Complete Job Description

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:

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  Under immediate supervision with detailed instructions contributes to architectural designs requiring knowledge and application of basic architectural principles and concepts.

• Performs routine design tasks including functional program, space program, room templates, and calculations.

• Assists in preparing architectural documents and/or drawings (may include preparing construction drawings on CADD).

• Writes performance specifications for building materials, installation criteria, the quality of finishes, and other related details.

• Performs research on building codes and materials.

• May assist in the design of one part of a project, or may assist on a small project.

• Learns accepted industry and company standards.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience
 

• No previous experience required.

Education
 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, space planning, OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration
 

• N/A

Additional Requirements:
 

• Some knowledge of policies, practices and systems.
• Limited use and/or application of basic principles, theories, and concepts.
• Limited knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• Minimum one (1) year of planning, architectural, design, engineering or CADD experience preferred.