Healthcare Master Planner & Design Strategist

Perkins&Will; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Wellness

LTD

Life Insurance

401k

PTO

Job summary

Perkins&Will in Minneapolis seeks a Medical Planner with 8–10+ years of experience designing healthcare facilities and academic health spaces. You will contribute to master planning, programming, and client alignment, collaborating across teams to ensure design quality and project success.

The role emphasizes architectural programming, space planning, LEED or Living Design accreditation is preferred, and you will mentor staff while supporting marketing and design reviews.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in medical/planning for healthcare facilities.
• Experience designing academic health education spaces is a plus.
• Professional registration or licensure preferred.
• Knowledge of LEED or Living Design accreditations is desired.

Responsibilities

• Understands and executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to support team success.
• Provides master planning, design, and medical architecture expertise.
• Collaborates with healthcare group to meet design goals, schedules, client needs, and budgets.
• Assists clients in defining goals through programming processes.
• Produces architectural programs for clients.
• Participates in design reviews, charettes, and team communication.
• Supports schematic design phase and develops room/department layouts.
• Assists in construction document phase with program requirements.
• Evaluates existing facilities and contributes to marketing proposals.
• Mentors staff and fosters team performance.

Skills

BIM

Building codes

Site analysis

Preliminary design studies

Contract documents

Field measurements

Life safety

Specifications

Construction contract administration

Construction techniques

LEAN concepts

OSPHD knowledge

Certificate of Need

Functional design

Education

Professional degree in architecture, or related discipline

Professional architectural license or 25 years of experience preferred

LEED GA within 6 months of hire

Professional Accreditation in Living Design (LEED AP / WELL AP / SITES AP / Passive House / ILFI)

Tools

2D/3D production software

Revit

Rhino

Grasshopper

MS Office

Enscape

VRay

InDesign

Photoshop

Job description

Perkins&Will in Minneapolis seeks a Medical Planner with 8–10+ years of experience designing healthcare facilities and academic health spaces. You will contribute to master planning, programming, and client alignment, collaborating across teams to ensure design quality and project success.

The role emphasizes architectural programming, space planning, LEED or Living Design accreditation is preferred, and you will mentor staff while supporting marketing and design reviews.