Health Planner

Stantec•Houston, TX

13d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
Master’s degree in Architecture or bachelor’s degree in support of licensure criteria required

Nice To Haves

Registered Architect preferred
EDAC & LEED Accreditation preferred

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