Director of Space Planning   Employer: The New School University Job Location: New York , NY Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Building Owners Job Description: The New School is a progressive university with exceptional strengths in design and liberal and performing arts, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. The Director of Space Planning plays a critical role in support of its academic mission through planning, managing, assessing and recording the University's space inventory. The position reports to the Vice President for Design, Construction and Facilities Management. Responsibilities: • Evaluates existing facilities and options for future expansion, contributes strategic planning to update and develop the University's long-range physical master plan • Ensures the maintenance of a complete and up-to-date data base of plans and room attributes for space in approximately 30 buildings owned and rented in several areas of the city, comprising about 1.5 million square feet of space • Provides analysis of space utilization by every university constituency in relation to student enrolment and faculty and staff employment • Works cooperatively with numerous architects, engineers and facilities managers to help generate space programs for new construction and existing facility renovation • Coordinates with the University Registrar, Scheduler and Institutional Research Office to ascertain the availability and efficient use of the University's space resources • Works with the Director of Real Estate to evaluate opportunities for new space acquisition • Manages numerous requests for internal moves, furnishings and equipment by evaluating their necessity and feasibility • Prepares drawings and sketches to test the fit of proposed moves, reconfigurations and furnishing and to illustrate planning objectives and options Requirements: • Minimum of five years experience and degree in planning-related field • Architectural degree and experience preferred • Higher education planning experience preferred • Skilled in use of software for database management, CAD, graphics and spreadsheets Company Description: Located in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village, The New School is a center of academic excellence where intellectual and artistic freedoms thrive. The nearly 9,400 matriculated students and approximately 5,280 continuing education students who attend the university’s eight schools enjoy a disciplined education supported by small class sizes, superior resources, and renowned working faculty members who practice what they teach. Artists, scholars, and students from all walks of life attend its diverse programs and can earn everything from program certificates to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. When The New School was founded in 1919, its mission was to create a place where global peace and justice were more than theoretical ideals. New School students participate in programs that to this day strive for academic excellence, technical mastery, and engaged world citizenship. The eight schools that make up The New School are: The New School for General Studies, The New School for Social Research, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, Parsons The New School for Design, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, The New School for Drama, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.