Healthcare Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Act as WPE's healthcare subject matter expert for hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, and other healthcare providers.

• Consult with clients on facility modernization, infrastructure renewal, energy efficiency, decarbonization, and resilience.

• Assist in business development by pinpointing opportunities, establishing executive relationships, and representing WPE at meetings and industry events.

• Contribute to proposals, RFQ/RFP submissions, client interviews, winning strategies, technical methodologies, and case studies.

• Evaluate facility conditions, capital plans, and master plans to shape integrated infrastructure solutions.

• Provide advice on project delivery and funding strategies, including ESPC, design-build, energy-as-a-service, incentives, grants, and tax incentives.

• Offer guidance on California Title 24, OSHPD/HCAI, permitting, inspections, seismic regulations, and compliance.

• Address the complexities of occupied 24/7 patient-care environments, including ICRA, interim life safety measures, phasing, utility shutdowns, and accreditation standards.

• Assist in achieving energy, carbon, and water reduction targets, as well as compliance with LEED, ENERGY STAR, and building performance standards.

• Collaborate with engineering, construction, and project management teams throughout design and construction phases.

• Mentor and train staff on healthcare operations, regulatory codes, and client expectations.

• Keep abreast of healthcare industry trends, regulatory updates, and funding initiatives.

• Lead assessments of facilities and infrastructure, develop decarbonization roadmaps, support capital planning, conduct feasibility studies, and perform compliance reviews.

• Create executive-ready business cases, life-cycle cost and risk analyses, recommendations, and leadership presentations.

• Provide client assistance from planning and procurement stages through design, construction, commissioning, and measurement and verification.

• Support procurement processes, contracting, solicitation documents, evaluation criteria, and stakeholder alignment.

• Educate executives, boards, and client teams via workshops, briefings, and training sessions.

• Deliver owner’s representative-style project management that encompasses scope, schedule, budget, risk, and change management.

• Assist in preparing construction and occupancy readiness, testing, commissioning, and transitioning to facility operations.

• Facilitate post-project reviews and performance monitoring.

• Cultivate relationships with healthcare industry organizations such as ASHE, hospital associations, and Practice Greenhealth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, healthcare administration, or a related field is required.

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in facilities, planning, development, and/or construction within healthcare provider organizations.

• Proven experience leading capital programs and projects across various markets in North America.

• In-depth knowledge of California Title 24 and OSHPD/HCAI requirements, including plan reviews, permitting, construction inspections, and hospital seismic compliance.

• Demonstrated success in advancing sustainability initiatives in healthcare facilities, encompassing energy efficiency, decarbonization, electrification, and green building certifications.

• Familiarity with NFPA 99, NFPA 101, FGI Guidelines, ASHRAE 170, and Joint Commission Environment of Care requirements.

• Experience in a client advisory, consulting, or owner's representative role is essential.

• Strong project management capabilities, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder management.

• Exceptional facilitation, presentation, and training skills.

• Proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks effectively.

• Strong collaborative skills with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure excellent customer service.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial environment.

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.

• Comprehensive understanding of energy performance contracting, alternative project delivery methods, and healthcare facility operations.

• Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time.

• An advanced degree, such as an MBA or MHA, is preferred.

• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, CMMS platforms, project management, capital planning, and facility management systems is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible part-time work arrangement.

• Opportunity to provide thought leadership through white papers, webinars, and conference presentations.

• Participation in travel for client meetings, industry events, and conferences.