Medical Planner

Stantec Buildings is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. We take an innovative, collaborative approach to projects, sharing a common belief that sustainable design for the built environment can make the world a better place for future generations. Join us and design your place with Stantec.

With over 4,000 colleagues in six countries sharing knowledge to bring the most advanced solutions to clients, our integrated platform is unmatched and through the power of design we are improving health worldwide.

We are a collaborative, client-centric organization and we recognize that our shared journey depends on prioritizing community wellness and health equity. This understanding helps us bring value, innovation, and leading-edge best practices to visionary clients around the world. Our collaborative and integrated approach has led to Stantec ranking #1 Healthcare Architect/Design Firm by Commercial Construction & Renovation, the #3 Healthcare Architecture/Engineering by Building Design Construction’s 2020 Giants 400 Report and among the top 10 firms globally working in P3/APD (ENR).

Transecting the full care continuum, and the full spectrum of planning, architecture and engineering design services, our fully integrated practice and subject matter experts are consistently advancing design for behavioral health, oncology inclusive of particle therapy, children’s care, ambulatory care, senior care, preventative care, academic medical centers, as well as the most acute care settings including field hospitals. We collaborate across buildings to bring best in class innovations from Stantec’s hospitality, workplace, commercial, cultural, and industrial markets—delivering progressive health care environments that improve patient outcomes.

If you are looking to join a remarkable team of passionate, collaborative, and talented designers, this might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

Your Opportunity

To be successful as a 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 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 designers and thought leaders, as well as receive mentoring and coaching from our established team of designers and thought leaders
• Help build and maintain the design culture of the studio