Healthcare Architect

NBBJ Design

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 73,000 - 91,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Child care support

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading design firm in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Healthcare Architect with 10-20+ years of experience in delivering large-scale healthcare projects. The role involves client interaction, team collaboration, and ensuring design excellence. Successful candidates will have a degree in architecture, relevant licensure, and strong leadership skills. Comprehensive employee benefits are provided, including healthcare coverage and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

10-20+ years of experience in the architectural field with successful documentation and delivery of large-scale healthcare projects.
Demonstrated experience working on healthcare projects in North Carolina or South Carolina.
Architectural Licensure; LEED or other sustainability accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with clients to identify objectives and develop creative solutions.
Prepare and maintain documentation from design through construction.
Lead and coordinate the work of team members and consultants.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to work collaboratively

Education

Bachelors of Architecture or Masters of Architecture

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NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. 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!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ Charlotte is seeking a Healthcare Project Architect to join our team. We are seeking a talented professional who has worked primarily with large-scale, healthcare projects involving client contact and leadership responsibilities. The Project Architect performs architectural design and delivery for complex healthcare projects, involving the construction of new buildings and the alteration of existing buildings and facilities.

This is an opportunity to join a fully integrated design studio where a diverse group of technical architects, interior designers, medical planners and clinical consultants collaborate as a team from concept design through construction.

In your new role, you will:

Work with clients and team members to identify objectives, develop options, and formulate creative solutions.
Interpret design concepts by collaborating with project team and translate them into workable construction systems and detailing, while maintaining design intent and advocating for design excellence.
Prepare and maintain appropriate documentation and deliverables from schematic design through construction administration in accordance with established firm and industry standards.
Lead and coordinate the work of other team members and consultants, providing direction, guidance, and mentoring as appropriate.
May participate in marketing efforts, including proposal development, presentations, and client interviews.

What you will need to succeed:

10-20+ years of experience in the architectural field with successful experience in the documentation and delivery of large-scale healthcare projects
Demonstrated experience working on healthcare projects in the North Carolina or South Carolina regions
Bachelors of Architecture or Masters of Architecture degree
Architectural Licensure; LEED or other sustainability accreditation preferred.
Proven ability to work within a highly collaborative team environment
Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
Ability to work with integrity, trust and commitment; setting an example for others
Ability to travel as the project(s) requires

Why choose NBBJ?

We believe that all NBBJ employees should love their work. This means not only loving what you do but having pride in your workplace. We strive to be that irresistible place to work by enhancing your employee experience with customized programs and comprehensive benefits. In addition to 100% covered employee healthcare costs and 401k contributions, we offer unique professional development opportunities, volunteer opportunities and access to leading technology and resources to further help you love your work and advance your career.

NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.

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

NBBJ does not accept unsolicited resumes or similar submissions from third party recruiters or employment agencies. Any unsolicited materials received by NBBJ from a source other than an individual candidate will be considered NBBJ property and NBBJ reserves the right to pursue and hire candidates referred to us without any financial obligation to the third party in question. If you are interested in becoming an approved NBBJ external recruiter, please contact a member of the NBBJ Talent Acquisition Team.

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