Project Manager, Furniture & Equipment Planning

Overview

We deliver capital project solutions to fulfill our clients’ needs across the built environment. The work we do makes a difference in communities and for the people who live there. We have a passion for it.

Our commitment to realizing our clients' vision inspires us to look beyond the immediate – to the possibilities of what we can achieve together. We are 15,000 projects and counting – improving lives and helping shape the growth of sustainable, progressive and inclusive communities.

Your role

We are looking for an experienced and skilled individual in Furniture and Equipment (F&E) Planning who can provide leadership and guidance to clients throughout the planning process. This leadership opportunity involves taking clients from as early as the initial Functional Programming stage to opening day, ensuring that they are well-informed and confident in all aspects of F&E Planning and Design. You will have the chance to work with clients from all over the country, facilitating productive discussions and suggesting optimal solutions for their new workspaces. To excel in this role, you must possess at least 5 years of Furniture and Equipment Planning experience, as well as broader project management capabilities, and be recognized as a valued resource in the field.

As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with national clients, including owners and architecture teams, to create tailored Furniture and Equipment planning solutions that meet their unique needs. By taking into account the operational requirements of each space, you will work closely with users to present various furniture and equipment options and refine planning requirements until technical and performance specifications are developed for open procurement purposes. To accomplish this, you will gather information from user sources and established Furniture and Equipment standards, as well as transfer inventory information to create detailed planning documents, including Furniture and Equipment lists and budgets. In addition, this role will also involve participating in Public Private Partnership (P3) projects, particularly those related to Healthcare, and developing output specifications for these projects.

Join our team in the Furniture & Equipment Services business unit, and become a vital contributor to our mission of creating end-to-end, customized, and high-quality project outcomes. In this role, you will have the opportunity to assist with furniture and equipment procurement, and move management/operational readiness activities, working alongside a multi-sector, non-vendor specific team with national exposure. Our unique business unit offers unparalleled opportunities for experience, growth, and job satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee furniture and equipment inventory tasks
• Coordinate activities to ensure design outcomes meet stated requirements
• Work on a wide diversity of projects through healthcare, post-secondary and corporate. Preference is that candidates have Healthcare project experience (e.g., long-term care facilities and or acute care facilities).
• Undertake deficiency reviews and project close-out activities
• Develop furniture standards
• Liaise with end users and consultants on project execution
• Facilitate User Group and Senior Stakeholder design and project meetings.
• Provide evidence that project consultants, contractors or suppliers have provided services in accordance with the contract requirements
• Review drawings and specifications to assist in ensuring the awarding of contracts to qualified, cost effective and knowledgeable contractors/vendors.
• Work within our EPA2 equipment and furniture database as applicable
• Populate / space plan AutoCAD / Revit drawings with furniture and equipment blocks
• Create and lead client meetings and presentations
• Lead the planning and programming of projects involving FF&E design, specifications, procurement, and implementation.
• Develop output specifications (PSOS) and provide compliance reviews and feedback on Public Private Partnership (P3) projects
• Assist with the development of proposal responses, including scope development and pricing
• Provide oversight and guidance to assistant project managers on FF&E scope - planning, design, specifications, selection, procurement and installation
• Ensure that deliverables are identified and fulfilled for our client partners
• Develop and maintain AutoCAD / Revit blocks and standards
• Develop project documentation, tender and procurement documents
• Coordinate and manage showroom tours and installation visits
• Interact with consultant teams in the development and effective implementation of project plans related to building space planning and design

Qualifications

• Expertise in space planning and furniture and fixtures specification, estimation, procurement and selection.
• Ability to mentor, train and organize the efforts of design professionals
• Hands on proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit.
• Experience in preparing and writing reports, specifications, budgets and RFPs.
• Diploma or Degree in Architecture or Interior Design, or a combination of experience and education. NCIDQ certification would be considered an asset. Knowledge of National building code considered an asset.
• Skilled in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination
• A portfolio of work demonstrating design leadership on building development and redevelopment projects involving primary experience in FF&E (particularly furniture) in healthcare or post-secondary education.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and effective presentation skills.

Don’t have every single qualification?

We know that some people are less likely to apply for a job unless they are a perfect match. At Colliers Project Leaders, we’re not looking for “perfect matches.” We’re looking to welcome people to our diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but don’t have every single qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. Whether it’s this role or another one, you may be just the right candidate.

What You Can Expect

• A paid volunteer day
• Significant professional development, training, and a mentorship program
• A flexible work environment
• An opportunity to truly impact our communities
• A comprehensive onboarding experience
• And much more!
• An environment where people feel welcome, heard and included, regardless of their differences

Join our team of difference-makers and help shape the growth of dynamic communities .

Disclaimer

Colliers Project Leaders is part of Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI), a leading diversified professional services and investment management company, with more than 17,000 professional operating in 63 countries.

Colliers Project Leaders has suspended our COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In circumstances where our clients have a different COVID-19 vaccination policy, the Clients’ requirements will supersede.

Colliers Project Leaders is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please advise the assigned Talent Acquisition Business Partner.

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