Senior Medical Planner

Shepley Bulfinch•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Shepley Bulfinch is seeking a Senior Healthcare Planner to work directly with institutional healthcare clients and internal teams on projects of all scales. The role is advertised in Houston, Texas, but is hybrid and may be based at any of the firm’s five studio locations. The Senior Healthcare Planner oversees programming and space-planning needs, develops an understanding of stakeholders’ visions, goals, operational needs, and spatial requirements, and synthesizes these with design concepts. The planner works with project teams to integrate equipment, regulatory and engineering requirements, and interior design concepts into a cohesive building design. Depending on project scale, the role may lead an internal planning team and monitor tasks, deadlines, and milestones. The role also supports business development by maintaining relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and other partners, and collaborating with Marketing on project stories, concept imagery, and written content. The planner develops and communicates planning concepts in verbal, written, and graphic formats; coordinates with the Project Design Lead and consultants; and assists the Project Manager with project workplans, team structure, assignments, and deliverables. Other duties include leading user-group, stakeholder, and public meetings; developing space plans; maintaining program documentation; leading regulatory approval documentation as needed; staying current on planning trends, delivery systems, codes, regulations, and evidence-based design; and mentoring emerging Project Planners. Shepley Bulfinch is a national architecture and design firm with offices in Boston, Hartford, Houston, Phoenix, and Durham. Founded in 1874, the firm describes a legacy of challenging convention, pioneering design ideas, and collaborating with clients seeking measurable change.

Requirements

B.Arch., M.Arch., or equivalent degree.
Minimum of 10 years of healthcare planning experience.
Proficiency in Revit and Affinity Suite.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Solid interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee project programming and space-planning needs for healthcare projects of all scales.
Work directly with clients and internal teams to understand stakeholder vision, goals, operational needs, and spatial requirements, and synthesize them with design concepts.
Integrate equipment, regulatory requirements, engineering requirements, and interior design concepts into a cohesive building design.
Develop and communicate planning concepts verbally, in writing, and graphically.
Work with the Project Design Lead to align planning strategies with the overall design vision and coordinate with consultants to integrate their requirements.
Assist the Project Manager in establishing and maintaining project workplans, including team structure, assignments, and deliverables.
Lead user-group, stakeholder, and public meetings.
Develop space plans that address project parameters and user needs, and maintain program documentation.
Lead regulatory approval documentation as required.
Support business development by maintaining relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and other partners.
Collaborate with Marketing to develop project stories, concept imagery, and written content.
When project scale requires, lead an internal planning team, monitor scheduled tasks, and ensure deadlines and milestones are met within the project schedule.
Stay current on planning trends, delivery systems, codes, regulations, and evidence-based design principles.
Mentor emerging Project Planners and support team development through Continuous Conversations.