Senior Healthcare Planning Lead

Make Choteau Home; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushing Terrell is seeking a Senior Medical Planner to lead programming, master planning, and functional planning for healthcare projects. You will translate clinical operations and patient needs into space programs, work with architects, engineers, and healthcare leaders, and mentor the firm's healthcare planners.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to build trusted client relationships, with projects across healthcare facilities from hospitals to

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field.
• 10+ years of architectural experience, including 7+ years healthcare planning.
• Lead programming, master planning, and functional planning for healthcare facilities.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare codes, guidelines, and regulatory requirements (FGI, NFPA 101, CMS).
• Ability to translate clinical operations, patient volumes, and departmental needs into space programs.
• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD; strong knowledge of Bluebeam, Adobe CS, and MS Office.
• Ability to communicate planning concepts through sketches, graphics, and presentations.
• Strong facilitation, leadership, and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming, master planning, and functional planning for healthcare projects from early concept through design.
• Facilitate user group meetings, visioning sessions, and workshops with clinicians and facility leaders.
• Translate clinical operations and departmental needs into space programs and layouts.
• Develop and review floor plans, room layouts, and equipment plans for clinical spaces.
• Provide healthcare planning expertise and guidance to project teams.
• Ensure designs meet healthcare codes, guidelines, and licensing requirements.
• Coordinate with engineers and consultants to integrate clinical requirements.
• Collaborate with design leads to align planning with overall design vision.
• Maintain program documentation and support area, scope, and budget tracking.
• Mentor less-experienced designers and planners; support business development and client interactions.

Skills

Healthcare planning

Client relationship management

Leadership

Facilitation of workshops

Education

Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field

Master’s degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cushing Terrell is seeking a Senior Medical Planner to lead programming, master planning, and functional planning for healthcare projects. You will translate clinical operations and patient needs into space programs, work with architects, engineers, and healthcare leaders, and mentor the firm's healthcare planners.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to build trusted client relationships, with projects across healthcare facilities from hospitals to