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Senior Renewal Planner
Harvard University · 🇺🇸 Boston, MA, US
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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The US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
As Senior Renewal Planner, you will be part of a vibrant, growing team with varied backgrounds, areas of focus, and skillsets. Our department is responsible for all planning, design, and construction activities at Harvard Medical School. As part of this team, you will independently lead both comprehensive and targeted feasibility studies, including for renewal, either done in-house or through the management of external consultants. Reporting to the Associate Director of Planning for Renewal the Senior Renewal Planner will partner with various stakeholders representing all facets of facility services, research, education and administrative departments, and consultants to propose innovative solutions. In this position, you will play a crucial role in informing project planning and long-range multi-year capital planning. You might be the right person for this role if you enjoy the puzzle of collecting potentially disparate pieces of information to organize and present innovative approaches. You relish finding creative ways to optimize resources to support the continued operation of a thriving education and research community. Your background includes engineering or demonstrated experience with building systems. You may have worked on facilities condition assessments, lifecycle, and decarbonization planning through your project work. Strong analytical skills will be critical to the success of this role. If this sounds like you, but maybe your background or experience deviates from some of the qualifications, please consider applying. We’re dedicated to finding the right person. Core Duties: • Manage and lead complex strategic planning and feasibility studies for the short and long-term development of the school, including existing use, campus growth, and multi-year capital plan integration. Determine and recommend initiatives in areas of focus and contract with all necessary firms and specialty consultants required for successful completion of project. Identify and recommend scope or approach to improve effectiveness of feasibility studies. • Lead strategic project planning. Establish high level scopes of work, urgency assessments, alternates, schedules, and target budgets for program and funding approval. • Evaluate and identify alternative strategies, design approaches, and construction solutions on a regular frequency to ensure highest and best use of the school’s physical and financial resources. • Identify opportunities to integrate University and School carbon neutrality, decarbonization, and carbon zero goals into proposed projects. • Establish project program, budget, scope, timeline, or delivery of proposed project plans to address risk and maximize opportunities for a successful project. • Mediate solutions for issues and facilitate consensus building amongst stakeholder groups with varying priorities and viewpoints. • Manage campus renewal portfolios as assigned. Perform condition assessments and analysis. Presents findings and recommendations to leadership. Outline high level scope definition for improvements on spaces and assets identified for improvements annually. Additional Duties: • Lead project teams including end user and stakeholder groups, leadership, and HMS department representatives. • Oversee the selection process and management of A/E firms, consultants, and contractors. • Identify budgeting and garners project and funding approvals. Effectively transitions approved projects to project management staff. Ensure program, goals, and objectives defined in planning are implemented in design and construction phases. • Other duties as assigned. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, planning or other relevant fields required. • 8+ years of experience in related area wi