Healthcare Architect

NBBJ Design; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ London is seeking an experienced Healthcare Architect to join our design and construction teams on complex hospital projects. The role requires ARB UK qualification, 10+ years delivering major healthcare schemes, and strong collaboration with clients, consultants and contractors.

Responsibilities span coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, translating design intent into technical drawings, and ensuring compliance with NHS guidance and UK regulations.

Qualifications

• ARB registered architect (UK qualified).
• 10+ years of professional experience delivering major healthcare projects.
• Experience with large or complex teams (clients, their agent, sub-consultants, contractor and suppliers).
• Proficiency with applicable UK Building Regulations, NHS design guidance, CDM and best practice.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit Architecture day-to-day is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the clients healthcare teams and consultants.
• Coordinate with the architectural design team and engineering consultants.
• Have excellent communication skills, written, drawn and verbal.
• Schedule and coordinate other team members to ensure project programme and progress can be maintained, regularly liaising with the Project Team Leader.
• Collaboratively coordinate with contractors and subcontractors, in line with the project programme.
• Negotiate to address competing interests, priorities and conflicts.
• Solve project related technical issues through sound decision-making, judgement, and research.
• Work independently but consulting with the Project Team on key issues.
• Translate design intent into technical drawings and NBS specification.
• Review and process contractor submittals and shop drawings.
• Reply to RFI’s, issue clarifications, and design change notifications as needed.

Skills

Communication

Team coordination

Problem solving

Education

ARB registered architect (UK qualified)

Tools

Revit

NBS Create

Adobe Suite

Job description

Description NBBJ is an award-winning design firm with a strong portfolio of exceptional healthcare buildings. Our approach reflects our purpose-driven culture that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and resilient environments. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

Description NBBJ is an award-winning design firm with a strong portfolio of exceptional healthcare buildings. Our approach reflects our purpose-driven culture that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and resilient environments. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today! NBBJ London is seeking an experienced Healthcare Architect (qualified) to work on a range of healthcare projects in design and construction. Responsibilities will include working with the clients team, architectural design team, engineering consultants and contractors to ensure successful project outcomes. The role requires an interest and experience of working on a range of healthcare projects including large or complex buildings. Projects we are looking to fill positions include early design stages for a hospital in Wycombe that includes Theatres, Cardiac Emergency and Inpatients, delivering a flagship Cancer Research Hospital in Cambridge, developing and delivering NHP projects or supporting feasibility studies for new work. In Your New Role, You Will:

• Coordinate with the clients healthcare teams and consultants
• Coordinate with the architectural design team and engineering consultants
• Have excellent communication skills, written, drawn and verbal
• Schedule and coordinate other team members to ensure project programme and progress can be maintained, regularly liaising with the Project Team Leader
• Collaboratively coordinate with contractors and subcontractors, in line with the project programme
• Negotiate to address competing interests, priorities and conflicts
• Solve project related technical issues through sound decision-making, judgement, and research
• Work independently but consulting with the Project Team on key issues
• Translate design intent into technical drawings and NBS specification
• Review and process contractor submittals and shop drawings
• Reply to RFI’s, issue clarifications, and design change notifications as needed

In Your New Role, You Will:

• 10+ years of professional experience delivering major healthcare projects
• ARB registered architect (UK qualified)
• Past success working with large or complex teams (clients, their agent, sub-consultants, contractor and suppliers)
• Proficiency with applicable UK Building Regulations, standards (including NHS design guidance), CDM and best practice
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, Adobe suite and NBS Create
• Experience on-site, observing and commenting on level of construction quality, detailing and finish as set out in the contract documents
• Experience using Autodesk Revit Architecture day-to-day is required
• Willing to travel to project sites both inside and outside of the M25, depending on project location
• Experience with the design and construction of large or complex projects
• Relationship building skills and organisational ability are key
• Experience communicating with clients, consultants and contractors

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.