Facility Planner

Job Summary

Provides planning and design support services to project teams throughout the Company. Assists in the production of planning documents for new, remodel, and re-image improvement projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts facility assessments through job site visits, verifying “as-built” conditions. Evaluates existing buildings to be remodeled by performing on-site measurements and surveys.
• Prepares supplemental drawings to be routed for pricing and change orders.
• Reviews codes and ordinances. Assists in submitting documentation to ensure compliance with local, state, and national standards. Maintains product submittal reviews, close-out documentation, record drawings, and other pertinent project information.
• Obtains input for new, acquisitions, and remodel projects from planning leadership to assist in development of new store designs, construction documents, and specifications as required for project construction.
• Collaborates with planning, merchandising, and project management teams to prepare store layout plans.
• Assists various departments with interpretation of plans, design compliance issues and solutions, and project/repair permitting processes.
• Codes, verifies, and approves department invoices and expenses.
• Pursues continuing education through seminars and research of new products, technologies, process improvements, and industry trends.
• Employs scanning technologies to aid in the creation of as-built drawings for currently and newly acquired facilities.
•  Collaborates with merchandising and purchasing to define equipment specifications for company facilities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Intermediate knowledge of construction drawings and specifications.
• Intermediate knowledge of the AutoCAD and Revit programs and design tools.
• Intermediate knowledge of design software: Flexi, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Intermediate mathematical skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of scanning tools and equipment.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Access, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret equipment and product specifications, business and professional journals, and technical procedures.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to prepare reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to research information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods and processes.
• Ability to reason, form concepts and recognize and solve problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form.
• Ability to show information in presentation or diagram form.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
• Ability to frequently travel to off-site and out-of-town locations with possible overnight stays.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to use knives/ box cutters.
• May be required to drive in accordance with the BGC Driver policy.
• Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible.
• Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field and two or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education required.
• Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Frequently required to use fine finger movements (ex. sorting and typing).
• Frequently required to sit for long periods of time.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to bend, kneel or squat.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop or crawl.
• Occasionally required to stand or walk.
• Occasionally required to drive.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context and Environment

• Work is generally performed in an office environment with occasional visits to Company facilities.
• Occasionally exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
• Noise level varies.