Senior Medical Planner

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The role at a glance:

NBBJ Columbus is seeking a Senior Medical Planner in the design and planning of complex healthcare projects including large scale hospitals and ambulatory care centers. This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated design studio where a diverse group of technical architects, interior designers, medical planners and clinical consultants collaborate as a team from concept design through construction. 

In your new role you will:

• Help build and lead the medical planning practice for all healthcare projects within the studioDesign and planning of hospitals and clinics
• Work with clients as a trusted partner to identify objectives and formulate options
• Ability to effectively participate in Clinical User Group meetings and client presentations
• Proven ability to collaborate with Architects, Interior Designers, and Project Managers from Concept Design through Construction
• Help build and lead the medical planning practice for all healthcare projects within the studio

What you will need to succeed:

• 15+ years Medical Planning experience w/ demonstrated Leadership – complex healthcare projects of any scale
• Demonstrated excellence in design and innovation
• Exceptional client leadership and communication
• Experience in leading Healthcare projects from programming/concept design through construction administration
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with design teams, consultants, clients
• Skilled in leadership and management of user group engagements and development of deliverables
• Knowledge of current healthcare planning and programming concepts including patient safety and evidence-based design principles
• Understanding of programmatically rich healthcare projects from concept design and programming through construction administration
• Experience participating in client user group meetings and collaborating with all related deliverables
• Advanced knowledge with issues surrounding innovative healthcare strategic planning, master planning, programming, and design
• Familiarity with healthcare design literature and evidence-based design research
• Ability to work collaboratively with in-house team of medical planners and coordinate with external consultants
• Ability and interest to manage, design, document and execute small projects independently
• Exceptional listening, written, verbal and graphic communication skills required
• Proficient in Revit with 3D modeling skills preferred
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, Rhino or 3DS Max desired
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.