Architectural Designer (Healthcare Specialized)

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Woolpert is an award-winning global leader in architecture engineering and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders and as a certified Great Place to Work Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Healthcare Designerto join our dynamic Healthcare Architecture Team at our Coral Gables/Fort Lauderdale FL or Charlotte NC office. This position reports to an Architecture Team Leader and is responsible for leading healthcare planning and design efforts on projects of moderate to increasing complexity. Qualified candidates will possess strong healthcare planning expertise technical design capabilities and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients consultants and multidisciplinary project teams.

This role serves as a key contributor to healthcare facility planning clinical workflow analysis project coordination technical documentation and project delivery while supporting client relationships and mentoring less-experienced staff.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located. Hybrid work environment Monday to Thursday in office. Fridays work from home.

What You Will Do

• Participate in healthcare planning and design activities for projects of moderate to increasing size and complexity.
• Participate in the development of innovative healthcare design solutions that support clinical operations patient experience staff efficiency and organizational goals.
• Conduct healthcare programming space planning workflow analysis and departmental planning studies.
• Prepare coordinate and oversee architectural drawings specifications reports and project documentation.
• Collaborate with clients user groups healthcare stakeholders consultants and internal project teams throughout project delivery.
• Coordinate healthcare design requirements with multidisciplinary engineering medical equipment and specialty consulting teams.
• Perform quality reviews and support compliance with applicable healthcare design standards codes and regulatory requirements.
  • Participate in construction administration activities including site observations review of submittals responses to RFIs and evaluation of field conditions.
  • Mentor junior designers and support the professional development of team members.
  • Support business development efforts through client engagement proposal support presentations and project interviews.
  • Travel periodically to client facilities project sites and meetings as required.
  • Occasionally work beyond normal business hours to meet project deadlines and client commitments.

  What You Will Bring

  Education/Experience

  • Bachelors degree in Architecture or a closely related field from an accredited program.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in architecture healthcare planning or healthcare design.
  • Experience planning designing or supporting healthcare facilities such as hospitals ambulatory care centers outpatient clinics specialty care facilities medical office buildings or behavioral health environments.
  • Experience leading portions of projects and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Experience dealing with AHJs.
  • Working Knowledge of FGI FBC FBC-A FFPC.

  Licenses/Certifications

  • Progress toward architectural licensure preferred.
  • Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) preferred.
  • LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) preferred.

  Software

  • Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD.
  • Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and healthcare planning or visualization tools preferred.

  Attributes

  • Strong healthcare planning and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with healthcare executives clinicians staff consultants and project teams.
  • Demonstrated leadership collaboration and organizational skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting project schedules and deadlines.
  • Commitment to professional growth mentorship and continuous improvement.

  Demonstrated Skills In

  • Healthcare programming and space planning.
  • Clinical workflow analysis and operational planning.
  • Healthcare facility design and documentation.
  • Multidisciplinary project coordination.
  • Client presentations and stakeholder engagement.
  • Code research and regulatory compliance.
  • Quality assurance and quality control processes.

  Background In

  • Healthcare architecture and planning.
  • Acute care ambulatory care specialty care behavioral health or medical office building projects.
  • Regulatory environments governing healthcare facility design.
  • Coordinating healthcare projects from planning through construction.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture engineering and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe youll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the addition to offering competitive pay we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health life vision and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time retirement plan fitness reimbursement pet insurance identity protection technology stipend employee assistance program and more!

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