Senior Project Manager – Healthcare (Architecture)

Verto People, Ltd.; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare architecture firm is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee healthcare projects in New York City, particularly in Manhattan and Long Island. With 10–20 years of experience, candidates should possess strong technical delivery skills and a background in healthcare environments. The role includes leading multiple projects, managing budgets, and mentoring team members, offering a critical position within the firm’s healthcare studio.

Benefits

Salary from $150,000

Bonus potential linked to performance

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• 10–20+ years’ experience in architecture, with substantial healthcare project experience.
• Proven background in delivering hospitals, clinics, or complex healthcare environments.
• Strong technical skills from DD and CDs through CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple healthcare architecture projects at different stages in Manhattan and Long Island.
• Act as the right hand to the Healthcare Practice Lead.
• Drive technical delivery including construction documents and coordination.

Skills

Healthcare project experience

Technical delivery skills

Budget management

Mentoring

Leadership mindset

Education

B.Arch or M.Arch

Tools

Revit

Job description

Intro

We’re searching for a Senior Project Manager to act as the right hand to the Healthcare Practice Lead within a growing healthcare studio in New York City. This Senior Project Manager / Healthcare Project Manager / Senior Project Architect will oversee complex healthcare projects across Manhattan and Long Island, with a strong emphasis on technical delivery.

Package

• Salary from $150,000 (dependent on experience)
• Bonus potential linked to studio and project performance
• Role based in New York City with healthcare projects split between Manhattan and Long Island
• Full benefits package in line with a corporate healthcare architecture environment

Role Details

As Senior Healthcare Project Manager you will:

• Lead multiple healthcare architecture projects at different stages across Manhattan and Long Island.
• Act as the right hand and strategic partner to the Healthcare Practice Lead.
• Drive technical delivery: construction documents, coordination and construction administration for healthcare projects.
• Coordinate with engineers, medical planners, equipment consultants and specialist healthcare vendors.
• Manage budgets, staffing, programmes and resource allocation within the healthcare studio.
• Mentor intermediate healthcare Project Architects / Project Managers.
• Help shape the long-term strategy of the healthcare team in New York City.

Requirements

• 10–20+ years’ experience in architecture, with substantial healthcare project experience.
• Proven background as a Senior Project Manager / Healthcare Project Manager / Senior Project Architect delivering hospitals, clinics or complex healthcare environments.
• Strong technical skills from DD and CDs through CA on healthcare work.
• Architectural degree (B.Arch or M.Arch) strongly preferred.
• Proficient in Revit, with recent healthcare projects delivered in Revit.
• Candidates coming from client-side PM firms (e.g. large global project management groups) must demonstrate hands‑on technical and production experience, not just oversight.
• Long-term leadership mindset – this is a pathway role for someone who wants to grow within a New York City healthcare architecture studio.