Regional Leader of Healthcare Job Listing at HOK in St. Louis, MO (Job ID 653)

Description

A professional experienced in the planning, design and implementation of Health Care projects. Is responsible for winning new commissions, leading project teams as Principal-in-Charge, and is responsible for leading the regional healthcare practice in business development, project design/delivery, client relations, financial management and staff development.  Assists the practice in developing and executing Healthcare regional strategies. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership 

• Conducts research and seeks thorough understanding of client needs for planning requirements and design solution opportunities.
• Engages clients in explorations that respectfully challenge their understanding of appropriate design solutions.

• Communicates design intent in a clear and compelling way; demonstrates the incorporation of client's requirements and goals within design solution.
• Assists in the preparation and delivery of design presentations to clients and drives consultant work to achieve design goals.
• Fulfills the Firmwide Regional Market Leader criteria:

• • Is a subject matter expert
  • Can win new work
  • Can lead teams as Principal-in-Charge
  • Participates in Market leadership
  • Participates in Regional Practice Leadership Group

• Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
• Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.

Management

• Provides day-to-day administration of the regional Healthcare practice
• Responsible for assisting in the development and successful execution of practice goals, business plan and profitability; aligns efforts with regional and national business unit plans and goals
• Responsible for conceptual design excellence; initiates project design concepts and idea discussions, provides guidance to design teams during project design development
• Serves as Principal-In-Charge and/or Project Manager for one or more projects
• Responsible for Healthcare regional projects
• Supervises and may assist with the production of drawings and documents that convey the design intent
• Implements and utilizes HOK Standards for all projects and processes.  Personally contributes to HOK Standards through new procedure initiation and development 
• Assists in preparing fee and workload projections for assigned projects
• Works closely with project managers with respect to budget and schedule constraints.
• Utilizes and encourages best uses of design technology for presentation and production purposes; champions BIM and Revit technologies
• Assists others with project deadlines as available
• Maintains an appropriate billable and non-billable percentage of personal and departmental time.
• Conducts project technical and design review

Staff Development

• Acts as mentor by coaching and motivating design teams and individuals; fostering an environment of mutual respect and trust among members of the group as it grows and develops.
• Prepares and delivers staff evaluations; contributes to performance development, compensation decision-making and allocation processes of department.
• Supports diversity, HOKU programs and develops continuing education opportunities (e.g. site visits, lectures, road trips) to expose design staff to influences which will stimulate design creativity and innovation.
• Participates in interviews and recruiting of professional staff.
• Encourages staff exploration and innovation to achieve healthcare design excellence and continual improvement.
• Participates in local or state professional associations, maintains active membership, and attends conferences valued by clients as appropriate.  Public speaking may be required.
• May participate with other Healthcare Regional Leaders and Directors of Healthcare in HOK firmwide activities. 

• Takes personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.

• Responsible for the development and execution of the regional business unit's Healthcare practice marketing strategy; assists with the overall branding and development of HOK's Healthcare national practice.
• Identifies new business opportunities while developing current client relationships.  Listens for and seeks out new projects which may exist or are being formulated. 
• Participates in selected marketing and business development opportunities and presentations.
• Develops and nurtures positive client relationships.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with consultants, contractors and jurisdictional/approval agencies to increase stature in the market and community resulting in increased potential business opportunities.
• Strategizes and assists marketing department in development of marketing campaigns, materials, webinars, etc. and overall proposal preparation.
• Assists in preparation of award submittals.
• Assists in the preparation of press releases and other public relations materials publicizing Healthcare projects.
• Utilizes speaking and writing opportunities to help position the firm as a thought leader.

 EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or health management or equivalent in education or experience required.  Master's degree in architecture preferred.
• 10 years of healthcare experience, with at least 5 years in a management/leadership role.
• Published and/or award winning projects a plus.
• Licensed Architect with current registration in your region required, if licensure is offered in your region.
• NCARB registration preferred.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.

  OTHER:

• Travel will be required.
• Overtime will be required.
• The job duties and requirements that this document describes may be altered or supplemented at any time at the sole discretion of HOK.

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