10+ years of healthcare facility planning experience required.
Broad knowledge of inpatient and ambulatory healthcare settings preferred.
Expertise in healthcare-related codes and standards is essential.
Proficiency in Revit is mandatory; AutoCAD knowledge preferred.
Degree in architecture, engineering, or related field required; architectural degree preferred.
Responsibilities
Plan and develop healthcare departments in large medical facilities.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to meet project timelines and budgets.
Run user meetings to understand client needs and prepare project plans.
Communicate client's vision through project work plans during planning phases.
Facilitate client presentations and guide team and consultant directions.
Support production teams in producing necessary documentation and solutions.
Mentor junior planning team members if needed.
Travel to client sites as required.
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Generous paid time off and holidays.
Financial wellness benefits including retirement plans and insurance.
Support for continuing education and career development.
Flexible hybrid work environment.
Full Job Description
How will your days be spent
This position is responsible for planning, programming, and developing healthcare departments within large, complex medical facilities.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver specific pieces of projects (e.g., departments, floors, etc.) on schedule and within budgets.
Guide and manage user/client expectations by coordinating and running user meetings for needs assessment in order to prepare functional and space programs.
Responsible for articulating and communicating the client's vision, goals, and objectives through development of the project work plan during the planning phase.
Participate in client presentations and project meetings, helping to provide direction for team members and consultants. Begin presenting to upper-level client groups.
Assist the production team to produce documents reflective of the owner's goals and consistent with project goals, planning parameters, and program intent. Be available to the CA team to answer clinically significant questions and provide solutions. Oversee the shop drawing review process to ensure design intent is met.
May mentor less experienced planning team members.
Travel to clients may be involved depending upon client needs.
What you bring to this role
Experience
Minimum of ten years of recent experience in planning, programming, and developing healthcare departments within large, complex medical facilities required.
Broad base of experience with inpatient, ambulatory, diagnostic, and academic medical facilities required. Projects completed with multiple clients preferred.
Thorough knowledge of codes and standards as related to healthcare facilities, individual municipalities, State, IBC, ADA, ANSI, NFPA, FGI Guidelines, and specialty-specific standards required.
Software
Proficiency in Revit required
AutoCAD preferred
Education
Associates degree in architecture, engineering, planning or related field required; architectural degree preferred.
Professional registration preferred.
Sustainability accreditation preferred.
Flad offers a wide range of benefits including:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Generous paid time off and paid holidays
Financial health and wellness benefits - retirement savings plan; fiduciary advisor; identity theft plan; Section 125 flexible benefits; income protection - life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Continuing education and career development - internal programs; funds set aside for external programs, licensure and sustainability support, annual professional registration and organization reimbursement
Hybrid work environment
About Flad Architects
Flad Architects is a full-service architecture and engineering firm that specializes in the design of healthcare, higher education, and science and technology facilities. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Flad Architects has additional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Irvine, New York, Raleigh, San Francisco, and Seattle. The firm has completed projects in more than 40 states and several countries around the world. Flad Architects is committed to sustainable design and has received numerous awards for its environmentally responsible projects.
