Architecture - Sr Medical Planner
About The Position
HOK is seeking a Senior Medical Planner in Chicago to lead the vision and delivery of complex healthcare environments, from early programming and master planning through design execution. The role partners directly with clients and user groups to translate goals into innovative, functional spaces, and serves as a technical expert and national voice for healthcare planning excellence. The position also supports HOK’s firm-wide healthcare practice, promotes sustainable design, and helps maintain a culture of strong internal and external client service. The Senior Medical Planner leads healthcare planning activities and coordinates with designers, project managers, architects, engineers, clients, and user groups. The role oversees planning concepts and documentation, contributes to project proposals and schedules, supports staff development, and participates in industry associations and the firm-wide Healthcare practice.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent education or experience.
- At least 15 years of experience focused on a variety of healthcare projects, including new facilities, additions, renovations, and departments; experience with some large-scale, complex healthcare projects is required.
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare design certification.
- Master’s degree.
- Architecture license.
- LEED accreditation or Green Associate credential.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical planning expertise to team members and the firm-wide healthcare practice.
- Develop an understanding of clients’ program requirements, standards, and policies to guide the design process.
- Assist in preparing scope documents that outline work effort and schedules during proposal development and contract discussions.
- Lead periodic project meetings and presentations and keep clients informed about project progress.
- Develop medical planning concepts and solutions in conjunction with the lead designer.
- Help establish project milestone schedules with project managers, architects, and project engineers.
- Lead the medical planning portion of client meetings and interviews.
- Help coordinate interdisciplinary work and quality control.
- Oversee medical planning development throughout the process, communicating planning concepts for project documentation and construction.
- Seek new knowledge in medical and healthcare facility design and planning.
- Supervise team members in conjunction with project managers and mentor and direct less experienced staff.
- Participate in industry associations to support visibility.
- Oversee and assist with preparation of 2D and 3D presentation and design drawings.
- Promote sustainable design principles and foster internal and external client service.
- Participate in user groups to collect program data and develop healthcare facility planning layouts.
- Provide technical expertise in the design and planning of medical and healthcare facilities of various sizes.
- Prepare and modify architectural documents related to medical planning and equipment placement.
- Anticipate and develop solutions to design and planning issues as projects progress.
- Lead design and planning teams toward optimal solutions throughout the design process.
- Participate actively in HOK’s firm-wide Healthcare practice.
- Assist in developing standard materials describing the Healthcare Group’s portfolio, systems, processes, and people.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment.
- 10 paid holidays, including 2 floating holidays.
- At least 4 weeks of paid time off, with a cash-out option.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Free mental wellness resources.
- Life and AD&D coverage.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Fertility coverage.
- 401(k) matching contributions and retirement planning guidance.
- Financial support and study preparation for licensure exams.
- CEU credit opportunities.
- Mentorship programs.
- Paid professional memberships.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
