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The role at a glance:

NBBJ Columbus is seeking a Lead Medical Planner to join our global Healthcare Practice. This role will focus on the design and planning of complex healthcare environments, across the full spectrum of care sites from academic medical centers to ambulatory care clinics. This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated design studio where a diverse group of architects, interior designers, medical planners and clinical consultants collaborate as a team from concept design through construction.

In your new role, you will:

• Lead the medical planning of hospitals and clinics, in close collaboration with project managers, designers, and technical leaders
• Work with clients to identify objectives and formulate options
• Ability to effectively lead Clinical User Group meetings and client presentations
• Proven ability to collaborate with Architects, Interior Designers, and Project Managers from Concept Design through Construction
• Develop and review of room by room space programming

What you will need to succeed:

• Experience leading medical planning efforts on healthcare projects of all scales and program types and levels of complexity, from feasibility studies and master planning to building design and construction
• Proficiency in medical planning best practices, trends, regulatory frameworks and innovation
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with design teams, consultants and clients
• Effective mentorship of junior medical planners and healthcare designers
• Skilled in the leadership and management of user group engagements, as well as coordination and development of deliverables
• Ability to participate in marketing and relationship/reputation-building activities
• Revit knowledge & proficiency highly desired
• Professional Licensure and LEED accreditation are encouraged
• Familiarity with LEAN Concepts
• Willingness to travel
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

Why choose NBBJ?

We believe that all NBBJ employees should love their work. This means not only loving what you do but having pride in your workplace. We strive to be that irresistible place to work by enhancing your employee experience with customized programs and comprehensive benefits. In addition to 100% covered employee healthcare costs and 401k contributions, we offer unique professional development opportunities, volunteer opportunities and access to leading technology and resources to further help you love your work and advance your career.

• NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
• Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
• We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
• In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
• We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
• Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.