
Job Description
- Work with Principals, team members and clients to assess space needs and develop strategic facility plans for collegiate clients - Collaborate and coordinate with architects, interior designers, clients, consultants and vendors - Develop project documents (spreadsheets, floor plans and site plans, planning reports, etc.) for project planning directives - Create utilization analyses, including space metric development - Participate in client presentations and workshops as necessary - Some travel required
Requirements
Coordinate the selection, layout and purchase of interior furnishings on two levels. First includes supporting Facilities and Construction Management on all capital construction projects. Second includes directly consulting with and advising University Departments, Senior Executives and faculty on specific interior furnishings projects. Position will serve as advisor to Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, Space Planners, and Contractors and as liaison to Manufacturers, Dealers and Installers to ensure that project specifications and needs are met. Position will prepare comprehensive interior design presentations and conducting work related to interior design. Required Experience: 5 or more years' increasingly responsible professional level purchases experience or an equivalent combination Must include advanced purchasing skills. Preferred Experience: Relevant experience at an institution of higher learning or other large complex organization. Expert knowledge of interior design, architectural detail, schematic design and specification writing, budgeting and job scheduling. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and successfully produce accurate detailed work in a deadline driven environment. Advanced knowledge of purchasing principles and practices, methods and procedures used in competitive procurement, including value analysis, source selection and negotiating techniques. Ability to apply logical thinking and to exercise sound judgement to arrive at appropriate business decisions. This includes a sense of balance between risks involved, timeliness, cost factors and other considerations.
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