Intermediate Medical Planner

NBBJ Design; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ Charlotte is seeking an Intermediate Medical Planner to lead design and planning of complex healthcare facilities, including large hospitals and ambulatory centers. You will work within a fully integrated design studio with medical planners, clinicians, interior designers, and project managers from concept through construction.

Based in the United States, you will translate client operations into architectural plans, participate in client meetings, and ensure compliance with healthcare

Qualifications

• 5–10 years healthcare planning experience.
• B Arch degree required; M Arch preferred.
• Architectural registration preferred; LEED accreditation a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration with clients and teams.
• Familiarity with regulatory codes in healthcare design.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan hospitals and clinics.
• Lead meetings with Clinical User Group and present to clients.
• Translate client requirements into architectural medical plans.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and project managers.
• Ensure drawings meet codes and licensing standards.
• Coordinate design through construction administration.

Skills

Healthcare planning

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project coordination

Education

B Arch degree

M Arch degree

Tools

Revit

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

SketchUp

Rhino

3DS Max

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The Role At a Glance

This is an excellent opportunity to join NBBJ Charlotte as an Intermediate Medical Planner. NBBJ is seeking someone in the design and planning of complex healthcare projects including large-scale hospitals and ambulatory care centers. This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated design studio where a diverse group of technical architects, interior designers, medical planners and clinical consultants collaborate as a team from concept design through construction.

In Your New Role You Will

• Design and planning of hospitals and clinics
• Work with clients to identify objectives and formulate options
• Participate in the conceptual design of healthcare projects
• Ability to effectively lead Clinical User Group meetings and participate in client presentations
• Translate client operational model into architectural design/medical plans
• Collaborate with Architects, Interior Designers, and Project Managers and allied professionals from Concept Design through Construction
• Coordinate or prepare drawings and designs in accordance with best practice and quality expectations
• Apply governing regulatory codes and hospital licensing standards, and validate that those requirements for the project are met

What You Will Need To Succeed

• 5-10 years healthcare planning experience on a range of project/facility types and size
• B Arch Degree (or equivalent) required; M Arch degree preferred
• Architectural Registration strongly preferred; LEED Accreditation a plus
• Passion for healthcare design and demonstrated excellence in planning design and innovation
• Knowledge of current healthcare planning and programming concepts including patient safety and evidence-based design principles
• Understanding of programmatically rich healthcare projects from concept design and programming through construction administration
• Experience participating in client user group meetings and collaborating with all related deliverables
• Advanced knowledge with issues surrounding innovative healthcare strategic planning, master planning, programming, and design
• Familiarity with healthcare design literature and evidence-based design research
• Ability to work collaboratively with in-house team of medical planners and coordinate with external consultants
• Ability and interest to manage, design, document and execute small projects independently
• Exceptional listening, written, verbal and graphic communication skills required
• Proficient in Revit with 3D modeling skills preferred
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, Rhino or 3DS Max desired
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.