Senior Healthcare Architect

Responsibilities

• Lead building and healthcare code analysis, including change of occupancy under the CBC and CEBC.
• Determine HCAI applicability and advise on regulatory pathways for outpatient healthcare facilities.
• Cook with CDPH regarding licensing requirements and regulated clinical uses.
• Develop permitting strategies and participate in pre-application meetings with the City of Los Angeles.
• Review and contribute to construction documents to ensure compliance with building codes, accessibility requirements, and fire and life safety standards.
• Cook with structural, MEP, civil, and specialty consultants on healthcare-specific building systems and infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership throughout design development, permitting, and construction.
• Collaborate with the design team to integrate technical requirements while maintaining design quality and project vision.
• Support construction administration, responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and resolving field conditions.

Qualifications

• Licensed Architect in California.
• 5+ years of healthcare architecture experience in California.
• Demonstrated experience with HCAI/OSHPD regulations and project submissions.
• Strong knowledge of the California Building Code, California Existing Building Code, accessibility standards, and fire/life safety requirements.
• Experience delivering outpatient clinics, medical office tenant improvements, or ambulatory healthcare facilities.
• Strong consultant coordination and technical documentation skills.
• Comfortable working within a collaborative, fast-moving design studio.