Senior Project Architect - Healthcare

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services, blending design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. As a certified Great Place to Work®, we embrace progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

About the role

Woolpert is seeking a Senior Healthcare Architect to join our dynamic Healthcare Architecture Team. This position reports to the Healthcare Architecture Leader, Sector Leader, or Design Director and serves as a senior technical authority responsible for advancing healthcare design excellence, project quality, client relationships, and strategic project delivery efforts. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must already possess work authorization in the country where the job is located.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior architectural leadership for large, complex, or high-profile healthcare projects.
• Serve as a technical authority on healthcare planning, design standards, regulatory requirements, and project delivery.
• Lead healthcare programming, master planning, operational workflow assessment, and design strategy development.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams from project inception through construction completion.
• Direct development and validation of design concepts, technical documentation, and architectural standards.
• Facilitate executive-level client discussions involving project strategy, facility planning, and design solutions.
• Evaluate and resolve complex code, life safety, operational, and constructability challenges.
• Lead quality assurance reviews and establish best practices for healthcare project delivery.
• Mentor architects, planners, and designers across multiple career levels.
• Support business development activities including pursuits, proposals, interviews, thought leadership, and client relationship development.
• Advance innovation in healthcare design by promoting evidence-based design, digital delivery practices, and emerging industry trends.
• Travel to client sites, conferences, project meetings, and job sites as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Minimum 10 years of professional architectural experience.
• Extensive experience leading healthcare facility projects including hospitals, academic medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, specialty clinics, and healthcare campuses.

Qualifications

• Registered Architect (RA) license required.
• LEED Accredited Professional preferred.
• EDAC certification strongly preferred.

Skills

• Revit (required).
• AutoCAD (preferred).
• Adobe Creative Suite.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• BIM and healthcare planning technologies.
• Healthcare facility planning and design leadership.
• Regulatory interpretation and compliance.
• Healthcare operational workflow integration.
• Quality management and technical oversight.
• Business development and client engagement.
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership capability.
• Trusted advisor to clients and project teams.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence project outcomes through technical expertise and professional credibility.
• Strong commitment to mentorship, innovation, and excellence.

Background

• Large-scale healthcare campuses and hospitals.
• Complex renovations and phased construction projects.
• Healthcare master planning and strategic facility assessments.
• Evidence-based design applications and patient-centered environments.

Pay

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay Range $118,200 - $147,800 USD.