The Opportunity:

At FOS, it's all about the people. With exceedingly low turnover rates, we're constantly growing, and that's where this new opportunity comes in - for Facility Assessment Support out of our Buffalo, NY office. In this position, the ideal candidate will be responsible for providing back-end support for project managers and facility assessment team members, handling data collected in the field. They will occasionally perform as an Assessor within a multi-disciplinary team for a variety of building types including healthcare, education, sports, public and commercial.

Your Responsibilities:

• Provide technical CAD drawings, quantity take-offs, and report assembling/development for facility condition and suitability assessment projects
• Provide pre-assessment support organizing documentation materials required for the onsite visit including sequencing locations, maps, schedule development, downloading and saving client provided documents, and other information as requested
• Produce, edit, and notate technical floor plans and other graphic items for reports
• Assist project managers with support to deliver project deliverables and products for facility condition and suitability assessments
• Gather, analyze, and document facility suitability data using Excel or other tools to perform a gap analysis between facility requirements and existing space types and/or an analysis for user survey instruments
• Conduct on-site facility condition assessments on existing buildings, evaluating assigned systems to determine condition, remaining useful life, and required expenses and remedial measures, working effectively with assessment mentor and other on-site personnel
• Assist assessors with asset tag data entry
• Prepare project progress documentation including meeting communications for project manager review
• Assist with post-project review
• Work with assessors and field project managers to develop skills to perform additional support tasks on facility condition and suitability assessment projects

What we offer:

• Flexible work schedules! We offer a hybrid model, so you can work from home and/or work from the office
• Competitive benefits package, including a generous paid time off policy
• An inclusive work environment that encourages employees to demonstrate their strengths and passions in achieving personal and organizational goals
• Coaching with leadership that enables professional growth for future career pathing
• The opportunity to work for a growing team with proven success

Required skills and experience:

• Associate degree in a related field preferred
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills a must
• Must be able to contribute to multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office is required
• Experience with Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite, Bluebeam and the aptitude for tablet and mobile device tools required
• Ability to travel up to 25% for out-of-town assignments required

FOS of CannonDesign is a multidisciplinary professional services and software consultancy founded on the core value that clients are our most important partners.

FOS began with a good idea - seeing the need to help facility managers identify what they own, the condition of their facility, and how best to use this data for future capital planning. FOS started as a small operation in 2009 and has grown into a major, multi-office practice that is ranked #1 world-wide for facility-related services by World Architecture 100.

For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at

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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required time frames and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

Facility Optimization Solutions LLC. and CannonDesign recognize the value of diversity in our workforce. We are committed to equal opportunity. We consider all qualified employment applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, partnership status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Individuals who hold legal work authorization applicable to employment at FOS of CannonDesign in the United States will be considered without regard to citizenship/alienage.