Senior Medical Planner - Healthcare Design

The Denver Studio is growing and we are looking for highly motivated individuals excited to help us grow our Healthcare project sector.

Perkins&Will offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, wellness, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, 401k, and PTO. Employee perks include a hybrid / flexible work environment supported by cutting-edge technology, professional development time and expense budget, bonuses, studio initiatives and firmwide affinity groups, and a Justice, Equity, Engagement, Diversity, and Inclusion foundation to everything we do.

As a Senior Medical Planner on the Perkins&Will team, you will :

• Responsible for leading all phases of the design process with a high level of proficiency and expertise 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.
• Partners with client in determining goals and objectives of the healthcare facility through a clear programming process.
• Develops healthcare operational volume projections and understands hospital operations.
• Manages production of an architectural program for clients.
• Provides leadership 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.
• Executes 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 and is responsible for all functional aspects of the proposed solutions.
• Develops room and departmental layouts and assists in the selection of building systems.
• Oversees the inclusion of program requirements during the construction document phase.
• Works directly with senior designer to size and mass the building
• Evaluates 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.
• Coordinates effectively with partners and consultants.

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

• 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 V Ray
• Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop

• 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
• ACHA Accreditation Preferred

• Qualified and interested candidates, should apply online. Include your resume, salary requirements, and compact representative sample of your work.
• Your work samples should include a sample set.
• You may upload multiple attachment however, each attachment has a file size limit of 6MB.
• APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A PORTFOLIO / WORK SAMPLE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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