Senior Laboratory Planner (Science + Technology)

Location: Hybrid work model in Boston, Chicago, San Diego, or San Francisco, United States; employees work in the office four days per week and may work elsewhere on Fridays. Travel locally, nationally, and internationally up to 25%.

Salary: $125,000–$180,000 USD per year, depending on location, experience, and skills.

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects.

What you will do

• Lead architectural laboratory programming, planning, and design for research and development, teaching and learning, analytical, academic, and STEM facilities.
• Provide technical leadership on large laboratory and science-building commissions while guiding multiple small- and medium-scale projects.
• Develop space programs, physical plans, planning grids, laboratory organization, and service distribution concepts.
• Document laboratory systems, including casework, equipment, and laboratory spaces, and support construction administration follow-through.
• Prepare and lead design presentations and project meetings while building trusted client relationships.
• Support business development through capture plans, proposals, interviews, presentations, conferences, and thought leadership; mentor junior staff and assist with recruitment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, interior design, engineering, planning, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional experience across projects of different types, complexity, and scale.
• Experience with academic, research, and STEM facilities for college and university clients.
• Strong technical experience in laboratory facility programming, design, construction, code implementation, jurisdiction review, and construction practices.
• Proficiency with Revit, Bluebeam, Enscape, and SketchUp, along with strong leadership, communication, organizational, and client-management skills.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without work visa or residency sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Registered and licensed professional credentials.
• Advanced knowledge of sustainability, integrated design, and LEED guidelines.
• Current portfolio or work samples submitted in PDF format.

Culture & Benefits

• Four-day in-office model with flexibility to work outside the office on Fridays.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness, flexible spending, paid holidays, and paid time off benefits.
• 401(k), employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities.
• Employee-owned, interdisciplinary environment focused on collaboration, open information sharing, sustainability, and technology-enabled design.