Principal Architect (Healthcare) - Austin

oconnellrobertson; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

O’Connell Robertson in Austin, TX seeks a Healthcare Principal Architect to lead and grow its healthcare practice across Texas. You will act as a trusted advisor, project leader, and market-facing resource for clients, teams, and firm leadership, bringing expertise in healthcare design, client relationships, and business development.

The role covers planning, programming, construction through completion, mentoring staff, managing budgets, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive architectural experience with healthcare project leadership.
• License required; Texas licensure preferred.
• Strong client relationship management, business development, and project pursuits.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary healthcare projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Healthcare Principal-in-Charge for regional healthcare projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with healthcare systems and leaders.
• Lead business development, client engagements, and market expansion initiatives.
• Provide strategic architectural leadership through all project phases.
• Mentor project managers, designers, and staff to foster design excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Healthcare design

Project management

Business development

Communication

Mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Education

Architecture degree

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

Newforma

MS Office

Job description

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT

LOCATION | Austin, TX

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We’re looking for more than an ‘employee’. We’re looking for high impact individuals in Austin, Texas who are passionate about Healthcare focused architectural leadership. Our team is made up of individuals who believe in strong, collaborative relationships and share our conviction that everyone on a project should be inspired by the mission. We want someone who can get behind that vision, who celebrates a team approach and is motivated by design that positively impacts our communities. If that describes you, and you’re ready to join a dynamic company with 75 years of excellence, an exciting career awaits you here.

WHAT WE’R…

Our progressive Architecture Team seeks a talented Healthcare Principal Architect to help lead and grow our Healthcare practice throughout Texas. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor, market leader, and principal-level resource for clients, project teams, and firm leadership. The ideal candidate brings a combination of healthcare design expertise, client relationship management, business development success, and project leadership, along with a passion for creating environments that positively impact patient care and community health.

Healthcare Principal Architects are passionate about helping clients solve complex challenges through thoughtful design, planning, and leadership. Whether supporting a medical office building, outpatient facility, behavioral health center, academic medical project, or hospital expansion, this individual will help shape the future of our Healthcare practice while mentoring the next generation of architects and designers.

For over seventy-five years, O'Connell Robertson has built a powerful legacy of design excellence. We are driven by our enduring commitment to investing in and serving our people, community, and clients through developing strong, capable teams.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT AT O'CONNELL ROBERTSON….

• Serve as the Healthcare Principal-in-Charge for healthcare projects throughout the region.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare systems, providers, administrators, facilities leaders, and industry partners.
• Lead business development efforts, including client engagement, pursuit strategies, interviews, presentations, and market expansion initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance and architectural leadership throughout all phases of healthcare project delivery, from planning and programming through construction completion.
• Collaborate with healthcare planners, architects, engineers, interior designers, and consultants to develop innovative, patient-centered design solutions.
• Mentor and develop project managers, architects, designers, and technical staff while fostering a culture of design excellence and professional growth.
• Oversee project financial performance, staffing, resource planning, risk management, and quality control efforts.
• Guide project teams through complex healthcare regulations, licensing requirements, operational challenges, and client objectives.
• Contribute to firmwide strategic planning and help identify new opportunities for growth within the healthcare market.
• Support integrated collaboration between architecture, engineering, and interior design teams across all O'Connell Robertson offices.

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR NEW ROLE…

• Registered Architect; license required; Texas licensure preferred.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• 15+ years of progressive architectural experience, including significant leadership responsibilities on healthcare projects.
• Demonstrated success leading healthcare projects ranging from outpatient facilities and MOBs to hospitals, behavioral health facilities, specialty care environments, and healthcare campuses.
• Strong understanding of healthcare planning, operational workflows, patient experience, regulatory compliance, and healthcare facility design standards.
• Proven track record of client relationship management, business development, and successful project pursuits.
• Experience managing large, multidisciplinary project teams while mentoring and developing staff.
• Strong knowledge of project financial management, staffing, scheduling, contracts, and consultant coordination.
• Experience serving as Principal-in-Charge, Project Executive, Senior Project Manager, or Healthcare Practice Leader.
• Working knowledge of healthcare facility requirements, codes, guidelines, and licensing standards.
• Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills with the ability to engage executive-level healthcare clients.
• Experience with planning, design, construction documentation, construction administration, and quality assurance processes.
• Knowledge of sustainability strategies, healthcare planning principles, Revit, Bluebeam, Newforma, and Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
• Passion for building long-term client relationships, growing market presence, and delivering exceptional healthcare environments that improve patient outcomes.

WHY US?

That’s easy. O’Connell Robertson is an acclaimed, dynamic, highly regarded employer with established clients across Texas. Offices in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and North Texas, engage regionally with an opportunity to lead projects across the state, including one of the largest Healthcare projects in Texas. We believe in inspiring workspaces, excellent compensation and benefits, and a team culture that enthusiastically supports personal and career development, as well as diversity in the workplace.

EEO SATEMENT:

O’Connell Robertson hires quality candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual preference, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law.