Career Opportunities: Senior Medical Planner (11550) Requisition ID 11550 - Posted - SmithGroup, Inc. - Planning - Houston, TX SmithGroup is an award-winning, integrated design firm that blends research, data and technology with innovation and a creative spirit to deliver resilient, inclusive spaces that solve our clients' greatest challenges. Our teams create exceptional design solutions for healthcare, science and technology, workplace, mixed use, higher education, cultural, waterfront, parks and open spaces, and urban environments. We are looking for passionate problem solvers who want to elevate design, push boundaries and move us closer to a carbon-free future. Care to join us? The Houston office of SmithGroup is looking for a Senior Medical Planner to join our team. Working with us, you will: Be directly responsible for medical planning, programming, space planning, and integrated design solutions. Work with the design and planning lead to develop and detail building systems and components, beginning in schematic design through construction documents. Contribute to the schematic design of projects and be responsible for functional aspects of the proposed solutions. Meet directly with clients, lead user groups, analyze client problems and conceive and develop architectural solutions commensurate with the needs. Evaluate, select, and apply standard architectural/design/engineering/planning techniques, procedures, and standards. Lead the medical planning efforts for healthcare projects and work with the project team in the development of projects. Function as client leader/project planner, be responsible for meeting budget criteria and maintaining project schedules for a variety of projects; be responsible for leading the planning effort for a variety of healthcare projects. Mentor junior staff and participate in performance coaching. An ideal candidate has: A bachelor’s degree in Architecture or equivalent. Minimum 10 years of architectural experience in the healthcare market. Excellent design/planning ability and the potential to generate a variety of options for the layout of departmental spaces, healthcare facilities and campuses. LEED AP and Architectural Registration preferred. High proficiency with graphic programs, such as Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. SmithGroup's competitive compensation and benefit package is designed to meet the needs of a diverse staff. It includes flexible scheduling, a hybrid work environment, 401(k), parental leave, wellbeing resources, PTO immediately available to new hires, plus 15 extra Fridays off - on top of holidays. Join us and see first-hand how these and other programs - like one-on-one career coaching and professional development opportunities - build culture, enhance collaboration and yield richer, more inclusive solutions. J-18808-Ljbffr