Facilities Planning Analyst - Enterprise Physical Operations
Quick Summary
Strategic Facilities Planning & Decision Support Provides analytical and planning support for strategic space, facilities, capital, and operational initiatives across the University. Integrates space,
Guided by our PRIDE+ Core Values of Professionalism & Planning, Respect & Responsibility, Integrity & Integration, Dedication & Delivery, Excellence & Enterprise Alignment, and Accountability & Stewardship, EPO fosters a culture centered on collaboration, strategic partnership, innovation, accountability, and service excellence across the university enterprise.
EPO manages and supports 28 million gross square feet across 235+ buildings and associated infrastructure systems, encompassing academic, research, clinical, residential, administrative, and support facilities across the university’s campuses and operations. Our teams provide strategic leadership and operational expertise in facility management, infrastructure services, capital project delivery, real estate operations, planning, sustainability, engineering, maintenance, environmental services, public safety support, and enterprise operational services.
EPO creates and maintains safe, innovative, efficient, mission-driven environments that support our students, faculty, staff, patients, researchers, and community partners.
For additional information and to hear directly from members of our team, please visit: https://facilities.med.wustl.edu/Careers/
Supports strategic facilities planning, space management, capital planning, and operational decision-making through advanced data analysis, business intelligence, process improvement, and planning coordination. Develops actionable insights from facilities, space, financial, workforce, project, and operational data to support institutional planning, resource stewardship, operational effectiveness, and long-term campus development.
Collaborates with planners, project managers, facilities professionals, finance teams, and university stakeholders to develop reports, dashboards, analytical tools, planning resources, and standardized processes that improve decision-making and organizational performance. Identifies opportunities to improve planning and business processes through technology, automation, standardization, and improved data governance.
Responsibilities
~3 min readStrategic Facilities Planning & Decision Support
- →Provides analytical and planning support for strategic space, facilities, capital, and operational initiatives across the University.
- →Integrates space, workforce, financial, operational, utilization, project, and other institutional data to evaluate current conditions, emerging needs, and future scenarios.
- →Conducts analyses supporting long-range space strategies, utilization and efficiency assessments, capital planning, organizational growth, program changes, and resource allocation.
- →Identifies trends, opportunities, risks, and planning implications; communicates findings to planners, project teams, leadership, and stakeholders.
- →Translates complex data into actionable insights, recommendations, executive summaries, presentations, and decision-support materials.
- →Assists with planning scenarios, benchmarking, performance measures, and strategic recommendations.
Data Analytics, Governance & Performance Reporting
- →Collects, validates, reconciles, and maintains complex data from facilities, finance, human resources, project management, space management, and other University systems.
- →Creates and maintains dashboards, reports, visualizations, data models, and analytical tools that enhance visibility into planning, operational, financial, capital, and space performance.
- →Supports data quality, validation, and governance practices that improve accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and reliability.
- →Establishes and monitors key performance indicators, benchmarks, and metrics used to evaluate utilization, project outcomes, operational effectiveness, and institutional priorities.
- →Analyzes relationships across multiple data sources and provides context and interpretation for leadership and stakeholders.
- →Prepares recurring and ad hoc executive reporting, annual planning analyses, institutional reporting, and special projects.
Process Improvement, Technology & Automation
- →Evaluates plans, reports, project coordination, and administrative processes to improve efficiency, consistency, scalability, and data quality.
- →Designs and implements templates, dashboards, automated workflows, and technology-enabled solutions that reduce manual effort and streamline operations.
- →Identifies opportunities for automation, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, and other emerging technologies.
- →Supports standardization of project intake, planning documentation, reporting, status tracking, data collection, and stakeholder communications.
- →Assists with evaluation, testing, implementation, documentation, and adoption of new technologies and analytical tools.
- →Develops scalable solutions that strengthen organizational capacity and support strategic planning and project delivery.
Planning & Project Coordination
- →Supports planning and project initiatives from needs identification through analysis, prioritization, and transition to implementation.
- →Coordinates planning studies, data-focused initiatives, special projects, and cross-functional workstreams.
- →Prepares planning exhibits, reports, project documentation, business cases, analytical summaries, and supporting materials for space and capital initiatives.
- →Maintains capital planning information, project priorities, multi-year planning data, forecasts, and related reporting.
- →Tracks activities, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and decisions to support timely completion of work.
- →Contributes to methodologies, templates, standards, and documentation that promote consistency across planning and project delivery activities.
Stakeholder Engagement, Research & Knowledge Management
- →Partners with schools, departments, administrative units, planners, project managers, facilities teams, finance, and other stakeholders to identify planning and information needs.
- →Reviews business plans, organizational data, program requirements, growth projections, and operational objectives to support physical planning efforts.
- →Conducts research and benchmarking related to facilities planning, space utilization, operational performance, technology, and industry practices.
- →Responds to planning, facilities, space, and data inquiries through analyses, reports, exhibits, and other decision-support resources.
- →Develops self-service tools and resources that expand access to planning information and reduce repetitive requests.
- →Maintains documentation of planning methodologies, standards, processes, assumptions, and institutional knowledge.
Continuous Improvement & Professional Support
- →Participates in cross-functional initiatives, meetings, workshops, professional organizations, and activities that advance institutional planning and operational effectiveness.
- →Maintains knowledge of emerging practices in facilities planning data analytics, space management, process improvement, automation, and technology.
- →Recommends enhancements to tools, processes, reporting practices, and planning methodologies based on organizational needs and industry best practices.
Performs other duties as assigned
Job Location / Working Conditions
- Normal office environment
Physical Effort
- Typically sitting at desk or table
- Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement
- Ability to move to on and off-campus locations
- Typically standing or walking
- Occasional lifting (< 25 lbs)
Equipment
- Office equipment
Requirements
~1 min read- Bachelor's degree in planning, business analytics, information technology, architecture, engineering, construction management, facilities management, public administration, or related field.
No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
About the Role
~1 min readFor frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.
If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.
All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.What We Offer
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About this job
- Pay per year
- $58,400–$99,700 a year
- 16% above the $68,076 median for Other jobs on Jobera (138,142 salaries).
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 7, 2026
- First seen
- November 8, 2026
- Last seen
- November 8, 2026
Posting Health
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- Trust Level
- 63%
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- November 8, 2026
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