Principal Medical Architect\Planner Kaiser Permanente\National Facilities Services Anaheim CA Anaheim, CA
Principal Medical Architect/Planner
Kaiser Permanente/National Facilities Services
Anaheim, CA
Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Principal Medical Architect Planner that designs/plans inpatient and outpatient medical facilities templates, programs, and standards for expansion, replacement and retrofit projects. Reviews plans developed by Capital Project Teams and consultants to confirm conformance with standards and to identify best practices. Plans utilization, planning allocation rules, sizes, layout, design, and/or infrastructure of space and facilities for hospitals and medical facilities consistent with requirements of technology integration, efficiency, safety, and cost effectiveness. Evaluates, selects, and applies standard architectural/design/engineering/planning techniques, procedures, and standards. Researches, plans, designs, reviews functional/spatial/design/infrastructure requirements of new structures or renovation, and assists field teams and KP service areas in preparing information regarding function, design, specifications, materials, equipment, estimated costs and construction time for management approval. As needed, prepares scale drawings and may provide technical input to contract documents for building contractors.
Essential Functions:
- Works on assignments of diverse and complex scope with minimal supervision, independently applies advanced planning and architectural techniques, procedures, and standards. Plans and completes assignments requiring very advanced techniques. (30%)
- Leads the development of templates and standards for planning, design, structural performance specifications, materials, equipment, estimated costs, and constructability of medical and support spaces-- with focus on user requirements, safety, cost efficiency, and integration of technology and best practices. (20%)
- Performs complex programming, planning, design and development and documentation activities of broad scope including programs, spreadsheets, drawings, procedure manuals, and coordination with hospital/medical facility users. (15%)
- Develops presentation materials and presents to various audiences. Leads complex special projects as assigned. (10%)
- Develops and leads Content Expert Panels. Serves as internal expert and advisor to field teams and KP service areas/regions. (10%)
- As appropriate, conducts reviews inside buildings to assess current state versus desired end state and to capture those requirements. (5%)
- Provides technical guidance, coordination and project-level supervision to designers/drafters and less experienced architects/planners. (10%)
- Adheres to accepted industry and company standards.
- Responsibilities impact the achievement of integrated functional and/or NFS objectives that have direct and significant business impact.
- Contributes to the development of department's objectives.
- Erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally result in inability to reach functional objectives and negatively affect expenditures and resources.
- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.
- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems.
- Develops solutions to a diverse range of complex problems, which require creativity and innovation within broadly defined policies and practices.
- Requires in-depth analysis to identify and recommend new solutions for more complex problems.
- Provides professional/technical guidance to team members, KP customers, and outside contractors.
- Assume other duties as directed.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum ten (10) years healthcare planning and/or architectural, design experience.
- Experience leading user groups.
- Experience interacting with and leading efforts that include senior management.
- Experience training and mentoring junior staff.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, interior design, architecture, space planning or equivalent, space planning or equivalent.
- Graduate coursework preferred.
- License preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.
- Regularly contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.
- Considered functional expert in field.
- Frequently contributes to the development of new theories and methods.
- Employs expertise as a generalist or specialist.
- Technical, professional and business proficiency of healthcare delivery.
- Must be able to enter and work in confined or other isolated spaces, climb ladders to investigate existing conditions and observe above ceiling spaces; must be wiling to work in hazardous areas with the proper safety equipment and precautions.
- Competencies desired to contribute to the success of functional goals: Innovation, Research, Strategic thinking, Change management, Sustainability, Translation from theory to implementation, Cost containment, Design process, Written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent technical engineering skills.
- Excellent people skills.
An individual should have the following core behaviors:
Champions Innovation and Change
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Develops Self/Others
Drives for Results
Focuses on the Customer
Takes Accountability
Demonstrates Business Acumen
Exerts Influence
Emotional Intelligence*
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