Architectural Designer (Healthcare Specialized)

Socket.dev; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Career development

Health insurance

Paid time off

Ownership path

Job summary

Woolpert seeks a Healthcare Designer to join the Healthcare Architecture Team in Charlotte, NC (hybrid: in-office Mon–Thu, remote Fri). The role leads healthcare planning, design efforts, and coordination with clients, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams on projects of moderate to increasing complexity.

The candidate will have strong healthcare planning background, experience with AHJs, and proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD; LEED/EDAC preferred. Visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Participate in healthcare planning and design activities for projects of moderate to increasing size and complexity.
• Develop innovative healthcare design solutions supporting clinical operations, patient experience, staff efficiency, and organizational goals.
• Conduct healthcare programming, space planning, workflow analysis, and departmental planning studies.
• Prepare, coordinate, and oversee architectural drawings, specifications, reports, and project documentation.
• Collaborate with clients, user groups, healthcare stakeholders, consultants, and internal project teams throughout project delivery.
• Coordinate healthcare design requirements with multidisciplinary engineering, medical equipment, and specialty consulting teams.
• Perform quality reviews and support compliance with healthcare design standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in construction administration activities, including site observations and RFIs.
• Mentor junior designers and support professional development.
• Support business development through client engagement, proposals, presentations, and interviews.
• Travel to client facilities and project sites as required.
• Occasionally work beyond normal hours to meet deadlines.

Skills

Healthcare planning

Project coordination

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Healthcare Designer to join our dynamic Healthcare Architecture Team at our Coral Gables/Fort Lauderdale, FL or Charlotte, NC office. This position reports to an Architecture Team Leader and is responsible for leading healthcare planning and design efforts on projects of moderate to increasing complexity. Qualified candidates will possess strong healthcare planning expertise, technical design capabilities, and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.

This role serves as a key contributor to healthcare facility planning, clinical workflow analysis, project coordination, technical documentation, and project delivery while supporting client relationships and mentoring less‑experienced staff.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located. Hybrid work environment, Monday to Thursday in office. Fridays work from home.

What You Will Do

• Participate in healthcare planning and design activities for projects of moderate to increasing size and complexity.
• Participate in the development of innovative healthcare design solutions that support clinical operations, patient experience, staff efficiency, and organizational goals.
• Conduct healthcare programming, space planning, workflow analysis, and departmental planning studies.
• Prepare, coordinate, and oversee architectural drawings, specifications, reports, and project documentation.
• Collaborate with clients, user groups, healthcare stakeholders, consultants, and internal project teams throughout project delivery.
• Coordinate healthcare design requirements with multidisciplinary engineering, medical equipment, and specialty consulting teams.
• Perform quality reviews and support compliance with applicable healthcare design standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in construction administration activities, including site observations, review of submittals, responses to RFIs, and evaluation of field conditions.
• Mentor junior designers and support the professional development of team members.
• Support business development efforts through client engagement, proposal support, presentations, and project interviews.
• Travel periodically to client facilities, project sites, and meetings as required.
• Occasionally work beyond normal business hours to meet project deadlines and client commitments.

What You Will Bring

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, or a closely related field from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in architecture, healthcare planning, or healthcare design.
• Experience planning, designing, or supporting healthcare facilities such as hospitals, ambulatory care centers, outpatient clinics, specialty care facilities, medical office buildings, or behavioral health environments.
• Experience leading portions of projects and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience dealing with AHJs.
• Working Knowledge of FGI, FBC, FBC-A, FFPC.

Licenses/Certifications

• Progress toward architectural licensure preferred.
• Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) preferred.
• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) preferred.

Software

• Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and healthcare planning or visualization tools preferred.

Attributes

• Strong healthcare planning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with healthcare executives, clinicians, staff, consultants, and project teams.
• Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting project schedules and deadlines.
• Commitment to professional growth, mentorship, and continuous improvement.

Demonstrated Skills In

• Healthcare programming and space planning.
• Clinical workflow analysis and operational planning.
• Healthcare facility design and documentation.
• Multidisciplinary project coordination.
• Client presentations and stakeholder engagement.
• Code research and regulatory compliance.
• Quality assurance and quality control processes.

Background In

• Healthcare architecture and planning.
• Acute care, ambulatory care, specialty care, behavioral health, or medical office building projects.
• Regulatory environments governing healthcare facility design.
• Coordinating healthcare projects from planning through construction.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

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Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range

$75,400 — $94,300 USD

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.