Healthcare Planning Manager

Description

DAR Engineering seeks the Healthcare Planning Manager to lead the planning, design, and coordination of healthcare facilities, ensuring projects meet international healthcare design standards, clinical functionality, and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will serve as DAR Engineering’s subject matter expert for healthcare facility planning — guiding project teams from conceptual planning through detailed design and supporting client engagement, design quality assurance, and compliance with local and international healthcare codes.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients on all healthcare planning and design matters.
• Oversee master planning and design of healthcare campuses, integrating architectural, engineering, and clinical considerations.
• Develop clinical adjacency diagrams, departmental layouts, and functional space programs that enhance patient flow, staff efficiency, and infection control.
• Lead the planning and functional design of hospitals, medical centers, and specialized healthcare facilities.
• Representing DAR Engineering in client presentations, government meetings, and healthcare authority reviews (e.g., MOH, SEHA, DHA).
• Ensure alignment of design outputs with client operational requirements, clinical workflow standards, and international best practices (e.g., FGI, AIA Guidelines, NFPA 99, and JCI standards).
• Collaborate with medical equipment planners, infection control consultants, and hospital engineers to ensure full functional integration.
• Manage the healthcare planning discipline across multiple projects, ensuring timely and high-quality design deliverables.
• Lead client workshops, user group meetings, and clinical brief development sessions to capture operational needs and translate them into design requirements.
• Maintain updated knowledge of emerging healthcare technologies, design trends, and global regulatory frameworks.
• Conduct internal peer reviews and design audits to maintain DAR Engineering’s quality standards.
• Conduct regular design coordination meetings to ensure all disciplines integrate seamlessly with the healthcare plan.
• Review architectural drawings and MEP coordination to ensure functionality and compliance with healthcare planning principles.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, architects, and engineers to maintain schedule, scope, and budget alignment.
• Promote the adoption of BIM-enabled healthcare planning workflows and data-driven design methodologies.
• Develop internal healthcare design guidelines and contribute to DAR Engineering’s knowledge base for healthcare projects.
• Provide expert advisory support on healthcare design strategy, medical technology integration, and operational efficiency.
• Introduce value engineering solutions that optimize cost without compromising patient safety or functionality.
• Support project resourcing, scheduling, and progress reporting for healthcare projects.
• Guide project teams in achieving evidence-based design and patient-centered outcomes.
• Champion design excellence, sustainability, and innovation in all healthcare projects.
• Review and validate space programs, room data sheets, and equipment layouts.
• Ensure all designs comply with relevant healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, and local authority guidelines.

Requirements

Riyadh-based candidates preferred, but relocation support is available for the right talent.

This role demands a strategic thinker with deep expertise in hospital planning, healthcare design standards, and clinical workflow optimization, capable of translating medical and operational requirements into efficient, patient-centered environments. The Healthcare Planning Manager will collaborate with architects, engineers, medical planners, and clients to deliver world-class healthcare projects that align with Saudi Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s healthcare transformation initiatives.

• Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of clinical processes, medical space programming, and hospital operational workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven experience in planning and designing complex healthcare projects such as tertiary hospitals, medical cities, or specialized centers.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with Saudi MOH healthcare standards and other GCC authority guidelines.
• Certification in Evidence-Based Design (EDAC), LEED, or Sustainable Healthcare Design is advantageous.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Healthcare Planning, or related field; Master’s degree in Healthcare Design, Hospital Planning, or Architecture preferred..
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Excel, and healthcare planning tools; familiarity with BIM integration and data-driven design systems is an asset.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams effectively.
• 15+ years of professional experience, with at least 5 years in healthcare planning and design leadership roles.
• Strategic mindset with attention to design detail and operational impact.
• Deep knowledge of healthcare planning principles and clinical functionality.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A chance to work on landmark projects in Saudi Arabia.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance