Senior Medical Planner - Healthcare Design
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Design & Architecture
Architect / Sr. Architect, Engineering Design & Technologists
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.
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
- LEAN 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 V Ray
- Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop
Licensure/Certification s/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
- ACHA Accreditation Preferred
HOW TO APPLY
- 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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