Senior Advisor, Design - Clinical Planning

Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority | Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VIDA Health is seeking a qualified professional to drive planning, design, and delivery of high-quality healthcare environments across Victoria. You will provide expert advice on FF&E, health facility planning, and design assurance working with health services, clinicians, project teams and stakeholders.

You will evaluate proposals against industry standards, develop guidance, tools, and review processes to support best-practice outcomes while enabling safe, functional, and contemporary

Qualifications

• Experience managing FF&E across healthcare projects.
• Ability to review health facility designs and provide evidence-based advice.
• Strong partnership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert design assurance by evaluating health facility proposals against industry standards, guidelines, and policy requirements to support safe, functional, and effective healthcare environments.
• Lead FF&E planning and design guidance to support high-quality, future-focused healthcare infrastructure.
• Developing and enhancing design guidance, tools, and review processes that support best-practice healthcare infrastructure outcomes.

Skills

FF&E planning

Design assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Evidence-based advising

Education

Tertiary qualification in architecture/health planning/engineering/interior design/building design/PM/asset management

Job description

About VIDA Health VIDA Health (Victorian Health Building Authority) is responsible for the rollout of the Victorian Government's multi-billion-dollar health capital projects. We're delivering world-class health facilities across Victoria including new public hospitals and emergency care, community health services, ambulance branches, residential aged care and mental health facilities. VIDA Health also provides technical support across engineering, property, asset management and environmental sustainability disciplines. The Opportunity Drive the planning, design, and delivery of high-quality healthcare environments across Victoria by providing expert advice on Furniture, Fittings and Equipment (FF&E), health facility planning, and design assurance. Working closely with health services, clinicians, project teams, and stakeholders, you will help deliver safe, functional, and contemporary health infrastructure while supporting best practice and continuous improvement in health facility design.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Providing expert design assurance by evaluating health facility proposals against industry standards, guidelines, and policy requirements to support safe, functional, and effective healthcare environments.
• Leading FF&E planning and design guidance to support high-quality, future-focused healthcare infrastructure.
• Developing and enhancing design guidance, tools, and review processes that support best-practice healthcare infrastructure outcomes.

We are looking for:

• A tertiary qualification in architecture, health planning, engineering, interior design, building design, project management, asset management, clinical planning or a related discipline is highly desirable.
• Experience managing FF&E across healthcare projects, with an understanding of procurement, asset lifecycle, and operational requirements.
• Proven ability to review health facility designs, interpret operational requirements, and provide clear, evidence-based advice to inform project outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships, understand stakeholder needs, and provide trusted advice that supports informed decision-making.
• Knowledge of FF&E planning, procurement, asset lifecycle management, and capital project delivery within healthcare environments is highly regarded.

To learn more about the opportunity and view the full requirements please download a copy of the Position Description HERE.

Applications close 11.59pm on Sunday 8th of November 2026.

All prospective employees undergo a National Criminal Records Check. You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Preferred candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, police checks, reference checks, qualification checks and role related clearances.

VIDA Health is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a values-led, diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe our teams should represent the diversity of our communities in which we work, and we actively embrace and celebrate people from all walks of life.