Associate Principal, Architect - Healthcare

Poutrix; Toronto; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis Toronto is seeking an Associate Principal to lead our Healthcare team, partnering with architects, planners and designers on Ontario healthcare facilities and national/international projects. The candidate will shape planning and design strategies, engage clients, and guide teams through multiple project stages with creative healthcare solutions.

The role requires 10–15 years in healthcare design and leadership, strong client relations, and business development skills.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of demonstrated design, planning, and leadership experience across healthcare project types and scales.
• Strong understanding of healthcare design and delivery with ability to nurture relationships.
• Experience with strategic positioning for healthcare pursuits including client engagement, proposals, and interviews.

Responsibilities

• Be the Architectural project leader for the design and delivery of a wide range of healthcare projects through to successful completion while supporting growth objectives of the healthcare practice.
• Participate in local and regional business development activities and client meetings to facilitate strategic direction for healthcare projects including pre-positioning for projects, generating work, and maintaining long-term client relationships.
• Interface regularly with architectural and engineering leaders across the region to maintain industry relationships and visibility of current and upcoming projects.
• Mentor, coach, oversight and management of studio members to achieve high performance, growth, and personal development while being accountable for resource utilization and profitability.
• Collaborate with technical and managerial project leads to achieve key operational performance metrics.

Skills

Healthcare design

Leadership

Client engagement

Business development

Mentoring team

Communication

Job description

Role description:

The Arcadis Toronto office is looking for an Associate Principal to join our Healthcare team. You will collaborate with a highly qualified team of healthcare architects, medical planners and interior designers working on a variety of healthcare projects in Ontario, as well as across Canada and internationally. The successful candidate will play a key role in the planning and development of healthcare facilities along with engaging clients and teams delivering creative solutions. This position provides an opportunity to work with collaborative teams throughout various project stages delivering innovative healthcare solutions for our clients. Candidates should be experienced in all phases of healthcare planning and design and looking to accept a leadership role.

Role accountabilities:

• Be the Architectural project leader for the design and delivery of a wide range of healthcare projects through to successful completion while supporting growth objectives of the healthcare practice.
• Participate in local and regional business development activities and client meetings to facilitate strategic direction for healthcare projects including pre-positioning for projects, generating work, and maintaining long-term client relationships.
• Interface regularly with architectural and engineering leaders across the region to maintain industry relationships and visibility of current and upcoming projects.
• Mentor, coach, oversight and management of studio members to achieve high performance, growth, and personal development while being accountable for resource utilization and profitability.
• Collaborate with technical and managerial project leads to achieve key operational performance metrics.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 10-15 years of demonstrated design, planning, and leadership experience across a range of healthcare project types and scales.
• Strong understanding of healthcare design and delivery, along with ability to develop and nurture relationships internally and externally.
• Experience with strategic positioning for healthcare P3 pursuits including client engagement, fee negotiations, responding to Expression of Interests, Statement of Qualifications, Request for Proposals, and participation in formal interviews.
• Experience managing and mentoring a team of architects, technologists and designers.
• Strong business development skills with proven ability to manage financial/business aspects of practice.
• Excellent communication skills.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The salary range for this position is $106,000-$159.000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.