Your Opportunity

To be successful as a Senior Medical Planner, a collaborative mindset is essential. You will be surrounded by our network of resources and trusted to collaborate with clients and internal teams alike as a thought leader, health sector champion, brand ambassador, and healthcare planning expert.

As a Senior Medical Planner, you will provide leadership, oversight and content expertise for strategic, master facility, functional space planning and medical planning on health sector projects locally, regionally and nationally as appropriate. You will be involved in the development of integrated design proposals, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables in collaboration with the Project Leader. You will be supported by the full breadth and depth of the Global Health Sector team and will have the opportunity to develop integrated design proposals for cutting edge and world-class projects in partnership with top tier marketing, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables-bringing inspiration to your daily practice.

Your Key Responsibilities

• To be a Medical Planning Leader for the design of health projects, ranging from smaller scale with meaningful community impact, to mega scale creating a transformational change in care delivery.
• Be responsible for the clinical planning of the full range of care services from preventative, outpatient, acute or post-acute healthcare facilities, through various stages of design, following "best practices" and applying Evidence Based Design
• Be responsible for facilitating QA/QC oversight of strategic, facility master planning and medical planning aspects of project design
• Provide technical assistance in proposal formulation, project set-up, work plan development and budgeting, as requested and appropriate
• Meet directly with the owner/client, analyze project goals, conceive and develop architectural concepts/solutions for those goals
• Initiate and create designs and other documentation with responsibility for preparation of presentation drawings, models and narratives
• Foster a cohesive, effective and efficient team environment based on mutual respect of wide-ranging talents and individual contributions
• Serve as a local leader to inspire our team, represent healthcare design, and reinforce the global brand of Stantec
• Collaborate closely with the Global Health Sector and Business Center leadership to ensure successful project and business outcomes
• Work with various disciplines throughout all phases to ensure all concepts/solutions accommodate project needs and the owner's program
• Develop design solutions that meet both the client's project goals and Stantec's Project Essentials
• Build and strengthen connections with clients
• Communicate design, medical planning and strategic solutions in a clear and compelling way that both challenge and respect clients' needs
• Direct the activities of other designers and mentor other staff members
• Contribute to the thought leadership and brand of Stantec, by sharing knowledge and innovation stories at key client engagements, industry events and across professional networks
• Mentor and coach next generation of planners and thought leaders, as well as receive mentoring and coaching from our established team of planners and thought leaders
• Help build and maintain the design culture of the studio

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrate an extensive understanding of health design complexity, and be knowledgeable of health facility planning and design guidelines and codes
• Evidence of strong working relationship with clients
• A portfolio of substantial projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to prepare and deliver presentations for and lead clinical user group meetings
• Strong leadership and team management skills, including the ability to prioritize work for others, meet deadlines, adhere to work schedules, fees and provide high quality work product
• Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED strongly desired
• Strong computer skills (MS Office, AutoCAD, Revit). Additional computer skills an asset (Bluebeam, Newforma, dRofus)
• Experience in Alternate Project Delivery methodology, considered an asset, as well as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) experience
• Possess a valid driver's license with good driving record.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture or Interior Design
• Licensed and/or credentialed Architect or Interior Designer
• 10 years of experience in healthcare planning, design, and project management experience

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 Range:
• Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA, VA Areas-$141,600.00 - $212,400.00 Annually

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

Primary Location: United States | CA | Los Angeles
Organization: 2014 Buildings-US California AID-Los Angeles CA
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 13/07/2026 03:07:35
Req ID: 1006673