Healthcare Architect/Planner

Job Description
Stantec is looking for a Healthcare Architect/Planner for our Dubai and Abu Dhabi office who are collaborative team players focused on delivering innovative design solutions.

As a Healthcare Architect/Planner, you are responsible for the medical planning effort toward the successful completion of complex healthcare facilities; provide overall programming, master planning, design and medical planning; communicate with Healthcare team/clients/user groups to understand project requirements; represent the firm as a technical expert.

You should have the ability to combine imagination with technical know-how to implement designs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop SOA, Stacking diagrams & layouts as per the local norms and client's operations model.
• Support and guide our dynamic multi-talented Architecture and ID teams for healthcare projects
• Ability to handle client presentations/workshops independently, with experience as subject matter expert.
• Good at client servicing and relationships building.
• Ability to deliver healthcare projects in coordination with the Project Manager as per WBS (work breakdown structure)
• Knowledge of ME healthcare market and authority approval processes.
• Ability to deliver multiple projects simultaneously with a solid track record.
• Knowledge of market trends and innovations.
• Provide direction to junior team members to develop in-house expertise and methodologies (design, technical and quality standards, etc.) to advance the group and the efficiency and effectiveness of our architectural work.
• 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.
• 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.
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Qualifications
• A degree in Architecture is required with minimum 10 (ten) years of architectural experience. Architecture license preferred.
• Demonstrated creativity, passion and interest in design and planning of healthcare facilities
• Advanced knowledge of progressive technical and local and international regulatory requirements for healthcare facilities design and understanding of fundamental departmental organization and functionality.
• Advanced knowledge of healthcare delivery systems and how design impacts those systems public/private space, adjacencies, staff and patient flow, support functions, central plant, etc.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing; ability to convey medical planning needs to designers and other team members.
• Pro-active attitude, attention to detail, and organized with leadership goals.
• Ability to work in an energetic and challenging work environment.
• Registration with a relevant professional association (e.g. AIA, RIBA etc).
• Demonstrated experience in a variety of project types and project delivery methods.
• Strong interest in the art of design presentations.
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