Project Planner jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

Job Summary: Degreed Engineer or Architect serving in the facility planning and programming branch of the Facilities dept. Provides corporate-level oversight and coordination in planning Navy Exchange and NEXCOM Hospitality Group facility projects, including economic analysis scope development, site plans, cost estimating, and project development. Interfaces with NEXCOM base commands and design construction firms. Collaborates with clients' field managers and installation regional representatives to identify project requirements and develop project details for briefings.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs the following major duties:

Executes and reviews facility assessment and documents existing conditions.

Coordinates identification and prioritization of NEXCOM facility renovation backlog.

Acts as primary interface with store and Regional Facility Maintenance Managers, base staff civil engineering personnel, and store/lodging/regional/NEXCOM Operations Managers in developing renovation proposals, including preparation of space program plans, detailed definition of facility project scope of work, and construction and equipment cost estimates.

Prepares requests for project site approval, installation approvals, and applicable construction programming documentation.

Supports the development of Navy Exchange, Navy Lodge, and Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) project detailed scope of work, including developing concept floor and site plans (developed through interface with Command operations personnel) and project total investment cost estimates. Develops design and construction contract documents and manages projects.

Initiate projects into the facility department’s project management information system and asset management systems.

Coordinates preparation of regional Navy Exchange capital investment masterplans.

Coordinates the participation of the necessary NEXCOM local store merchandising and operations specialist required to evaluate existing operations and identify opportunities for expansion or development of Exchange retail and service operations.

Coordinates the development of draft sales forecasts and the estimation of gross profit, operating expense, and potential net income for alternatives identified.

Evaluate project-siting alternatives and develop concept site and project floor plans to validate the viability of locations under consideration.

Develop initial project investment cost estimates and draft economic analysis required to estimate project ROI, IRR, and NPV.

Prepares report presenting alternatives evaluated and recommendations for senior management review.

Interfaces with installation, major commands, and facility planning counterparts in other DOD NAF instrumentalities for developing cooperative facility maintenance, design, and construction initiatives.

Prepares point papers, project scope of work documentation, reports, letters, and other correspondence as directed. Prepares and presents executive-level briefings and oral presentations when required.
Provides technical support to external real estate specialists who maintain current and new real estate instruments.

Performs other related duties as required.

Degree in architecture or engineering or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture/engineering or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural/engineering design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, civil design and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.

OR

A combination of education and experience - college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural/engineering principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings.

AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Four years of responsible experience that demonstrated a knowledge of all architectural/engineering aspects of construction/renovation projects including coordinating and developing building design, specifications and cost estimating; or similar work which provided the knowledge and abilities to perform architectural or engineering work.

A valid architecture or engineering (civil engineering preferred) license.