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Community Manager - WeWork (Chicago)

Who: WeWork is a platform for creators, providing more than tens of thousands of members around the world with space, community and services that enable them to do what they love and create their life's work.

What: The Community Manager leads the Community Management team to achieve the following:

  • Creation of a collaborative environment amongst the company’s employees through events and personal introductions 
  • Ensuring that building is fully operational and processes are running smoothly 
  • Driving growth and promotion of WeWork Enterprise-provided service offerings 
  • Maintaining Enterprise company standards and expectations 
  • Managing Enterprise company KPI’s 
  • Responsible for maintaining a positive relationship between the Enterprise company and WeWork, along with the Enterprise and PxWe teams 

Duties and responsibilities include:

Military Senior Planner, KTU+A - San Diego, CA

Military Senior Planner 

KTU+A
Professional Area: 
Other topics not covered above
Experience: 
7-10 years
Contact person: 
Mark Carpenter

Phone: 
619-294-4477
Fax: 
619-294-9965
Email: 
markc@ktua.com
Location: 
San DiegoCA
KTU+A is seeking a planning project manager to lead military planning projects, with an emphasis on master planning, facility programming, facility requirements, facility management programs, force protection, economic analysis and capital improvement plans. Responsibilities will include site visits, project research, site investigations, project documentation, client presentations and team management.
Qualifications:
  • Eight or more years of military planning experience (Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force).
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Powerpoint).
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Access, InDesign, and ArcGIS v10 or AutoCAD a plus.
  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in planning, landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, or urban and environmental studies.
  • Professional certification or licensure (AICP certification preferred).
  • Excellent writing, analytical, and oral communication skills.
  • Must be personable and have a professional demeanor.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask.
  • Motivated self-starter able to work independently and in a team environment.
  • Ability to travel.
Salary Range: Competitive salary based on experience.
Benefits: KTU+A is a well-established planning and landscape architecture firm with a diverse project base. We are an equal opportunity employer offering a creative and dynamic work environment in our San Diego, California office.
  • 401(k) and 125 plan
  • Holiday and Vacation Pay
  • Medical and Dental Coverage

Assistant Director, Campus Facility and Space Planning, University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CAMPUS FACILITY AND SPACE PLANNING - University of Illinois at Chicago

UIC is a major urban research university with an all funds operating budget of $2.0 billion, serves over 27,000 students comprising what is among the most diverse student bodies in the nation with 15 colleges, the University Library and 13,000 faculty and staff.  UIC operates the state's major public medical center and serves as the principal educator of Illinois' physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and other health-care professionals.  Visit UIC's website (www.uic.edu) for more information.

Under the leadership of the Director, the Office of Facility and Space Planning manages UIC's space inventory system and related facilities information and provides comprehensive planning resources and services that assist in optimizing the physical campus environment at UIC.

Reporting to the Director of Campus Facility and Space Planning, the Assistant Director for Campus Facility and Space Planning develops space planning and facility capital investment plans, strategies and programs in alignment with University, Campus and College priorities and plans.  Incumbent assists the Director in the development and implementation of facility and space planning needs, recapitalization strategies and related policies across the UIC campus.

Job responsibilities include the following:
*    Prepare space and capital budget analyses, programs, policies and business processes for campus and university administration.  Work and consult with colleges, schools and administrative units regarding facility and space needs and apply judgment and analytical techniques to evaluate space and capital program plans and requests for space.  Coordinate with external consultants in guiding, developing and managing a variety of related campus projects, programs and assessments.
*    Assist in the development of long-range studies related to the University's space, infrastructure and facilities developing facility Master Planning procedures, studies and related activities, including initial planning stages for new capital projects.
*    Identify options for addressing priority needs and develop recommendations for resolution of space issues through the development and analysis of space-use metrics, reassignment of space and/or planning of renovations or new construction projects.
*    Responsible for the interpreting and reporting of complex data from the land, facility and space inventory to internal and external sources.
*    Assist with the implementation of the 2010 UIC Campus Master Plan.
*    Participate on staff space management and facility planning committees.
*    Assist with related projects as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors' Degree in Facility Planning, Facility Management or related Architectural or Engineering field.  A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in a facility planning environment in an institution of higher learning, a campus environment or a complex (i.e., education, business, hospital type complex).  Solid knowledge of facilities planning and management.  Proficient in Microsoft Office including Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word; proficient with AutoCAD software; experience with other database products.  Must possess excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills.  Must be able to work effectively with all levels of management and personnel - both internally and externally.
   
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree in Facility Planning, Facility Management or related Architectural or Engineering field.  A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in a facility planning environment at a major public research university.  Proficient in Archibus software, working with Pivot Tables and building Access and SQL queries; experience developing and implementing space use and productivity metrics in both instructional and sponsored research settings.

For fullest consideration, please send a letter of interest, current resume and the contact information for up to three professional references by October 6, 2014 to https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=45192

The University of Illinois is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.