Sr. Medical Planner

HKS Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HKS Inc. is seeking a Sr. Medical Planner in Dallas to lead conceptual design and planning of healthcare projects. You will work with the design team and clinical staff to translate programs into efficient department layouts and workflows.

The role requires extensive healthcare planning experience, architectural registration, and knowledge of regulatory guidelines. Travel and cross-team coordination are expected to support large projects.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field.
• Typically 10+ years of healthcare design and planning experience.
• Architectural Registration strongly preferred; ACHA/EDAC accreditation preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of healthcare planning and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Creates and plans conceptual design of healthcare projects with the design team.
• Develops understanding of client programmatic requirements for design solutions.
• Leads planning process and layouts of internal departments and clinical workflows.
• Collaborates with administrators, doctors and nurses to align departmental layouts.
• Coordinates multiple planning teams on large projects and client meetings.
• Advises on meeting cadence, duration and stakeholder involvement.
• Gathers items from user meetings and develops action items.
• Applies codes and hospital standards to verify compliance.
• Prepares implementation documents and communicates concepts to the team.
• Leads collaboration to implement design solutions from concept to execution.
• Prepares client meetings materials and presents designs.
• Documents meeting minutes for client and consultant coordination.
• Travel will be required.

Skills

Healthcare planning

Client coordination

Project leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Architectural Registration

ACHA accreditation

EDAC accreditation

Tools

Bluebeam

Revit

Rhino

Grasshopper

Dynamo

MS Office

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

## Sr. Medical PlannerApply: Dallas: Full time: Posted 8 Days Ago: 2026-03751**Overview:**A recognized leader who possesses exceptional design and technical abilities. Provides technical leadership and acts as an advisor on projects. Manages the firm’s resources (people, processes and tools) and assignments with proficiency, fluency and aptitude. Endorses the firm’s values by personally influencing client service, innovation and communication. Acts as subject matter expert in the design and planning of medical and healthcare facilities.**Responsibilities:*** Creates and plans the conceptual design of healthcare projects in coordination with the design team* Develops a comprehensive understanding of a client's programmatic requirements, standards and policies for incorporation into the design solution* Leads the planning process by generating concepts and layout of internal departments, including assisting the users in clinical workflow* Works closely with administrators, doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to reach consensus on departmental layout* Coordinates the work effort of multiple planning teams on large projects* Works closely with the client to schedule and develop agendas for user group meetings* Advises the client on meeting cadence, duration and required stakeholder involvement* Gathers open items and develops action items from user group meetings* Develops, modifies and/or reviews medical planning concepts and design solutions and may develop client program* Applies governing regulatory codes and hospital licensing standards, and validates that those requirements for assigned segment of project are met* Prepares and modifies implementation documents and communicates planning concepts for project team members, both verbally and through graphic and written reports* Leads project team interaction internally and externally to effectively understand and implement design solutions and project plans from conceptual design to design execution* Prepares and presents for client meetings* Responsible for preparing and/or reviewing meeting minutes and other appropriate documents for client and consultant coordination meetings* Travel will be required**Qualifications:****Education and Experience*** Accredited professional degree in Architecture or related field* Typically 10+ years of experience with a healthcare design and planning experience background**Licenses and Certifications*** Architectural Registration strongly preferred* ACHA accreditation and/or EDAC accreditation preferred* Sustainable design accreditation preferred**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**Advanced – *expert-level experience, knowledge or skills*Intermediate – *experience, knowledge or skills required to produce high-quality solutions or work*Basic – *familiar with primary concepts or capabilities and may perform elementary functions depending on role** Intermediate skills in Bluebeam required* Basic skills in Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper and Dynamo required; intermediate preferred* Intermediate skills in MS Office Suite required* Basic skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign required* Intermediate knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines required* Advanced knowledge of current healthcare planning and programming concepts including patient safety and evidence-based design principles required* Advanced knowledge of guidelines for design and construction of healthcare facilities required* Advanced knowledge of materials, construction techniques, building codes architectural building systems, accessibility guidelines and QA/QC process required* Advanced ability to research and apply/incorporate into implementation documents required* Advanced presentation, graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas required* Advanced experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post-occupancy required* Advanced organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time required* Advanced ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships required* Advanced ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing required* Advanced ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions required* Advanced ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment required* Advanced ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality required#LI-KT1If you currently work for HKS, please submit your application via the **Internal Careers Portal**.HKS is an EEO/AA Employer: M/F/Disabled/Veteran