Healthcare Planner - Austin

O'Connell Robertson • Austin, TX

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About The Position

O’Connell Robertson is seeking a Healthcare Planner to support the growth of its Healthcare practice in Austin, Texas. The role serves as a key planning resource, helping clients create efficient, patient-centered healthcare environments aligned with operational goals. The planner translates clinical needs into thoughtful design solutions and contributes to projects such as outpatient clinics, medical office buildings, hospital expansions, and campus master plans.

The position works collaboratively with clients, users, and multidisciplinary project teams to develop healthcare planning solutions from early planning through construction documentation. It also supports business development, researches healthcare trends and standards, and shares planning expertise with project teams. O’Connell Robertson describes itself as a design firm with more than 75 years of experience, established clients across Texas, and offices in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and North Texas.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of professional experience, including significant experience in healthcare planning, healthcare architecture, or healthcare-focused project delivery.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture from an accredited program or school.
• Strong understanding of healthcare workflows, departmental relationships, operational planning, and patient-centered design.
• Experience leading user-group meetings, programming efforts, and planning studies.
• Knowledge of healthcare facility types including hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, medical office buildings, specialty clinics, imaging centers, and behavioral health environments.
• Working knowledge of healthcare regulations, licensing requirements, and facility planning standards.
• Ability to synthesize clinical, operational, and technical requirements into clear planning solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with clients, consultants, and project teams.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams throughout the design process.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare specialization in an architecture degree.
• Licensed Architect; candidates with substantial healthcare planning experience will also be considered.
• Preferred knowledge of Revit, Newforma Project Center, and Office 365.
• Experience with healthcare master planning, medical planning, operational planning, or evidence-based design approaches.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare clients, users, and project teams to develop planning solutions that support operational, clinical, and patient-care goals.
• Facilitate user-group meetings, planning workshops, and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and build consensus.
• Develop programming documents, space plans, adjacency studies, workflow diagrams, and planning concepts for healthcare projects of varying scale and complexity.
• Work with architects, engineers, interior designers, and consultants to carry planning intent through all phases of design.
• Support business development through planning expertise, interviews, presentations, and client relationship building.
• Assist project teams in developing healthcare design concepts from planning through construction documentation.
• Research healthcare trends, regulatory requirements, industry standards, and emerging best practices to support project delivery and client success.
• Mentor project teams by sharing healthcare planning knowledge and industry insights.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation and benefits.
• Flexible employee work schedules accommodating work hours and locations.
• A team culture that supports personal and career development and diversity in the workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior