Senior Medical Planner

Position: Senior Healthcare Planner

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

The Opportunity

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Healthcare Planner to take a leading role in a large, complex acute-care hospital project currently in design while helping shape the continued growth of an established healthcare practice.
• This is an opportunity for an accomplished healthcare planner to remain closely engaged in meaningful project work while influencing planning strategy, clinical and operational outcomes, client relationships, team development, and the future direction of healthcare design.
• The Senior Healthcare Planner will work directly with healthcare executives, clinicians, administrators, architects, engineers, and design teams to translate clinical workflows and long-term strategic objectives into innovative, functional, and adaptable healthcare environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead healthcare planning and programming for hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, inpatient and outpatient environments, and other complex healthcare facilities.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement sessions, user-group meetings, and planning workshops with healthcare clients.
• Translate clinical workflows and operational requirements into functional programs, space allocations, departmental relationships, and planning concepts.
• Evaluate healthcare delivery models, patient and staff flows, operational processes, and future growth needs.
• Interpret and apply healthcare regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, FGI Guidelines, life-safety requirements, and applicable codes.
• Collaborate with architects, interior designers, engineers, consultants, contractors, and client representatives throughout all project phases.
• Conduct operational assessments, facility evaluations, and strategic or campus planning studies.
• Present planning recommendations to clinicians, administrators, executive leaders, and project stakeholders.
• Mentor team members and help strengthen healthcare planning standards, tools, and technical capabilities.
• Support selected client presentations, interviews, project pursuits, and business development efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Approximately 10 years of healthcare planning and design experience.
• Demonstrated leadership on complex healthcare projects.
• Experience planning hospitals or other complex healthcare facilities.
• Experience working directly with healthcare clients, clinical user groups, and multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare delivery models, clinical operations, facility planning, healthcare design best practices, FGI Guidelines, accreditation standards, and healthcare building systems.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience with Revit, BIM-based project delivery, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and related planning tools.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Acute-care hospital planning experience
• Healthcare master planning
• Architectural licensure
• Design-build project delivery
• Healthcare credentials such as ACHA, EDAC, or LEED AP

Compensation & Benefits

• Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid – up to 2 remote days per week)
• Salary: $120,000–$140,000 annually (DOE)
• Signing bonus
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates, including a 6-month cost-of-living stipend
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Professional development support