Principal, Architect - Healthcare

Stantec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm is seeking a Principal Architectural Lead in Houston to oversee major healthcare project designs. The role requires expertise in healthcare design, a strong collaborative mindset, and skills in business development to attract new clients. Successful candidates will mentor future designers while contributing to integrated design proposals and maintaining industry relationships. This position is essential for driving positive health outcomes and ensuring design excellence across various projects.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of healthcare design and delivery.
• Ability to develop long-lasting client relationships.
• Experience in business development and revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of major healthcare projects.
• Interface with architectural and engineering leaders.
• Grow revenue and attract top tier clients.
• Collaborate to achieve operational performance metrics.
• Develop industry relationships and maintain visibility.

Skills

Healthcare design expertise

Collaboration

Business development

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Your Opportunity

To be successful as a Principal Architectural Lead in the Health Sector, a collaborative mindset is essential. You will be surrounded by our network of resources and trusted to collaborate with clients and internal teams alike as a thought-leader, Health Sector champion, brand ambassador, and expert in project delivery. Our leaders remain engaged in projects and contribute in a meaningful way to making our clients more successful. We are a Principal-led practice. Successful candidates will have a strong understanding of healthcare design and delivery, will be active listeners, able to develop relationships internally and externally—nurturing long‑lasting client bonds, connecting the ideal Stantec disciplines and team members with opportunities, pursuing new projects in your region and across North America and challenging your colleagues every day to be the best. As a trusted partner within the Global Health Sector, you will champion design excellence through creation of fiscally responsible, award‑winning engagements with a focus on positive health outcomes. You will be supported by the full breadth and depth of the Global Health Sector team and will have the opportunity to develop integrated design proposals for cutting edge and world‑class projects in partnership with top‑tier marketing, while leading and mentoring others and collaborating with team members to contribute to the final deliverables—bringing inspiration to your daily practice.

Your Key Responsibilities

• To be an Architectural project leader for the design and delivery of major healthcare projects, ranging on average from 80,000 sqft to Million plus sqft in typical project size
• To interface regularly with architectural and engineering leaders across North America to thrive and contribute within the integrated design practice
• Serve as a local leader to inspire our team, represent healthcare design, and reinforce the global brand of Stantec
• Sustain and grow revenue within your region and across the North American market, helping to attract top tier clients and achieve top line growth for the health sector
• Collaborate with technical and managerial project leads to achieve key operational performance metrics including traditional financial metrics as well as demonstrating improved health outcomes for the projects we deliver
• Lead local and regional business development pursuits including pre‑positioning, strategic proposal development inclusive of interior design, medical planning, architecture and engineering professionals, to achieve business development and financial goals in accordance with Stantec policies
• Serve as a seller‑doer generating work, creating long‑term relationships and delivering long‑term value to clients for Stantec
• Develop and maintain industry relationships and visibility with current and prospective clients, sub‑consultants, competitor/teaming partners, and potential recruits
• Contribute to the thought leadership and brand of Stantec, by sharing knowledge and innovation stories at key client engagements, industry events and across professional networks
• Mentor and coach next generation of designers and thought leaders, as well as receive mentoring and coaching from our established team of designers and thought leaders