Medical and Health Education Planner

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

• Contract documents
• Construction Techniques

Common and Baseline Responsibilities for a Medical and Health Education Planner:

• Understands and consistently executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
• Provides master planning, design, and related medical architecture expertise.
• Collaborates with members of the healthcare group to design a project that meets the firm’s commitment to design, quality, schedules, client needs, financial budget, and timetable.
• Assists the client in determining goals and objectives of the healthcare facility through a clear programming process.
• Assists in the production of an architectural program for clients.
• Actively participates in a team in order to carry out the goals and objectives of the project and communicates with team members in a timely manner.
• Participates in marketing proposals and interviews.
• Prepares alternate design solutions for consideration based on client’s long-range plan during the master planning and design phases.
• Supports team members with schematic design phase.
• Provides room and departmental layouts and assists in the selection of building systems.
• Assists in the inclusion of program requirements during the construction document phase.
• Assists in the evaluation of existing facilities.
• Manages, develops, and facilitates data collection through interviews, focus groups, end-user surveys, observation, and post occupancy evaluation.
• Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
• Participates and collaborates in design reviews, charettes, and pin-ups.
• Demonstrates strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance.
• Mentors staff.

High-level Summary Of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills And Certifications

Proficiencies

• BIM
• Building codes
• Site analysis
• Preliminary design studies
• Contract documents
• Field measurements
• Life safety requirements
• Specifications
• Construction contract administration
• Construction Techniques
• Knowledge of LEAN concepts or accredited
• OSPHD knowledge (CA specific)
• Certificate of Need (varies by state)
• Functional design

Software

• Advanced knowledge of 2D/3D production software
• Advanced Revit
• Conceptual modeling tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper
• Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite
• Visualization tools such as Enscape and VRay
• Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop

Licensure/Certifications/Education

• Position requires a professional degree in architecture, or related discipline
• Professional architectural license or 25 years of experience in the design profession preferred
• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a Medical Planner with 8–10+ years of experience, demonstrating successful planning and design of healthcare facilities, with experience in academic health education spaces considered a plus.

Salary and Benefit Information

At the time of posting this job advertisement, commensurate with qualifications, the annual pay salary range for this position in Minneapolis is between $94,800 and $126,300.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• wellness
• LTD
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• PTO

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At Perkins&Will we believe that inclusion spurs creativity and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people + ideas.By moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve.

"Design has the power to inspire joy, uplift lives, and strengthen the spirit of community."

• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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