Principal Health Planner

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At HDR we are employee‑owned and dedicated to creating a welcoming environment where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered to bring authentic ideas to work. We foster inclusion across our company and communities, continuously questioning our impact on the world and striving to make a positive difference through design and planning.

This individual will lead project teams in the pursuit and delivery of health projects, with a primary focus on facility and departmental planning of health and research facilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting client meetings, analyzing needs, and developing architectural solutions that respond to patient and staff flow, emerging technologies, and clinical equipment requirements.
• Initiating schematic designs and preparing presentation drawings, models, and narratives.
• Coordinating all disciplines involved in building design and healthcare planning.
• Representing the firm on the business‑development team and presenting to prospective clients.
• Providing guidance to designers and collaborating with engineering disciplines during schematic and design‑development phases to ensure alignment with architectural, engineering, and client objectives.

• Master’s degree in Architecture
• 20 years’ experience in health architecture and planning
• Extensive knowledge of health architecture planning and design
• Deep understanding of health facility operations, life‑safety codes, MEP and structural implications/requirements, and health standards (FGI, JACHO, etc.)
• Advanced credentials such as ACHA, EDAC, LEED, Lean Six Sigma
• Strong computer skills (AutoCAD, REVIT, Rhino, Blue Beam)
• Active participation in relevant community activities to promote HDR’s vision and values

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
• 15 years of related experience
• Minimum 7 years of project‑management experience
• Registered Architect
• Experience on large‑scale projects and ability to lead a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
• Extensive knowledge of the local and regional market
• Strong team‑leadership, mentoring, motivational/organizational and people skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to travel
• Commitment to participate actively in HDR’s employee‑owned culture

HDR offers a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, health, performance, and success. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short‑ and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus, and tuition reimbursement. Compensation ranges vary by skill, experience, education, and location (e.g., California: $135,366–$228,540).

Primary location:
Houston, Texas (United States). Additional locations available across the United States.

We are an affirmative‑action and equal‑opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest, and conviction records.