Senior Facilities Designer
Madison, WI 
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Job Description
Job Summary:

The College of Engineering consists of nine academic departments and 40+ research centers, which along with the Dean's Office, has 2800 faculty, academic and university staff, employees in training, graduate, and undergraduate employees. The College has an annual operating budget of 215M from multiple funding sources. The College has nine buildings totaling approximately 820,045 square feet from which it operates its classroom instruction, instructional and research laboratories, and administrative offices.

The Senior Facilities Design position is an integral part of the College of Engineering (CoE) Facilities Group. The successful candidate will primarily focus on leading instructional and research remodeling projects for the CoE. The specific tasks can include: programming, preliminary design, furniture specifications, estimating, purchasing, and project management.

This position will report to the Associate Director of Facilities and collaborate closely with the entire Facilities Team. This position will also interact with Campus Facilities, Planning and Management, Physical Plant, Outside Vendors, CoE Dean's office, faculty/staff, and students to ensure that projects are designed and constructed as specified.

Responsibilities: Interior Designer (FP010)
Interior Design Specialist (FP141) Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Field of study in Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering preferred.

Required
Fulfills all requirements as an Interior Designer as outlined by the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services: https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/InteriorDesigner/Default.aspx

Qualifications:

Required:
Minimum 5 years of project experience assessing, designing, and executing construction projects.
- Proficient in AutoCAD.
- Ability to work independently as well as effectively collaborate within a diverse team environment to complete tasks.
- Must be able to effectively allocate time and resources independently to meet deadline expectations.
- A strong problem solver who will provide creative and complete resolutions to issues.
- This person must demonstrate strong customer service and organizational skills, as well as professional and courteous written/oral communication.

Preferred:
-Project experience in higher education instructional and/or laboratory spaces.
-Bluebeam and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Teams).

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $70,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/)

Additional Information:

This position is being posted at two different titles - Interior Designer and Interior Design Specialist. In order to be hired into the Interior Designer title, the successful applicant will need to have fulfilled all requirements as an Interior Designer as outlined by the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services: https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/InteriorDesigner/Default.aspx

How to Apply:

Applicants will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter outlining relevant qualifications and experience as it pertains to the required and preferred qualifications outlined in this job posting.

Contact:

John Fernsler
jfernsler@wisc.edu
608-890-3294
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Interior Designer(FP010) or Interior Design Specialist(FP141)

Department(s):

A19-COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING/BUILDING SERVICES

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

298919-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$70,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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