Job Summary

Assumes primary responsibility for providing high level facilities planning, which includes defining and quantifying options for space needs within the System.

Job Duties

• Directs the process which defines the functional program, scope and architectural characteristics of new projects, ensuring adequate user and planning staff involvement and interchange has been achieved to insure optimum results.
• Works with user departments to plan and program space needs.
• Develops recommendations for all allocation and addition of space.
• Serves in a problem solving capacity in the decision making process with regard to facilities and programs with primary responsibility for recommending appropriate course of action.
• Functions in a staff capacity with direct access to medical and management staff leadership in matters pertaining to proper utilization, revision and expansion of facilities and programs.
• Works with external architects and consultants facilitating their access to appropriate internal resources.
• Assists in the preparation of project applications to external planning and approval agencies, developing background material necessary for formal and informal presentations to these agencies as may be required to ensure desired results.
• Develops recommendations for space, equipment and programs and service changes.
• Liaisons with various departments on matters pertaining to project budgets, space allocation,occupancies and accounting processes.
• Maintains the overall project schedule.
• Assists in the budgeting of new facility or renovation projects.
• Coordinates the 'move process' into new or renovated facility.
• Acts as an expediter to assure that the appropriate departments and services meet schedules to complete the 'move process'.
• Plans and coordinates system furniture reconfigurations or new installations.
• Assists in developing and maintaining system standards for furniture and furnishings.
• Performs assessments and evaluations on facilities and sites proposed for acquisition.
• Assists in the development of master planning concepts and models for orderly development of facilities throughout the system.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Engineering Mechanics (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.