Principal, Architect - Healthcare

Overview

In this Principal Architect role, you lead major healthcare projects within Arcadis' healthcare team, guiding design delivery and project management. You will mentor teams, manage client relationships and coordinate multi-disciplinary work across BIM-enabled projects. You’ll operate across NHS Trust and contractor engagements, driving design excellence and value. This is an opportunity to shape large-scale healthcare environments and contribute to sustainable, safe places that improve quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Lead on major healthcare projects with programme and budget oversight
• Coordinate design/consulting teams and contract administration through to completion
• Oversee design development, working drawings, and on-site services
• Manage client, team and project coordination, including budgets and documentation
• Lead elements of large/complex projects or smaller projects independently
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and effective team communication
• Resolve complex technical and design issues and conduct site inspections
• Maintain project documentation, drawings and specifications
• Process change requests and support proposals, submissions and presentations
• Interface with statutory authorities during design and construction phases
• Promote personnel management practices and contribute to business development
• Ensure adherence to quality, environmental, and health & safety procedures

Key requirements

• RIBA Part 3 qualified
• ARB registered
• min 10 years qualification
• Healthcare project leadership experience (preferably >£100m)
• Experience on UK projects with healthcare and possibly science sectors
• Experience leading larger projects and day-to-day leadership for smaller projects
• Working knowledge of Revit and BIM
• Strong knowledge of building regulations, design standards and best practice
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• leadership
• relationship management
• effective communication
• Revit
• BIM
• building regulations knowledge

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