Senior Project Architect - Healthcare

Job Description

Job Description

About HED

We are a team that is full of ideas, experience, creativity, passionate opinions, insatiable curiosity, uncompromising integrity, commitment, and skill. Our culture is about aspiration, embracing change and challenges, listening to (and learning from) each other, encouraging continual learning, and inspiring collective growth. As an inclusive, integrated architecture and engineering practice, we value the diversity of perspectives, experiences, abilities, and expertise that advance both the work we do, and the world we share.

Position Summary

The Senior Project Architect are senior-level architectural professionals responsible for leading medium to large-scale projects from start to finish. This role includes managing project documentation, consultant coordination, regulatory compliance, and construction phase support, with a proven record of delivering technically sound work in their assigned Market Sector. The role requires signing and sealing work prepared under the architect’s direct supervision, along with guiding internal teams and supporting firm-wide quality efforts

Essential Functions

• Lead planning and coordination of the architectural scope of work, including creation and management of the Discipline Work Plan (DWP) in collaboration with the Project Manager
• Manage the development of coordinated construction documents, ensuring technical clarity, code compliance, and quality in accordance with the HED Design Process
• Coordinate work across design and engineering disciplines, consultants, and production teams to maintain alignment with project scope and milestones
• Manage interactions with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) during permitting and regulatory review processes, with support from senior leadership as needed
• Conduct material, product, and building systems research to support design decisions and contribute findings to firm resources
• Lead construction administration activities, including RFIs, submittals, field reports, and coordination with contractors
• Serve as Architect of Record as determined by project leadership and sign and seal documents prepared under your direct supervision
• Mentor junior staff and support professional development within project teams

Education, Licensure & Experience Requirements

Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The firm embraces a hybrid work model that promotes both autonomy and collaboration. Team members have the flexibility to work from home, balanced with regular in-office days to connect with colleagues, foster mentorship, and strengthen team culture. The office environment is professional and open-concept, designed to support both collaborative interaction and focused, independent work.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.