Medical Planner

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 Ann Arbor office of SmithGroup is looking for a Medical Planner to join our team. SmithGroup has been named one of Southeast Michigan's Top Workplaces by the Detroit Free Press for 10 consecutive years!

Working with us, you will:

• Lead the space programming and dental equipment planning efforts for dental education and clinics.
• Conduct analyses of dental education facility needs and develop solutions involving construction of new facilities and major renovations of existing facilities.
• Meet with and facilitate meetings with clients/users to develop or validate program requirements for dental education leading them through the design process.
• Work with the design lead to contribute to the planning concepts and detail building systems and components, from concept phase through construction documents.
• Lead documentation of dental systems such as casework, equipment, and development of operatory spaces, clinics, labs and support spaces to create efficient, forward focused environments.
• Collaborate and coordinate with designers, project architects, specialty consultants and engineers in the production of drawings and specifications.
  
  

An ideal candidate has:

• A bachelor's degree in Architecture or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of architectural experience in the healthcare or higher education health sciences markets.
• Experience in healthcare or higher education to create interdisciplinary academic and clinical learning environments.
• Excellent design/ planning ability and the potential to generate a variety of options for the layout of departmental spaces and clinic support facilities.
• Architectural Registration and LEED AP preferred.
• High proficiency with graphic programs, such as Revit, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI.
• The ability to travel locally, nationally & internationally up to 30%.
  
  

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.

If you are not sure that you meet all of the suggested qualifications described above, please don't leave this page. Your talents and attributes could be just what we're looking for - and we strongly encourage you to apply. If you need additional accommodations to complete the application process, please contact careers@smithgroup.com