Senior Healthcare Architect

Job summary

Lead healthcare and health sciences projects through planning, design, documentation, and construction, ensuring designs meet clinical, operational, technical, and regulatory requirements. Provide technical and design leadership, coordinate clients and multidisciplinary teams, review project documentation, and mentor team members while managing schedules and deliverables.

Job details

Healthcare & Health Science Projects Architecture, Design & Planning Firm Salary: $120,000 – $150,000 + bonus and benefits Work Model: Fully Remote – Anywhere in Canada Other Titles: Senior Healthcare Architect, Healthcare Project Architect, Senior Project Architect, Healthcare Design Architect, Healthcare Project Lead, Senior Clinical Planner The Company A leading and well-established architecture and design practice with a strong portfolio of complex healthcare projects is seeking a Senior Healthcare Architect to join its team. The firm is recognized for delivering innovative, sustainable, and technically sophisticated design solutions with a particular focus on healthcare and health sciences. This is an opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of healthcare projects while working with a talented team committed to delivering high-quality, functional, and patient-focused environments. THE ROLE The Senior Healthcare Architect will bring extensive experience in healthcare design and project delivery, providing technical expertise, design leadership, and guidance across a broad range of healthcare facilities and project types. Working on projects from early planning and design through documentation and construction, this individual will help ensure that projects meet the complex functional, technical, regulatory, and operational requirements of healthcare environments. The ideal candidate will have 20+ years of architectural experience, including substantial healthcare project experience, a thorough understanding of healthcare codes and compliance requirements, and the ability to lead projects and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and healthcare stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Include Leading and contributing to a diverse portfolio of healthcare and health sciences projects, including hospitals, medical clinics, emergency departments, diagnostic imaging facilities, X-ray rooms, renovations, expansions, and specialized clinical environments. Providing architectural leadership and technical guidance throughout all phases of project planning, design, documentation, and construction. Applying a thorough understanding of healthcare-specific building codes, regulations, accessibility requirements, clinical standards, and compliance considerations. Understanding the functional and operational requirements of healthcare facilities, including patient flow, clinical adjacencies, infection prevention and control, staff workflows, and specialized medical environments. Coordinating with clients, healthcare operators, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams to develop practical, compliant, and well-integrated design solutions. Reviewing drawings, specifications, and technical documentation to ensure accuracy, coordination, and alignment with project requirements. Providing leadership, mentorship, and support to project teams while maintaining high standards of design quality and technical delivery. Communicating effectively with healthcare professionals and project stakeholders, demonstrating a sound command of healthcare design terminology and the ability to translate complex clinical requirements into architectural solutions. Managing competing priorities, project schedules, and deliverables while maintaining strong client relationships and supporting successful project outcomes. What's Required 20+ years of professional architectural experience, with substantial experience delivering healthcare projects. A strong portfolio encompassing a broad range of healthcare facilities A thorough understanding of healthcare-specific building codes, regulatory requirements, standards, and compliance considerations. Strong knowledge of healthcare planning principles, clinical workflows, patient and staff circulation, infection prevention, and the operational requirements of medical environments. Demonstrated leadership experience, including guiding project teams, coordinating multidisciplinary consultants, and working collaboratively with clients and healthcare stakeholders. A sound command of healthcare project terminology and the ability to communicate confidently with clinical, technical, and administrative stakeholders. Strong technical skills in architectural design, construction documentation, project coordination, and quality control. Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities. Professional architectural registration in Canada as an Architect What You Get In Return Competitive salary of $120,000 – $150,000, plus bonus and other perks, depending on experience. The flexibility to work fully remotely from anywhere in Canada. The opportunity to work on an exciting and varied portfolio of healthcare and health sciences projects, including complex clinical environments, hospitals, diagnostic facilities, and healthcare renovations. A senior-level position offering meaningful design influence, technical leadership, and the opportunity to contribute to projects that support patient care and healthcare delivery. Collaboration with an experienced, multidisciplinary team in an established architecture and design practice. Opportunities to apply your expertise to technically challenging projects while helping shape the future of healthcare environments. What To Do Now Apply now or reach out confidentially for more information to Laura Shalev at lshalev@talentsphere.ca KEYWORDS Senior Healthcare Architect, Healthcare Architect, Healthcare Project Architect, Senior Project Architect, Healthcare Design Architect, Clinical Planner, Healthcare Planner, Medical Planner, Healthcare Design, Healthcare Architecture, , Hospital Planning, Clinical Planning, Healthcare Compliance, Vancouver, British Columbia, BC, Canada, Remote Architect, Fully Remote, Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Victoria

What you’ll do

Lead healthcare and health sciences projects through planning, design, documentation, and construction, ensuring designs meet clinical, operational, technical, and regulatory requirements. Provide technical and design leadership, coordinate clients and multidisciplinary teams, review project documentation, and mentor team members while managing schedules and deliverables.

Requirements

Requires 20 or more years of professional architectural experience, substantial healthcare project experience, a broad healthcare portfolio, and professional architectural registration in Canada. Candidates should have strong knowledge of healthcare codes, clinical planning and workflows, infection prevention, technical documentation, project leadership, and stakeholder communication.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits

Listed skills

• Architectural Design · Preferred
• Construction Documentation · Preferred
• Project Coordination · Preferred
• Quality Control · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Client Relationship Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Healthcare Architecture
• Healthcare Planning
• Architectural Design
• Project Leadership
• Construction Documentation
• Project Coordination
• Quality Control
• Healthcare Building Codes
• Regulatory Compliance
• Clinical Workflows
• Patient and Staff Circulation
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Multidisciplinary Team Coordination
• Stakeholder Communication
• Client Relationship Management
• Project Scheduling

Job areas

• Art & Design
• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Construction

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