Healthcare Designer

Workscapes•Tampa, 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 spaces. The role includes programming, space planning, developing typicals, color boards and digital presentations, preparing working and installation drawings and specifications, and conducting site-to-plan reviews. The designer works closely with dealership sales, project management, order entry, installation teams, and customers to ensure accurate plans and specifications, alignment with client requirements, customer satisfaction, and high-quality project implementation. Healthcare projects are the primary focus, with support for other projects as requested. The role includes leading design work from initial programming and customer interviews through presentation, specification, revisions, and project closeout. The designer collaborates with the sales team to recommend solutions and value engineering, develops drawings and presentation materials, prepares product specifications, and coordinates approvals and information with internal teams. The designer also tracks project time, maintains detailed documentation, manages schedules and budgets, communicates project status, and supports installation and punch-list review. The position requires knowledge of commercial and healthcare interior design practices, healthcare workplace needs, applicable codes and standards, architectural design and construction processes, and contract furniture products and processes. It is based in normal office working conditions, with travel to sites for meetings or verification. Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in interior design or comparable experience.
Minimum of three years of experience in commercial contract furniture industry design.
Minimum of 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 preferred.
NCIDQ Certification preferred.
Experience with Herman Miller products is extremely helpful.

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 evaluate orders and proposals for design feasibility.
Prepare sales presentation packages that 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 A&D drawing sets.
Obtain information and approvals needed to make design decisions through ongoing communication with team members.
Develop product specifications, verify them against plans, and prepare specifications for order entry using SPEC, AutoCAD, and CET.
Manage 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 estimates.
Maintain detailed project documentation, including key decisions, conversations, approvals, sign-offs, and notes from planning meetings.
Manage adherence to project schedules, internal dealership budgets, customer budgets, design task completion, and design quality.
Regularly communicate project status to team members and collaborate to resolve issues throughout projects.
Perform plotting, printing, color-board preparation, and digital presentations for client and dealership transmittals.
Maintain knowledge of commercial and healthcare interior design practices and current standards.
Understand healthcare workplace issues, including ergonomics, technology integration, teaming, and alternative working environments.
Apply working knowledge of relevant building codes, ADA regulations, National Electrical Code, National Fire Code, and healthcare-related codes and standards.
Understand architectural design, construction documents, and construction processes.
Maintain working knowledge of dealership contract furniture lines, including features, benefits, pricing, applications, assembly, specification options, and nomenclature.
Understand contract furniture processes, including order preparation, project management, order management, and delivery and installation.
Assist with special projects and perform additional tasks as assigned.
Travel to sites for meetings or site verification.
Operate and lead in accordance with the company’s core values and Guiding Principles.