Senior Medical Planner - Healthcare

Perkins&Will; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Medical Planner to lead innovative healthcare design projects. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your expertise in medical architecture to create functional and compliant healthcare environments. You will collaborate closely with clients and design teams, ensuring that every project meets the highest standards of quality and design excellence. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on healthcare facilities, guiding projects from concept through execution while mentoring junior staff. If you are passionate about healthcare design and ready to take your career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in architecture or related discipline required.
• 10-15+ years of healthcare experience needed.
• Professional architectural license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design teams through programming and design phases.
• Collaborate with clients to meet healthcare facility goals.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews and ensure compliance with codes.

Skills

BIM

Revit

Building codes

Life Safety compliance

Site analysis

Functional design

Preliminary design studies

ACHA knowledge

3D visualization tools

Education

Professional degree in architecture

10-15+ years of Healthcare experience

Professional architectural license

LEED GA certification

ACHA Accreditation

Tools

Revit

Microsoft Office

Adobe Suite

BIM360

Sketchup

Rhino

Job description

As a Senior Medical Planner, you should perform these essential job functions:

• Understand and consistently execute 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 and execution.
• Provide master planning, design, and related medical architecture expertise for a wide range of healthcare project types with specific experience in hospital inpatient, invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and treatment departments, and logistics departments.
• Collaborate 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.
• Assist the client in determining goals and objectives of the healthcare facility through a clear programming process.
• Can produce an architectural program for clients.
• Actively participate on the team to carry out the goals and objectives of the project and communicate with team members in a timely manner.
• Participate in marketing proposals and interviews.
• Prepare alternate design solutions for consideration based on the client’s long-range plan during the master planning and design phases.
• Lead the design team and client team through programming, concept design, schematic design, and design development phases.
• Provide room and departmental layouts and assist in the selection of building systems.
• Continue to support the team through QA/QC reviews, FGI code compliance, and monitoring the inclusion of program requirements during the construction document phase.
• Knowledgeable and can lead teams in the evaluation of existing facilities.
• Manage, develop, and facilitate data collection through interviews, focus groups, end-user surveys, observation, and post-occupancy evaluation.
• Review work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance.
• Participate and collaborate in design reviews, charrettes, and pin-ups.
• Demonstrate strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance.
• Mentor staff.
• Coordinate effectively with partners and consultants.

High-level Summary of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills and Certifications

Proficiencies

• BIM, Specifically Revit and BIM360, other 3D visualization tools (Sketchup, Rhino, etc.)
• Building codes, FGI Guidelines, Life Safety compliance
• Site analysis
• Preliminary design studies
• Life safety requirements
• ACHA knowledge (FL specific)
• Functional design

Software

• Revit Proficiency
• Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite

Licensure/Certifications/Education

• Position requires a professional degree in architecture or related discipline
• 10-15+ years of Healthcare experience required
• Professional architectural license preferred
• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• ACHA (American College of Healthcare Architects) Accreditation (FL specific) Desirable for ATL hire / required for a FL office hire

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work (no larger than 4MB).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities