Lead Medical Equipment Planner

Gilbane Building Company; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities through Gilbane

Job summary

Gilbane Building Company is seeking a Lead Medical Equipment Planner to work directly with clients and staff to develop comprehensive medical equipment lists aligned with organizational standards and client approval processes. The role requires 5–7 years of medical equipment planning experience, strong collaboration with clinicians and AE teams, and proficiency in MS Office.

Reporting to the Senior Medical Equipment Manager, you will lead discussions, train staff, and manage supplier

Qualifications

• BS degree in healthcare facilities, biomedical, or related field.
• 5–7 years of medical equipment planning experience.
• Experience interfacing with clinicians, administrators, and AE to develop initial lists.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent listening and facilitation skills.
• Strong written communication.

Responsibilities

• Procure medical equipment projects and maintain client relationships.
• Assist in pre-con pricing discussions and contractor information for complex items.
• Prepare client proposals and refine project description sheets.
• Supervise and train Medical Equipment Planners.
• Lead large meetings with Owner, design team, and vendors.
• Serve as main client contact on assigned projects.
• Develop complex medical equipment databases and schedules.
• Coordinate construction interface in medical equipment planning.
• Present information to support client decision making.
• Provide onsite coverage to execute the plan.

Skills

Excellent listening

Excellent facilitation

Strong written communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS degree in healthcare facilities/biomedical/related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

The Lead Medical Equipment Planner is responsible for working directly with the client and frontline staff to extrapolate the necessary information to develop the medical equipment list. This includes validation of the organization's equipment standards and determination of the client's approval process for equipment items outside of the standards list. Vendor relationships and current knowledge of major medical equipment is pertinent to lead discussions with the client for their medical equipment needs. This is a specialist role who demonstrates industry knowledge of types of hospital rooms and basic equipment requirements. This individual will report directly to the Senior Medical Equipment Manager.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane's core value of Caring and "People First" workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You're a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You're someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What's in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

• Procure medical equipment projects for the business unit through participation of maintenance of existing client relationships; deliver appropriate marketing information on medical equipment services; and attend key industry events to remain current in industry knowledge.
• Participate in activities with GBCO for pre-con pricing of medical equipment and provide expertise on construction sought information regarding complex medical equipment contractor installed items.
• Write the client proposals, create specialized documents for inclusion, and assist in refinements for project description sheets and TPM staff resumes for medical equipment services.
• Supervise and train Medical Equipment Planners.
• Plan and run large or complex meetings involving multiple outside organizations, such as the Owner, design team and vendors.
• Serve as the direct point of contact for the client on the assigned projects.
• Resolve project problems when multiple parties are involved.
• Oversee the development of complex medical equipment databases and medical equipment procurement, delivery and install schedules.
• Facilitate construction interface in medical equipment planning.
• Present information to the client in facilitation of decision making.
• Provide onsite coverage as required to execute the comprehensive medical equipment plan.
• Assert authority and accountability for managing the assigned project and related cost report.
• Make decisions and provide direction to subcontractors as required and consistent with the client's direction.

Qualifications

• BS degree in a related field to include healthcare facilities, biomedical, medical equipment.
• 5-7 years of medical equipment planning experience.
• Experience interfacing with clinicians, administrators, and AE to develop initial medical equipment lists.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Excellent facilitator skills.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Construction document and drawi...