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Company: HOK
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Construction, Housing, Real Estate

Description

Lead the medical planning effort toward the successful completion of complex healthcare facilities; provide overall programming, master planning, design and medical planning; communicate with clients/user groups to understand project requirements; represent the firm nationally as a technical expert.

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership

  • Provide medical planning expertise to other team members and the firm-wide healthcare practice.
  • Participates in user groups (heads of departments, specialists, etc.) to collect program needs for healthcare facilities and assist with technical aspects of the meeting.
  • Develops a comprehensive understanding of clients' program requirements and standards and policies for completion.
  • Provides technical knowledge in the design and planning of various-sized medical and healthcare facilities.
  • Ensures project inter-disciplinary and quality control coordination.
  • Develops architectural drawings to communicate planning concepts for project documentation and construction.
  • Prepares and modifies architectural documents, elevations, sections, details, etc.
  • Anticipates and develops solutions to technical and design problems following established standards. 
  • Communicates planning concepts to project teams, both verbally and through graphic and written reports.
  • Actively seeks new knowledge in the design and planning of medical and healthcare facilities.
  • Supervises other team members in conjunction with project managers.
  • May lead periodical project meetings and presentations; ensure client is adequately briefed on project progress.
  • May mentor and direct the work of less experienced staff.
  • Participates actively in the firm-wide Healthcare practice within HOK.
  • Actively participates in industry associations to ensure visibility.
  • Promotes the principles of sustainability and Evidence Based Design.
  • Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.

Teamwork

  • Assists in developing project scope, plan, and services and during the contract process. Translates planning concepts into comprehensible terms for clients, designers and project team members.
  • Assists in the design development, modification and/or review of medical planning concepts and solutions.
  • Assists in establishing overall project budgets and milestone schedules in coordination with project managers, architect and project engineers.
  • Coordinate with various consultants to implement medical planning
  • Assist in the development of standard materials that describe the portfolio, systems, processes and people of the Healthcare Group.
  • Prepares 2D and 3D presentation/design drawings.

 EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required and healthcare design certification preferred.  Master Degree preferred.
  • 5 years' prior experience focused on a variety of healthcare projects - full new facilities, additions, renovations, departments with some large-scale, complex healthcare projects required.
  • Architecture license preferred.
  • LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.

OTHER:

  • Travel may be required.
  • Overtime may be required.
  • The job duties and requirements that this document describes may be altered or supplemented at any time at the sole discretion of HOK.


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