Laboratory Planner

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients our communities and our planet. If this sparks your interest youre in the right place.

We have an opening for a Laboratory Planner specializing in lab planning and supporting Science Technology projects. We operate within a hybrid work model supporting flexibility between office time and working from home.

Position Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual with five or more years of laboratory planning and design experience to join our growing Science Technology group. You will work closely with the firms Principals Project Managers Senior Laboratory Planners architects engineers and consultants to support the programming planning design and documentation of laboratory environments.

You will contribute to a variety of project types including research and development facilities teaching and learning environments clinical laboratories and analytical laboratories. This role provides opportunities for professional growth through client engagement collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and exposure to all phases of project delivery.

We are looking for an innovative creative and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about laboratory design works well in a collaborative environment and is committed to creating spaces that support research learning innovation and discovery.

The successful candidate will:

• Work with Senior Laboratory Planners to develop program requirements conceptual layouts planning grids and detailed design criteria for laboratory and research facilities.
• Participate in the planning and design of laboratory environments for a variety of Science Technology clients.
• Assist in developing space programs and physical plans for laboratory and high-tech facilities.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop laboratory organization workflow and service-distribution concepts.
• Support the documentation of laboratory systems including casework equipment utilities and laboratory spaces.
• Prepare and coordinate project drawings specifications and other contract documents using Revit and related design software.
• Participate in client meetings user-group sessions project presentations and coordination meetings alongside Senior Laboratory Planners and project leadership.
• Gather client and user feedback and document meeting outcomes and design decisions in Bluebeam Revit and other project platforms.
• Collaborate with architects engineers consultants and other disciplines to support integrated and coordinated project delivery.
• Research laboratory equipment casework design standards building codes and industry best practices.
• Assist clients and project teams with the evaluation and selection of laboratory casework and equipment.
• Support construction administration activities and help respond to questions that arise during construction.
• Maintain high standards of quality safety and accuracy in laboratory planning and project documentation.
• Manage multiple project assignments while meeting established schedules budgets and quality expectations.
• Contribute technical information project content and presentation materials to proposals and other marketing efforts as requested.
• Remain current on laboratory planning trends technologies and innovations through continuing education and professional development.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Architecture Engineering Planning or a related field.
• Minimum five years of professional experience in laboratory planning and design.
• Experience supporting laboratory programming planning design and documentation.
• Experience designing laboratory or research facilities including BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratory environments.
• Understanding of laboratory equipment casework workflows and service-distribution requirements.
• Understanding of applicable building codes laboratory design standards regulations and construction practices.
• Proficiency with Revit Bluebeam Microsoft Office and other relevant design software.
• Strong written verbal client-service and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving organizational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with clients consultants and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and adapt to changing project priorities.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally up to 20%.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our dynamic Science Technology team culture.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional registration or demonstrated progress toward registration.
• Experience with academic research teaching clinical or analytical laboratory facilities.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Enscape Lumion Adobe InDesign or Adobe Photoshop.
• LEED WELL or another sustainability-related credential.
• Knowledge of sustainable and integrated laboratory design practices.
• Membership in the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories.

TO BE CONSIDERED PLEASE SUBMIT A CURRENT PORTFOLIO OR WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture engineering interiors planning and building optimization for new builds renovations and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration open information sharing shared risk and reward value-based decision making and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge the ME2040 and the SE2050 and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values commitment creativity environmental stewardship fun integrity ownership sharing teamwork we elevate the human experience through design together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.