Ready to start your next chapter with NAIT? At NAIT, we’re passionate about building a team of talented, dedicated professionals who share our commitment to excellence and innovation. Your skills and experience can shape the future of education and make a real impact in our community.

Key Responsibilities

Space Planning & Workplace Strategy

Consult and collaborate with stakeholders to understand current and future business requirements, operational drivers, growth projections, and organizational changes that impact space needs. Review, analyze, and validate space requests; assess impacts, opportunities, constraints, and utilization considerations. Develop space planning options, recommendations, and preliminary scope documents that support the operational, educational, and strategic objectives of NAIT business units while optimizing the use of institutional space resources. Prepare functional programs quantifying space needs and identifying operational requirements, adjacencies, accessibility requirements, and technical considerations. Support the transition toward innovative, flexible, and efficient workplaces, including shared, hybrid, and activity-based work environments. Contribute to the development of multi-year strategic space renewal and improvement programs.

Furniture & Interior Design

Review consultant deliverables to ensure alignment with NAIT standards and operational objectives. Provide technical review and recommendations related to interior design, furniture systems, finishes, accessibility, and space functionality. Ensure consistency with institutional standards, accessibility requirements, and campus design objectives.

Space Management

Assist in maintaining and enhancing NAIT’s space inventory data systems, including space classifications, allocations, utilization information, and record drawings. Support the development of space metrics, reporting, analysis, and planning data to inform institutional decision-making. Contribute to the continuous improvement of space planning standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

Build collaborative working relationships with stakeholders across the institution to support planning initiatives and decision-making.



Present planning reports and recommendations to leadership teams and stakeholders. Promote a positive client experience through responsive service, effective communication, and collaborative problem-solving.

Leadership & Team Support

Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical support to junior staff, student staff, or project team members as assigned. Contribute to a collaborative, innovative, and service-oriented team environment.

Skills & Abilities

Strong understanding of furniture systems, interior design and construction documentation within commercial, institutional, or post-secondary environments. Ability to apply building codes and accessibility requirements to projects. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical and strategic solutions. Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to navigate complex conversations and competing priorities. Strong organizational and time-management skills. Curiosity, adaptability, initiative, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft 365 applications. Experience with Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, and IWMS systems such as AiM is considered an asset.

Qualifications

- Interior Design Technology Diploma or Interior Design Degree preferred. Equivalent qualifications in Architectural Design Technology or Architecture may be considered with demonstrated experience in space planning, workplace planning, functional programming, interior environments and/or facilities planning.
- Minimum 5 years of related interior design experience within a post-secondary, institutional, or complex organizational environment.
- Applicants with education credentials earned outside of Canada should have their credentials evaluated by World Education Services (WES), International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or the Comparative Education Services (CES).

Classification – Senior Project Coordinator





This position is covered by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Collective Agreement.

Remuneration

Refer to salary range noted on this posting, plus a comprehensive benefits package. The compensation range for this job posting is : $80,008.73 - $107,501.88

Benefits

- Focusing on health and wellness, work-life balance, recognition, and skilled and personal growth.
- Excellent vacation time, eligible employees receive paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s.

Location

Remote positions require employees to reside within Canada.

About NAIT

We are known as one of Alberta’s top employers. Being part of a community that makes a difference in the lives of students, staff, industry clients and partners, NAIT’s culture reflects our shared values of respect, collaboration, celebration, creativity, and accountability. People are what make NAIT great, and we prioritize the employee experience. For eligible positions, we offer benefits and unique perks focusing on health and wellness, work-life balance, recognition, and professional and personal growth. In addition to excellent vacation time, eligible employees receive paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s. NAIT supports a flexible work environment, enabling staff to request approval for on-campus, off-site, or hybrid work arrangements based on the nature of the role. NAIT is committed to fostering a safe environment that supports equity and cultivates inclusion through our Centre for Community and Belonging (CCB) and our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy. We are a proud partner of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. While we encourage all qualified applicants to apply, only those being considered will be contacted.

Additional Culture and Mission Statements

People make NAIT Great - and at NAIT, people truly matter. We're committed to creating a workplace that fuels passion, values inclusion, supports wellbeing, and encourages continuous growth. Our culture is grounded in respect, collaboration, creativity, celebration, and accountability. When you join NAIT, you become part of a community dedicated to making a meaningful difference for students, colleagues, industry partners, and the broader community.

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