Job Description
We are seeking a Healthcare Sector Leader, Architecture with expertise in healthcare design to lead and shape large-scale health sector projects. This role requires a strategic thinker and experienced leader to drive design excellence, business development, and project execution.
As a senior leader, you will work at the intersection of architecture, healthcare innovation, and integrated project delivery, ensuring projects enhance patient outcomes and community wellness. You will collaborate with internal teams, external stakeholders, and healthcare leaders to deliver world-class healthcare environments.
If you are passionate about transforming healthcare spaces, driving thought leadership, and mentoring future industry leaders, we encourage you to apply.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Leadership in Healthcare Design: Oversee major healthcare projects ranging from 80,000 sq. ft. to 1.5 million sq. ft., ensuring high-quality design and execution.
- Strategic Market Growth: Expand the firm’s presence in healthcare architecture, identifying new opportunities and fostering client relationships.
- Project & Team Management: Lead multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring projects align with healthcare trends, patient experience goals, and operational efficiencies.
- Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare institutions, developers, and government agencies, advocating for progressive design solutions.
- Business Development: Drive revenue growth, manage proposals, and develop competitive strategies for securing new work.
- Technical Expertise & Innovation: Champion evidence-based design, sustainable strategies, and innovative healthcare planning.
- Regulatory & Compliance Oversight: Ensure designs meet building codes, accessibility standards, and healthcare facility regulations.
- Knowledge Sharing & Mentorship: Mentor emerging leaders in healthcare architecture, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Industry Thought Leadership: Represent the firm at conferences, panels, and industry events, contributing to healthcare design discourse.
Your Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in healthcare architecture, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, behavioral health facilities, and long-term care.
- Expertise in healthcare planning, modular design, and integrated project delivery (IPD, P3, or alternative delivery models).
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to develop strategic growth plans and secure high-profile projects.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with experience in client engagement, negotiations, and stakeholder alignment.
- Proficiency in healthcare facility design standards, regulations, and accreditation requirements.
- Understanding of market assessment techniques and the ability to craft long-term business strategies.
- Experience leading projects with consulting fees exceeding $1M.
Preferred Credentials
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture.
- Licensed Architect (or eligibility for registration in Ontario).
- LEED AP or equivalent sustainability credential preferred.
Work Environment
- Hybrid work environment with travel required for client meetings and site visits.
This is an opportunity to lead transformative healthcare projects, shape design innovation, and mentor the next generation of architectural leaders. If you are ready to make an impact in the health sector, we invite you to apply.