Full-Time

Healthcare Planner

Updated on 9/3/2026

Deadline 1/8/27
Flad Architects

Flad Architects

201-500 employees

Architectural planning for healthcare facilities

No salary listed

Raleigh, NC, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid work environment; travel to clients may be involved depending on client needs.

Bachelor's, Associate's

Category
Architecture & Civil Engineering (1)
Required Skills
AutoCAD

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Requirements
  • A minimum of ten years of recent experience in planning, programming, and developing healthcare departments within large, complex medical facilities is required.
  • Broad experience with inpatient, ambulatory, diagnostic, and academic medical facilities is required.
  • Thorough knowledge of healthcare-facility codes and standards, including municipal and state requirements, the International Building Code, the Americans with Disabilities Act, American National Standards Institute standards, National Fire Protection Association standards, Facility Guidelines Institute Guidelines, and specialty-specific standards is required.
  • Proficiency in Revit is required.
  • An associate degree in architecture, engineering, planning, or a related field is required.
Responsibilities
  • Plan, program, and develop healthcare departments within large, complex medical facilities.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver project components, such as departments and floors, on schedule and within budget.
  • Coordinate and run user meetings for needs assessment and prepare functional and space programs.
  • Articulate and communicate the client's vision, goals, and objectives through development of the project work plan during the planning phase.
  • Participate in client presentations and project meetings, provide direction for team members and consultants, and begin presenting to upper-level client groups.
  • Assist the production team in producing documents that reflect the owner's goals and are consistent with project goals, planning parameters, and program intent.
  • Answer clinically significant questions for the construction administration team and provide solutions.
  • Oversee the shop drawing review process to ensure design intent is met.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience completing projects with multiple clients is preferred.
  • AutoCAD proficiency is preferred.
  • An architectural degree is preferred.
  • Professional registration is preferred.
  • Sustainability accreditation is preferred.

Flad Architects designs facilities for healthcare, higher education, and science and technology institutions around the world. Their work centers on planning and designing buildings that let scientists, physicians, and researchers conduct discoveries and advance health. The firm uses a collaborative, hands-on approach across eight cities and a 95-year track record to manage the complex needs of knowledge-based organizations. Their goal is to provide spaces that support research, education, and health outcomes by translating client needs into functional, well-supported facilities.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Madison, Wisconsin

Founded

1927

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Laura Serebin's CEO tenure and four 2026 associates signal internal succession and retention.
  • Flad's January 2026 San Francisco move shows continued West Coast investment and client access.
  • 2026 work for Lee Health, LSUHS, and U.S. Virgin Islands broadens near-term backlog.

What critics are saying

  • Health systems and universities drive revenue; budget freezes quickly hit Flad's pipeline.
  • Complex prototypes, like Seattle's toolless curved ceiling, create costly execution and liability exposure.
  • If lab and hospital capex contracts in 2027, Flad's specialized book of business stalls.

What makes Flad Architects unique

  • Flad dominates healthcare and science facilities, ranking top-five in BD+C 2026.
  • The firm specializes in adaptive reuse megaprojects like UCLA Research Park and LSU Shreveport.
  • Flad combines architectural and structural engineering, reducing coordination risk on complex lab builds.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Company News

Daily Journal of Commerce
May 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON: suspended ceiling.

WASHINGTON: suspended ceiling. The project team coordinated carefully to achieve a continuous flowing form while using a product not inherently designed to curve. Research facility Location: Seattle Contractor: Anning-Johnson Company Architect: Flad Architects Labor partners: Laborers International Union of North America; Western States Carpenters This tenant improvement project for an undisclosed confidential client within an existing building in Seattle features a custom suspended wood ceiling system developed as a prototype for future phases currently under construction. The project involved the design and installation of a highly sculptural ceiling intended to evoke the motion of a wave approaching shore. Flad Architects and Anning-Johnson Company collaborated closely to translate this conceptual design into a buildable and repeatable system. Anning-Johnson performed the complete suspended ceiling scope, including the custom fabrication and installation of the wood ceiling assemblies. The complexity of the ceiling geometry and the requirement to achieve a continuous flowing form while using a product not inherently designed to curve in this manner made this project unique and challenging. Over several months of design coordination with the architect and general contractor, Anning-Johnson constructed a full-scale mock-up in its warehouse to study geometry, attachment methods, and visual continuity. This process allowed the project team to refine the system and achieve the desired architectural expression. The city of Seattle required the entire ceiling system to be provided with toolless access. To meet this requirement, Anning-Johnson engineered the ceiling as a torsion spring system, introducing additional technical and coordination challenges. The installation required repositioning panel backers to align with the suspension grid, as well as close collaboration with the manufacturer, who modified backer locations on each panel to match field conditions. When reviewing the entries for this award the judges were impressed by the thoughtful problem-solving, and execution of the toolless access system. The team delivered a custom ceiling system that met regulatory requirements while maintaining the design intent and a high level of craftsmanship.

Tradeline, Inc.
Apr 10th, 2026
LSU Health Shreveport plans Research Expansion Project.

LSU Health Shreveport plans Research Expansion Project. Published 4/10/2026 LSUHS Research Expansion Project. Courtesy of the LSU Health Sciences Foundation Shreveport, La. LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) is planning to begin construction in January of 2027 on the Research Expansion Project. Designed by Flad Architects in association with Prevot Design and Sutton Beebe Babin Architects, the strategic development will create a new hub for biomedical discovery through the adaptive reuse of an existing 181,000-sf mall. The first $90 million phase of renovation will transform 92,500 sf of space to house the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Facility. Featuring an integrated vivarium, the center will include leading-edge laboratories for studies in cell metabolism, protein modification, and more, as well as offices for investigators and advanced instrumentation suites. The remainder of the complex will undergo general improvements in preparation for the next phase. Located less than a mile from the institution's main campus, the project addresses a crucial need for further research capacity to accommodate faculty who have been awarded R01 grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The former Sears building offers wide-open volumes that can easily adapt to evolving programs, delivering a flexible and cost-effective solution that enables future changes in size and scope. Additionally, the choice to renovate an existing structure will allow for an expedited construction timeline. EMA Engineering & Consulting is acting as MEP/FP engineer and Aillet, Fenner, Jolly, & McClelland is serving as civil engineer. Completion is expected in September of 2028. | Organization | Project Role | | Flad Architects | Lead Architect & Structural Engineer | | Prevot Design Services | Architect | | Sutton Beebe Babin Architects | Architect | | EMA Engineering & Consulting | MEP/FP Engineer | | Aillet, Fenner, Jolly, & McClelland (AFJM) | Civil Engineer |

Arch2O
May 22nd, 2024
Ascendium Education Group Office Headquarters | Flad Architects

Ascendium Education Group partnered with Flad Architects to construct their headquarters in a newly built three-story office building on the northern side of Madison, Wisconsin.

Archinect
Jan 9th, 2024
Laura Serebin Named New Flad CEO

Laura Serebin, AIA, LEED AP, has been named president and CEO of Flad Architects as of the start of this year.

Healthcare Design Magazine
Mar 31st, 2023
Flad Architects Elevates Team Members

National planning and design firm Flad Architects (Madison, Wis.) has promoted Paul Lourich and Kevin Schellenbach to associate principals.