and maintain project documentation, action-item logs, decision logs, and planning records.
• Support the development of high-level project scopes, budgets, schedules, and implementation strategies.
• Conduct research and quantitative analysis to evaluate planning alternatives and support decision-making.
• Participate in client meetings and effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, consultants, and client stakeholders throughout the planning process.
• Support the preparation of consultant scopes, RFQs, and other planning-related procurement documentation as required.
• Travel occasionally to client sites as required.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Demonstrated understanding of building systems, facility infrastructure, laboratory environments, or technical building design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into concise recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency with design software including AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Revit, BIM tools, or similar technical software.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace tools.
• Experience preparing technical reports, programming documents, feasibility studies, or facility assessments is preferred.
• Interested in the planning and development of complex technical facilities, including laboratories, research environments, and other specialized building types.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical information into clear planning recommendations.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Education: BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field

Experience: 2-5 years of experience in Architecture, engineering, facility planning or design consulting

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Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

The salary range for this full-time role is $111,400.00-$148,533.35 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

About_Us:

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client's needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.

Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 3,000+ team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are here.

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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