Healthcare Architecture Principal

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR seeks a Health Principal to guide the Health sector in the local region and join the industry’s leading healthcare team. The role focuses on growing the health architecture practice, winning new business, and leading health projects with a strong emphasis on sustainability and resilient design.

The candidate will collaborate with regional leaders, manage client relationships, and mentor the health practice team while representing HDR in professional organizations and community initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture and 15+ years related experience.
• Minimum 7 years of project management experience and a track record leading large-scale health projects.
• Registered Architect with strong leadership, mentoring and client-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel and contribute to an employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work across single or multidisciplinary teams through the project lifecycle.
• Lead client presentations, marketing, and pursuit activities to win work.
• Develop and manage relationships with health organizations and institutions.
• Oversee regional health projects and contribute to sector leadership.

Skills

Health leadership

Business development

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Public speaking / presentations

Project management

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)

Job description

About HDR

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

We believe architecture is more than designing buildings, it’s about providing solutions to societal challenges and creating stronger, more vibrant communities. As part of our Architecture practice at HDR, you’ll contribute to the design and delivery of spaces and experiences that advance community well-being around the world. From healing environments and learning spaces to research labs and civic landmarks and infrastructure, your work will directly influence how individuals experience the world around them. We bring together architects, planners, designers, and technical experts to solve complex design challenges with creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. From championing design excellence with an emphasis on resilience and sustainability to pioneering innovative building technologies, your contributions will leave a lasting impact on the built environment. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to drive meaningful change and help define the future of our communities.

In the role of Health Principal, you will help guide the overall direction of the Health sector in the local region and be part of the #1 Healthcare team in the industry. The successful candidate must possess the drive, skillset, and charisma needed to win new work and oversee large health projects.

The primary responsibility of the Health Principal is to grow and develop the health architecture practice in the local and surrounding area. The Health Principal will focus on developing and winning new business relationships / opportunities with health organizations and related institutions in the local and regional market. In addition, this role will oversee health projects in a leadership role and participate in sector management as part of the local leadership team.

Leadership and Business Development Responsibilities

• Manage Health Sector Goals - Work closely with local office Managing Principal and leadership to ensure that the health sector meets the business objectives for the firm from a local, regional and national perspective.
• Collaborate with Health Sector Leadership - Work with the Regional Health Directors and firmwide health leaders to implement key initiatives, investments and strategies for growth and practice development, obtain new project work, generate thought leadership, and contribute towards local office profitability.
• Grow Local Health Sector Team - Working alongside office health leadership and staff, grow a well-balanced, multi-disciplinary team; assess capabilities of staffing resources; grow, develop, recruit, and maintain expertise, balance all aspects of an expertise and design-driven top-tier health practice.
• Build Client Relationships - Develop strong client relationships and serve as a key client relationship manager on projects.
• Demonstrate Local Leadership - Participate as a health thought leader in professional organizations, activities and services in/around the region that further the firm’s vision, value and relationships.
• Represent and Advance the Firm - Increase awareness and understanding within the community of the firm’s health practice on a local, regional, and national basis.
• Business Development and Marketing - Coordinate regularly with the Managing Principal and the Regional Health Director on all BD, marketing and practice growth efforts. Identify, qualify and develop business leads. Develop effective capture plans to convert leads to wins. Coordinate, collaborate and cooperate with local leadership and leverage their roles and assistance to build teamwork and maximize effectiveness and results of all BD and marketing efforts.
• Proposal Writing - Lead and oversee the analysis of RFQs and RFP’s and the development of written proposal responses. Develop, craft and write proposals and oversee the preparation and timely completion of qualifications packages and proposals with all contributing parties both inside and outside the firm.
• Interviews and Presentations - Lead the development of interview presentation strategies, messaging, and all team preparations for winning presentations and interviews.
• Regional Teamwork - Work and collaborate with the other health leaders, marketing staff and design professionals throughout the firm and particularly within the region to develop relationships and win work.
• Progress Tracking - Monitor marketing progress, performance indicators, marketing report accuracy, budgets and costs, risk management and manage progress within assigned marketing resource allocations.

Project Delivery Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project’s lifecycle (from development & initiation to close-out).
• Responsible for any project assignment regardless of size, visibility, number of disciplines, technical complexity or number of staff.
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently.
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with other staff and stakeholders.
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle and ensure completion of deliverables on schedule.
• Track financial aspects of projects and coordinate and adjust work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to budget and schedule.
• Work with the Accounting, Operational and Business leadership for periodic project reviews.
• Implement QA/QC procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on large-scale health projects
• Knowledge and experience within the local and regional health market
• Experience and/or interest in sustainable design/LEED
• PMP certification
• Local candidates are preferred
• *LI-SM1

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture
• 15 years related experience
• A minimum 7 years project management experience
• Registered Architect
• Must have experience on large-scale projects
• Must be able to lead a team on projects and make client presentations
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)
• Extensive knowledge and experience within the local and regional market
• Strong team leadership, mentoring, motivational/organizational and people skills
• Desire to work towards the integration of holistic sustainable processes into design projects at early design stages
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be willing to travel
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location

United States-Georgia-Atlanta

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass : Health ARC

Job Posting

Oct 1, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity Employe r. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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