Design Project Manager

ABOUT VEG

In 2014, VEG was born with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most by challenging norms and fixing the ER experience. Since then, we’ve expanded rapidly, with hospitals nationwide open 24/7/365, and created an ER experience that focuses on what our pets and pet parents really need. We’ve done the same for our people (VEGgies), finding a way to say YES so they are empowered to achieve great things, grow in unexpected ways, and find a place where they truly belong.

We’re rethinking emergency care from every angle—from how we run our hospitals to how we support the people working inside them. That’s where our headquarters team comes in. Whether building technology to make our hospitals more efficient, recruiting and growing incredible VEGgies, or bringing our brand to life through marketing, our VQ (VEG Headquarters) team makes it all possible—ensuring our hospitals and people have everything they need to help pets and their families.

VEG is a 2025 and 2026 certified Great Place to Work®.

THE JOB

At VEG, we find a way to say YES–and this role brings that mindset to how we design hospitals that make a different kind of emergency care possible. As Design Project Manager, you’ll combine the hands-on design of new VEG hospitals while also assisting with relocations, expansions, and renovations; seeing each project through from initial site evaluation and space planning through construction and opening. You’ll turn spaces into functional, welcoming hospitals for our teams, customers, and pets.

You’ll develop floor plans, guide external architects and engineers, review construction documents, and keep design decisions and deliverables moving. Working cross-functionally with Real Estate, Construction, Operations, and hospital leadership, you’ll balance clinical needs, customer experience, brand standards, and project schedules.

You’ll see your work directly help people and their pets when they need it most, find ways to bring VEG’s hospital experience to life, learn from the people using it, and help make the next hospital better.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own hospital design projects. Lead the design process primarily for new hospitals, while supporting relocations, expansions, and renovations. Manage schedules, deliverables, decisions, and approvals across multiple projects, anticipating risks and keeping work moving from site evaluation through opening.
• Turn challenging spaces into functional hospitals. Evaluate existing conditions and site constraints, then develop test fits and floor plans that support clinical workflows, customer access, equipment needs, and VEG’s design standards.
• Bring the right people and requirements together. Guide external architects, engineers, and consultants, and partner with Real Estate, Construction, Operations, IT, Facilities, and hospital leaders to resolve competing needs and deliver coordinated designs.