Senior Project Architect, Healthcare

NBBJ Design; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ Charlotte is seeking a highly collaborative Senior Project Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead architectural design and delivery for large-scale healthcare projects, with client contact and leadership responsibilities across new construction and renovations.

Join a fully integrated design studio where technical architects, interior designers, medical planners and clinical consultants collaborate from concept through construction—delivering projects that shape healthy

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the architectural field.
• Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture degree.
• Proven ability to work within a highly collaborative team environment.
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience with healthcare projects is a strong plus.
• Architectural Licensure; LEED or other sustainability accreditation preferred.
• Ability to travel as the project(s) requires.

Responsibilities

• 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 documentation from schematic design through construction administration in accordance with firm/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.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor or Master of Architecture

Job description

Description

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 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!

NBBJ Charlotte is seeking a highly collaborative Senior 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 will be a strong communicator who performs architectural design and delivery for projects, including 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

• 8+ years of experience in the architectural field
• Bachelors of Architecture or Masters of Architecture degree
• Proven ability to work within a highly collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Experience with healthcare projects strong desired, not required
• Ability to work with integrity, trust and commitment; setting an example for others
• Architectural Licensure; LEED or other sustainability accreditation preferred
• Ability to travel as the project(s) requires

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.

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