Medical Planner📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Dar Al Riyadh Consultants is seeking a highly experienced Medical Planner to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in healthcare planning and design, focusing on leading medical planning and space programming for diverse healthcare facilities.

Role Overview

The Medical Planner will be responsible for developing functional layouts and ensuring efficient, patient-centered designs for various healthcare environments. This involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and adherence to international and local healthcare design standards throughout all project phases, from concept to commissioning.

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Healthcare Design, or a related field is required.
• A 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 of 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.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• 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.

Application Information

Candidates meeting the above requirements are encouraged to apply for this full-time Medical Planner position with Dar Al Riyadh Consultants in Riyadh.