Senior Medical Planner - Hong Kong

HOK Group, Inc.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HOK Group, Inc. is seeking a senior healthcare planning leader in Hong Kong to guide medical planning concepts and oversee inter-disciplinary design coordination. You will drive client briefs, supervise staff, and mentor team members across project stages, ensuring high-quality healthcare environments.

You will collaborate with lead designers, project managers, and engineers to advance milestones, presentations, and documentation while promoting sustainable design and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture; healthcare design certification preferred.
• 10 years’ experience focused on healthcare projects; Master’s preferred.
• Registered Architect (HKIA/AIA/RIBA/PRC Equivalent) preferred.
• Proficiency in Revit; CAD drafting skills beneficial.
• Fluency in English; strong communication and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversees medical planning expertise for team members and the healthcare practice.
• Develops understanding of client program requirements to drive design process.
• Leads project meetings and client briefings; communicates progress.
• Mentors staff and supervises work with project managers.
• Promotes sustainable design principles and interdisciplinary coordination.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Client communication

Mentoring

Sustainability

Medical planning concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture

Master’s degree preferred

Healthcare design certification preferred

Registered Architect credentials preferred

Tools

Revit

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership

• Oversees and provides medical planning expertise to other team members and the firm-wide healthcare practice.
• Develops a comprehensive understanding of clients’ program requirements and standards and policies to drive the overall design process.
• Assists in the development of the scope document outlining work effort and schedule during proposal development and contract discussions.
• Lead periodical project meetings and presentations; ensure client is adequately briefed on project progress.
• Responsible for medical planning concepts and solutions in conjunction with the lead designer.
• Assists with the establishing of overall project milestone schedules in coordination with project managers, architect and project engineers.
• Leads the medical planning portion of client meetings and interviews.
• Works to help ensure project inter-disciplinary and quality control coordination.
• Oversees the development of the medical planning throughout the process to communicate planning concepts for project documentation and construction.
• Actively seeks new knowledge in the design and planning of medical and healthcare facilities.
• Supervises other team members in conjunction with project managers.
• Mentors and directs the work of less experienced staff.
• Actively participates in industry associations to ensure visibility.
• Oversees and will assist with the preparation of 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings.
• Promotes the principles of sustainable design.
• Fosters a culture of external and internal client service.

Teamwork

• Participates in user groups (heads of departments, specialists, etc.) to collect program data and develop planning layouts for healthcare facilities.
• Provides expert technical knowledge in the design and planning of various-sized medical and healthcare facilities.
• Prepares and modifies architectural documents related to medical planning and equipment placement.
• Anticipates and develops solutions to design/planning issues as the project progresses.
• Participates throughout the design process to lead the design and planning teams towards optimal solutions.
• Participates actively in the firm-wide Healthcare practice within HOK.
• Assists in the development of standard materials that describe the portfolio, systems, processes and people of the Healthcare Group.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture required, and healthcare design certification preferred. Master's Degree preferred.
• 10 years’ experience focused on a variety of healthcare projects.
• Registered Architect (HKIA/AIA/RIBA/PRC Equivalent) preferred.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of progressive technical and regulatory requirements for healthcare facilities design and understanding of fundamental departmental organization and functionality.
• Advanced knowledge of healthcare delivery systems and how design impacts those systems.
• Advanced knowledge of healthcare planning guidelines, and the ability to research and apply/incorporate them into technical documents.
• Possess basic hand and CAD drafting skills.
• Proficiency in computer skills. Proficiency in Revit required.
• Knowledge about sustainability and LEED preferred.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Ability to communicate and convey medical planning needs to designers in a clear and compelling way.
• Proven ability to make presentations and lead discussions.
• Fluency in spoken and written English required.

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