DPSS Facilities Project Planner

The County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) is seeking a candidate that has a passion to lead facilities projects for the position of DPSS Facilities Project Planner for their Riverside, CA location.

The DPSS Facilities Project Planner will play a vital role within the Facilities Planning Unit, responsible for planning, budgeting, and managing facilities projects from inception through post-occupancy.

Supporting over 1.1 million square feet of space across more than 50 locations throughout Riverside County, the Planner will oversee a diverse range of projects, including build-to-suit construction, infrastructure upgrades, office reconfigurations and remodels, lease renewals, tenant improvements, new hire deployments, technology enhancements, and building decommissions.

This position will help manage the current portfolio of active projects while also supporting new, department-wide initiatives aimed at consolidating operations and reducing the department's physical footprint.

These strategic efforts have the potential to generate significant annual cost savings-potentially in the millions-for the Department of Public Social Services.

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The most competitive candidates will have experience managing a construction portfolio for commercial, public works, and government facilities; experience preparing, monitoring, and amending project finances and budgets; experience working on construction projects, upgrades, and repairs for commercial facilities; strong knowledge of ADA compliance; working with government agencies for coordinated inspections.

Candidates with project management, Superintendent/ Construction Manager experience for healthcare facilities and technical reporting for government construction projects are highly desired ad strongly encouraged to apply.

Required Experience: O ne year of full-time working experience in facilities planning, which included coordinating program planning functions within a public agency or public works.

Meet the Team!
The Riverside County Department ofPublic Social Services ?(DPSS) is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community and provides services and assistance to protect and empower vulnerable people in our community.?• Under general direction, responsible for conducting studies to determine economic, social, or environmental impact of users in conjunction with proposed site/locations.

• Coordinates and communicates study results with and to appropriate or impacted offices and/or departments, including the Facilities Management Department Facilities Project Managers; develops, maintains, and implements County-wide space facilities standards and guidelines.

• Maintains a master inventory of all DPSS-owned and leased space.

• Prepares requests for proposals for DPSS specialized space management; prepares floor, space, and/or furnishings schematics.

• Assists in design revie...