Manager, Healthcare Strategy & Finance

Forvis Mazars•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Facility and Capital Planning Solution within the Healthcare Strategy & Finance team helps healthcare leaders deliver quality care, invest in growth, and address capital challenges while meeting the needs of their communities. The team brings expertise across the care continuum to guide strategic system facility and capital initiatives. The Manager leads high-impact facility planning initiatives that support growth, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability. The role conducts and supervises health system facility planning, research, and data analysis, translating complex information into insights for executive decision-making. Planning work may include regional service distribution, facility master planning, detailed facility programming, operational planning, space planning, and capital planning. The Manager leads components of client engagements and project delivery, including planning, stakeholder communication, solution development, results delivery, risk management, and accountability for timelines and objectives. The role also mentors junior colleagues, builds client relationships, supports business development and proposal development, and contributes to collaboration and subject matter expertise across the firm.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Architecture or a related healthcare administration discipline.
At least 5 years of relevant experience in the healthcare strategy and/or facility planning industry.
Experience in one or more of the following areas: strategic planning, healthcare network development, facility master planning, or detailed facility programming.
Intermediate-to-advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

MArch, MBA, or MHA.
Experience within a professional services firm.
Experience managing engagement teams.
Familiarity or experience with the Veterans Affairs and/or Indian Health Service system, service, facility, and capital planning processes.

Responsibilities

Lead high-impact facility planning initiatives to enhance healthcare organizations’ growth, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
Lead research and data analysis, synthesizing complex information to inform executive-level decisions.
Conduct and supervise health system facility planning projects, including regional service distribution, facility master planning, detailed facility programming, operational planning, space planning, and capital planning.
Assess the feasibility of strategic initiatives within planning frameworks and tools, ensuring alignment with client goals and implementation parameters.
Mentor and support junior team members and ensure high-quality engagement deliverables.
Expand subject matter expertise in healthcare trends, regulations, and consulting methodologies.
Foster collaboration across teams and functions and contribute to knowledge sharing, innovation, and accountability.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with healthcare leaders, support business development, and promote cross-functional service integration.
Lead components of client engagements, including project planning, stakeholder communication, data-driven solution development, and results delivery.
Lead project delivery, manage accountability for timelines, identify project risks, and develop solutions to achieve engagement objectives and provide a strong client experience.
Support proposal development through opportunity research, scope-of-work writing, and project fee development.