L&I Facilities Planner 2

Description

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working! Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Job Highlights

Are you seeking an opportunity to use your facilities planning and operations knowledge to help ensure a safe and functional facility? Do you want to be a member of a dynamic team of individuals who are dedicated to planning, implementing, and maintaining all facilities and infrastructure essential to our operations?

As our Facilities Planner 2, you have the opportunity to directly contribute to L&I’s mission to “Keep Washington Safe and Working,” by cultivating a high-quality work environment for L&I employees across the State of Washington. This is a pivotal role involved in statewide strategic planning and implementation for L&I offices.

Duties

Some of what you’ll do:

• Actively direct, manage and monitor all aspects of property management work for assigned tenants with a customer service focus.

• Support the Agencies Co-Location Project work.

• Prepare data analysis, conceptual scopes of work, project schedules, and cost estimates.

• Collect and analyzes\ planning data such as space utilization, transportation, parking, and utilities.

• Assist in developing and updating capital, budget, comprehensive plans, and facilities related reports.

• Interface with customers to build relationships, set goals, establish scope and vision for projects and develop/refine requirements.

• Use AutoCAD to develop drawings and provide working plans for furniture reconfigurations, modify plans as requested by user groups and execute project.

• Ensure designs and specifications conform to code requirements and state/agency standards such as Executive Order 16-07, Building a Modern Work Environment.

• Provide "as built" plans upon project completion.

• Provide oversight of Tenant Improvement (T.I.) and furniture reconfiguration projects.

• Drive to facilities and L&I offices, which could require overnight travel.

• Develop leases and other contractual agreements related to co-location of the L&I building.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree involving major study in planning, engineering, architecture, business or public administration or closely related field.

AND

• 3 years of experience in governmental facilities planning work or in related fields in private industry which would afford familiarity with large scale facilities development and utilization as found at the State level.

OR

• Equivalent education/experience totaling 7 years or more.

Please Note: Additional qualifying experience may be substituted, year for year, for education.

AND

• A valid drivers’ license
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word

AND

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Desired:

• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• PMP certification or project management training; Microsoft office suite and ability to learn various software used by the Facilities program.

Supplemental Information

Things You Need To Know

To help you maintain a proper work-life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Click on the “Benefits” tab to learn more.

At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.3 million workers. Take a look at this brief video and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.

For this position, telework is permitted part time and may include statewide travel once a month. The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington.

For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.

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Application process

We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the required and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.

Please include the following documents with your application:

• A cover letter describing specific qualifications.
• A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.
• A list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.

Please do not attach or place any medical information (vaccination status included) within the application, resume, or cover letter. If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.

To learn more about our hiring process timeline at L&I please visit our L&I recruiting page at Hiring Process at L&I. If you would like to read our website in a language other than English, scroll up to the top of the page to select your language of choice from the banner.

Background Check Notice

Prior to a placement in this position, a background check, including criminal history record will be conducted. Information from your background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining your eligibility to perform the requirements of the position.

Other information

• For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
• This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
• Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
• The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
• Please note: L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.

Did You Know?

Washington is America's Top State to live, play, and work, according to U.S. News (2021). Join the L&I team and enjoy all the Evergreen State has to offer.

In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3 million workers.

Veterans Preference

Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I’s [email protected].

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the agency mission. Having a diverse workforce is this agency’s greatest resource of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

For more Information

If you have any questions regarding this job posting, program, or the agency, please contact Haleigh Missildine (she/her/hers).