Senior Programmer / Planner

Senior Programmer / Planner - Academic Health Sciences

Kahler Slater is seeking a Senior Programmer / Planner to join our Academic Health Sciences team in delivering health sciences, nursing, dental, and medical education environments for college and university campuses across the country.

Our ideal team member is passionate about translating our clients’ goals into space strategies that are functional and efficient as well as aligned with the unique nature of blending pedagogy with practice. In this role, you will bring an understanding of higher education, healthcare practice, and design trends for creating interdisciplinary environments to train the next generation of healthcare providers. As a key team member, you will contribute to our robust national portfolio and directly impact our ability to achieve continued market growth. You will lead and collaborate with our design team and clients to identify project goals and key drivers and create effective design solutions.

Working with team members across our offices, you will embrace our open and flexible culture that encourages individual initiative and collaboration. You will build trusting relationships within the team and across Kahler Slater.  

Principal Duties and Responsibilities of a Senior Programmer / Planner - Academic Health Sciences:

Project Development

• Facilitates the collaboration and coordination between the end-users, the owner, and the design team
• Develops, manages, and facilitates measurable data collection through interviews, focus groups, end-user surveys, observation, and post-occupancy evaluation
• Assists in leading the planning and design phases of significant Academic Health Science projects, translating volume projections, and developing design layouts during early phases of the project
• Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and provides QA/QC review
  
  
  

Leadership

• Partners with clients in determining goals and objectives of the facility through a clear programming and planning process
• Inspire, motivate, and lead project team in client service, design approach, and project delivery
• Establish an environment that encourages experimentation, innovation, and design creativity
• Contribute to a high level of energy and enthusiasm in the firm, and foster a spirit of collaborative problem solving and design excellence
  
  
  

Business Development

• Support team marketing and business development efforts which could include marketing proposal strategies, interviews, project pursuits, networking events, and thought leadership
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities of a Senior Programmer / Planner - Academic Health Sciences:

• 7+ years of experience in higher education academic health sciences programming and planning
• Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design preferred  
• Healthcare programming planning experience is also valued
• Strong facilitator of meetings leading clients through the design process
• 4+ years of Revit production experience, and proficiency utilizing Revit
• Proficient in digital 3D modeling to communicate planning ideas to users  
• Successful team-orientation and collaboration behaviors
• Strong communications skills, spoken, written, and graphic
• Focuses on collaboration and cooperation with others, demonstrating design leadership
• Efficiently responds to client needs
• Able to coach and be coachable
• Effective time management with multiple deadlines
• Maintains a positive, professional attitude
  
  
  

Working relationships and scope for a Senior Programmer / Planner - Academic Health Sciences:

• Reports to Team Leader
• Collaborate with other design and project team members
• Represents the firm in alignment with Kahler Slater’s core values 
• Mentors staff members 
  
  
  

Working conditions of a Senior Programmer / Planner - Academic Health Sciences:

Work is performed in a professional, collaborative, creative, open office environment. Great flexibility in your schedule is both required of you and returned to you due to our many project deadlines. Occasional overnight travel is expected as it relates to servicing clients and professional development. 

Include a cover letter, resume, and portfolio when you apply.  

Kahler Slater is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. 

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