Designer, Orlando - Healthcare

Workscapes•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Healthcare Designer provides design services to dealership customers, specializing in clinical and non-clinical healthcare environments as well as commercial areas. The role includes programming, space planning, developing typicals, color boards and digital presentations, creating working and installation drawings and specifications, and conducting site-to-plan reviews. The designer works closely with dealership sales, project management, order entry and installation teams, as well as customers, to ensure accurate plans and specifications, meet client requirements, support customer satisfaction, and deliver high-quality project implementation. The role focuses primarily on healthcare projects, with assistance on other projects as requested. The Healthcare Designer collaborates with Account Executives and customers on programming, planning, design recommendations, presentations, specifications, project revisions, and punch-list reviews. The role also tracks time and project documentation, manages schedules, budgets, task completion and design quality, and communicates project status to the team. It requires knowledge of commercial and healthcare interior design, healthcare workplace issues, applicable codes and standards, architectural and construction processes, and contract furniture products and processes. Travel to project sites for meetings or site verification is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in interior design or comparable experience.
At least three years of experience in commercial contract furniture industry design.
At least one year of experience in healthcare design.
Proficiency in AutoCAD, SPEC, and CET.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Valid driver's license and a driving record that meets the company's insurance carrier requirements.
Ability to operate a computer for most of the workday with appropriate rest periods.

Nice To Haves

State of Florida Interior Design License.
NCIDQ Certification.
Experience with Herman Miller products.

Responsibilities

Conduct in-depth programming of clinical and non-clinical areas with the Account Executive, interview customers and end users, research workplace requirements, analyze space and furniture needs, and produce program reports.
Attend client planning meetings as needed and present plans and information to customers for review and approval.
Collaborate with sales to recommend design solutions, provide value engineering, and assess the feasibility of designs based on orders and proposals.
Prepare sales presentation packages, which may include sketches, renderings, drawings, cost estimates, and sample boards.
Develop and present block plans, space plans, digital color and finish boards, and selections.
Develop finished working drawings for specification and installation, and validate plans against construction, electrical engineering, and architecture and design drawing sets.
Obtain information and approvals needed to make design decisions through ongoing communication with team members.
Develop product specifications, check specifications against plans, and prepare specifications for order entry using SPEC, AutoCAD, and CET.
Manage design changes and revisions.
Review punch lists with Project Managers and/or the installation group.
Estimate design project time, track time in the designated system, and manage actual time against project estimates.
Maintain detailed project documentation, including key decisions, conversations, approvals, sign-offs, and planning meeting notes.
Manage project schedules, internal dealership and customer budgets, design task completion, and design-work quality.
Communicate project status regularly and collaborate with the team to resolve issues.
Produce plots, printed materials, color boards, and digital presentations for client and dealership transmittals.
Maintain knowledge of commercial and healthcare interior design and current practices, healthcare workplace issues, applicable codes and standards, architectural and construction processes, contract furniture products, and dealership furniture processes.
Assist with special projects, perform additional tasks as assigned, and serve as a healthcare product expert.
Travel to sites for meetings or site verification.