Medical Planner
Dar Al Riyadh · الرياض
Posted Aug 4, 2026Source: indeed
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Job description
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Lead medical planning and space programming for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and specialized medical centers.
* Develop functional layouts for clinical departments such as Operating Rooms (OR), Intensive Care Units (ICU), Imaging, Emergency Departments, Outpatient Clinics, Inpatient Units, Laboratories, and Administrative Areas.
* Collaborate with clinicians, hospital administrators, architects, engineers, and consultants to translate clinical workflows into efficient and patient\-centered designs.
* Prepare space programs, adjacency diagrams, room data sheets, and departmental planning documentation.
* Ensure compliance with applicable healthcare design standards, building codes, and regulatory requirements, including NFPA, ADA, JCIA, and local healthcare regulations.
* Coordinate medical equipment planning with architectural, MEP, and engineering teams.
* Review architectural and engineering drawings to ensure alignment with healthcare planning requirements.
* Participate in all project phases from concept design through schematic, detailed design, construction documentation, site coordination, and commissioning.
* Support design reviews, technical workshops, and client presentations.
* Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize healthcare facility functionality, patient safety, operational efficiency, and future flexibility.
**Minimum Requirements:**
* Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Healthcare Design, or a related field.
* Master's Degree in Architecture, Healthcare Planning, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline is preferred.
* Professional certification or specialized training in healthcare facility planning or healthcare design guidelines is an advantage.
* Minimum 10 years of experience in healthcare planning, hospital architecture, or medical facility design.
* Proven experience in space programming and planning for hospitals, medical centers, and healthcare facilities.
* Strong knowledge of healthcare design standards, including NFPA 99, ADA, JCIA, and applicable local healthcare regulations.
* Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office applications; experience with Smartsheet is an advantage.
* Familiarity with medical equipment planning software and data\-driven space planning tools.
* Ability to interpret clinical workflows and develop efficient, code\-compliant healthcare facility layouts.
* Good understanding of healthcare MEP coordination, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, health, safety, and environmental (HSE) requirements.
* Excellent communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
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