Lead Healthcare Planner

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid family leave

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking an experienced Lead Healthcare Planner to join their Atlanta team. This role involves leading healthcare planning projects and collaborating with design teams. The ideal candidate will have at least 20 years of experience and a Bachelor's in Architecture. The position also involves mentoring staff, contributing to business development, and requires excellent analytical and interpersonal skills. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Must possess strong analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to collaborate with peers and clients constructively.
• Strong listening and oral communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning engagements and design concepts.
• Mentor less experienced staff to build skills.
• Participate in business development opportunities.

Skills

Healthcare planning

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Client management

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Your Opportunity

Page is hiring a Lead Healthcare Planner and local thought leader to join our team. The Lead Healthcare Planner’s role is to lead planning engagements and collaborate with the design team and Owner to resolve and implement distinguished design concepts that make lives better.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Will participate in making decisions regarding healthcare planning & design concepts
• Accountable for insuring project square footage remains within approved program and/or alerts programmatic scope changes to the design team and owner
• Participate and coordinate with the team to produce deliverables reflecting Page's planning and design recommendations and client expectations relative to approved program and budget
• Mentor less experienced staff to build and strengthen desirable skills, experience and client relationships across the field
• Present expertise to market while continuing education at key industry conferences, seminars and participation in professional organization activities.
• Participate in business development opportunities for the firm including growing and leveraging professional network for information and leads, assisting in responses to RFPs, making project presentations, calling on prospects, writing noteworthy articles and participating on panels at professional seminars.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Capable of leading hospital site and facility master planning projects, including key planning unit to departmental square footage projections, departmental zoning and circulation concepts, and developing client consensus for a master plan recommendation.
• Must be curious and strategically oriented
• Must possess strong analytical thinking skills; is a conceptual thinker with design sensitivity
• Ability to be adaptable and objective
• Possesses a solid understanding of lean thinking concepts and tools.
• Ability to collaborate with peers, subordinates and clients constructively
• Strong interpersonal skills and team management skills
• Strong listening, oral communication/presentation, graphics, writing, and public speaking skills with the ability to facilitate meetings with clients/ users
• Strong client management skills
• Developed technical and leadership skills with a deep portfolio of new construction and renovation healthcare facilities (for academic medical centers, acute and ambulatory care, behavioral health, children’s health, cancer care, emergency departments, etc.) in primarily urban environments
• Passion and knowledge of theoretical and practical developments in the field of healthcare architecture
• Proficiency with general digital office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and Outlook as well as specialty AEC industry tools like Bluebeam; Revit proficiency preferred
• Working knowledge of life safety and building codes; deep knowledge of how buildings are constructed, i.e. systems, phasing

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture is required; advanced degree preferred
• 20+ years of experience
• Registered architect in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Pay Transparency

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

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 and Job Details

Primary Location: United States | GA | Atlanta
Organization: BC-4008 Buildings-US Acquisition PSP US South A&ID
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 14/11/2025 08:11:31
Req ID: 1003039

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.