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Medical and Health Education Planner

Careers at Perkins&Will
Minneapolis, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/3/2026

Common and Baseline Responsibilities for a Medical and Health Education Planner:

  • Understands and consistently executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
  • Provides master planning, design, and related medical architecture expertise. 
  • Collaborates with members of the healthcare group to design a project that meets the firm’s commitment to design, quality, schedules, client needs, financial budget, and timetable.
  • Assists the client in determining goals and objectives of the healthcare facility through a clear programming process.
  • Assists in the production of an architectural program for clients.
  • Actively participates in a team in order to carry out the goals and objectives of the project and communicates with team members in a timely manner.
  • Participates in marketing proposals and interviews.
  • Prepares alternate design solutions for consideration based on client’s long-range plan during the master planning and design phases.
  • Supports team members with schematic design phase.
  • Provides room and departmental layouts and assists in the selection of building systems.
  • Assists in the inclusion of program requirements during the construction document phase. 
  • Assists in the evaluation of existing facilities.
  • Manages, develops, and facilitates data collection through interviews, focus groups, end-user surveys, observation, and post occupancy evaluation.
  • Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual. 
  • Participates and collaborates in design reviews, charettes, and pin-ups.  
  • Demonstrates strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance.
  • Mentors staff.

High-level Summary of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills and Certifications

Proficiencies

  • BIM
  • Building codes
  • Site analysis
  • Preliminary design studies
  • Contract documents
  • Field measurements
  • Life safety requirements
  • Specifications
  • Construction contract administration
  • Construction Techniques
  • Knowledge of LEAN concepts or accredited
  • OSPHD knowledge (CA specific)
  • Certificate of Need (varies by state)
  • Functional design

Software

  • Advanced knowledge of 2D/3D production software
  • Advanced Revit
  • Conceptual modeling tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper
  • Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite
  • Visualization tools such as Enscape and VRay
  • Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop

Licensure/Certifications/Education

  • Position requires a professional degree in architecture, or related discipline
  • Professional architectural license or 25 years of experience in the design profession preferred
  • LEED GA within 6 months of hire
  • Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a Medical Planner with 8–10 years of experience, demonstrating successful planning and design of healthcare facilities, with experience in academic health education spaces considered a plus.

How to Apply:

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work (no larger than 4MB).  Please submit your files in pdf.

Salary and Benefit Information:

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices, conduct pay equity audits, and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, commensurate with qualifications, the annual pay salary range for this position in Minneapolis is between $94,800 and $126,300.

Benefits: medical, dental, vision, wellness, LTD, Life Insurance, 401k, PTO.

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

At Perkins&Will we believe that inclusion spurs creativity and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people ideas. By moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve. 

"Design has the power to inspire joy, uplift lives, and strengthen the spirit of community."

*Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

 Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Salary : $94,800 - $126,300

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