Job Title: Senior Planner, Capital Facilities/Master Planning
PVN ID: VC-1908-003250
Category: Administrative Services
Location: OFFICE OF VC - FACILIT PLAN, CONSTRUC & MGMT

Job Description

General Description


General Description

The Facilities Planning Unit of the Office of Facilities Planning, Construction, and Management (FPCM), is responsible for:

  • Managing the development of master plans for each of the 25 CUNY campuses.

  • Working with the colleges to develop capital project requests for funding from the State, City, and other sources.

  • Partnering with the Capital Budget Unit in the preparation of the University’s annual Capital Budget Request.

  • Performing space needs analyses, project programming, and feasibility studies.

  • Coordinating with the Real Estate Transactions Unit on the identification, analysis, and development of space and project opportunities in non-CUNY-owned space.

  • Managing and updating the space inventory system and the facilities lifecycle assessment for all CUNY campuses.

  • Developing and maintaining CUNY-wide space and planning guidelines.

  • Providing database and report development support for all FPCM departments.

 

Salary commensurate with education, qualifications, and experience.

Other Duties

 

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Facilities Planning, the Senior Planner is responsible for:

  • Managing consultants and campus involvement in the development of campus master plans and other studies, as assigned.

  • Supporting assigned campuses with the development and documentation of capital project requests for inclusion in CUNY’s annual Capital Budget Request to the State and the City.

  • Working closely with FPCM’s Department of Design, Construction, and Management to provide project planning, programming, and conceptual design oversight on capital projects at assigned campuses.

  • Participating in the development and maintenance of CUNY-wide space and planning guidelines.

Qualifications

 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Architecture, or a related field.
  • Five years of professional experience in institutional planning.
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to see the “big picture” while paying attention to details.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with attention to customer service, diplomacy, and discretion.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Planning, Architecture, or a related field.
  • Higher education planning experience.
  • Public-sector experience.
  • Professional license or certification.
  • Experience with database and reporting software.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Facilities Planning
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Nov 15, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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