Laboratory Planner - DLR Group

We are 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, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group has an opening for a strategic-minded, creative, and innovative Laboratory Planner / Designer.

We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

Locations:

• Boston, MA
• New York, NY

Position Summary:

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual with more than 3 years of Laboratory Planning and Design experience to join our Science+Technology team. This position requires excellent communication and people skills as you will work closely with DLR Group’s Principals, Project Managers and Laboratory Planners while assuming a key role for architectural laboratory programming and planning for a wide variety of clients and project types including but not limited to R+D facilities, teaching/learning environments, and analytical laboratories.

You will be responsible for programming, planning, and designing laboratory facilities for academic, corporate and government clients, as a member of our Science+Technology team. In addition, you may be required to spend time assisting with business development activities. We are looking for innovative, creative, and forward-thinking individuals who are passionate about what they do and have fun along the way.

We live to design spaces that improve the teaching, testing and research outcomes for our clients.

Are you ready to make an impact?

The successful candidate will:

• Work with Sr. Laboratory Planners to develop program requirements, conceptual layouts, and detailed design criteria for Science and Technology laboratory and research facilities.
• Work with team members to provide necessary communications and documentation needed to ensure successful completion of projects.
• Be responsible for the planning and design of laboratory facilities.
• Work directly with integrated design teams to deliver coordinated projects on schedule.
• Participate in and provide leadership in client presentations and project meetings.
• Independently collect data, analyze project goals and objectives, and assist other disciplines involved in the design process.
• Evaluate lab equipment and casework and aid the client in selecting casework and equipment for their laboratory environments.
• Prepare contract documents in Revit and specifications for projects while insuring compatibility with drawings and technical conditions.
• Be dedicated to achieving high standards of quality in design and documentation.
• Have demonstrated ability and are confident in interacting with user groups and documenting outcomes from user group meetings in Bluebeam and Revit.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior design, Engineering, Planning, or related field.
• Over three years of experience in designing science and technology lab and research projects
• Demonstrated experience designing BSL2 & BSL3 laboratory environments.
• Revit, Bluebeam, Lumion, and Enscape proficiency
• Experience working with In-Design and Photoshop.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, client service, and analytical skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our dynamic Science + Technology team culture.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional registration or working towards registration.
• LEED Accredited Professional
• WELL Accredited Professional

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients, local communities; and our planet. DLR Group is 100 percent employee-owned and fully supports the initiatives and goals of the 2030 Challenge and is an initial signatory to the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

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