Health Planner

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid family leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Healthcare Planner to join their Houston studio. In this role, you will lead planning efforts across various healthcare projects, translating clinical workflows into functional designs while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should have 5–12 years of relevant experience, a Master’s degree in Architecture, and proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam. This full-time position offers comprehensive benefits and a dynamic work environment focused on improving patient care.

Qualifications

• 5–12 years of healthcare planning experience.
• Strong understanding of patient flow and departmental relationships.
• Experience with projects in active healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning efforts across multiple healthcare projects.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and user group meetings.
• Translate clinical workflows into functional layouts.

Skills

Healthcare planning experience

Understanding of clinical operations

Communication skills

Facilitating user group meetings

Revit proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in Architecture

Bachelor’s degree in support of licensure

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

Job description

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Healthcare Planner to join our Houston studio. This role is ideal for a planner who brings both strategic thinking and a strong understanding of clinical operations to complex healthcare environments.

Working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you will lead planning efforts or play a key role, depending on project scale and complexity. You will work across a range of project types – from community hospitals and ambulatory care centers to large academic medical campuses – partnering closely with clients, clinicians, and internal teams to translate operational goals into efficient, adaptable, and future‑ready healthcare environments, including work within active hospital settings and across system‑wide initiatives.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead planning efforts for key departments or project components across multiple healthcare projects
• Facilitate clinical user group meetings and stakeholder workshops, building alignment across diverse teams
• Translate clinical workflows, volumes, and operational goals into functional layouts and planning strategies
• Develop space programs, adjacency diagrams, and departmental planning concepts
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and consultants to integrate planning with design and building systems
• Support campus, prototype, and system‑level master planning initiatives
• Guide projects through healthcare regulatory and code requirements
• Contribute to design solutions that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and operational performance
• Participate in client presentations, interviews, and project pursuits
• Mentor and support the professional growth of emerging healthcare planners

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• 5–12 years of healthcare planning experience, including hospital and/or ambulatory care projects
• Strong understanding of clinical operations, departmental relationships, and patient flow
• Experience leading user group meetings and building consensus among diverse stakeholders
• Experience working on hospital renovations, phased construction, or projects within active healthcare environments
• Interest in contributing to or developing health system standards, prototypes, or system‑wide planning strategies
• Familiarity with implementing healthcare codes and guidelines
• Ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and detailed execution
• Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Revit, Bluebeam, and other planning/visualization tools preferred

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Architecture or bachelor’s degree in support of licensure criteria required
• Registered Architect preferred
• EDAC & LEED Accreditation preferred

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Transparency

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

Regular full‑time and part‑time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full‑time and part‑time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Location

Primary Location: United States | TX | Houston
Organization: BC-2346 Buildings-US Acquisition PSP Houston A&ID
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 13/04/2026 07:04:19
Req ID: 1005307

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.