Senior Healthcare Architect

Salary: $120,000 – $150,000 + bonus and benefits
Work Model: Fully Remote – Anywhere in Canada

Other Titles: Senior Healthcare Architect, Healthcare Project Architect, Senior Project Architect, Healthcare Design Architect, Healthcare Project Lead, Senior Clinical Planner

A leading and well-established architecture and design practice with a strong portfolio of complex healthcare projects is seeking a Senior Healthcare Architect to join its team. The firm is recognized for delivering innovative, sustainable, and technically sophisticated design solutions with a particular focus on healthcare and health sciences.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of healthcare projects while working with a talented team committed to delivering high-quality, functional, and patient-focused environments.

The Senior Healthcare Architect will bring extensive experience in healthcare design and project delivery, providing technical expertise, design leadership, and guidance across a broad range of healthcare facilities and project types. Working on projects from early planning and design through documentation and construction, this individual will help ensure that projects meet the complex functional, technical, regulatory, and operational requirements of healthcare environments.

The ideal candidate will have 20+ years of architectural experience, including substantial healthcare project experience, a thorough understanding of healthcare codes and compliance requirements, and the ability to lead projects and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and healthcare stakeholders.

• Leading and contributing to a diverse portfolio of healthcare and health sciences projects, including hospitals, medical clinics, emergency departments, diagnostic imaging facilities, X-ray rooms, renovations, expansions, and specialized clinical environments.
• Providing architectural leadership and technical guidance throughout all phases of project planning, design, documentation, and construction.
• Applying a thorough understanding of healthcare-specific building codes, regulations, accessibility requirements, clinical standards, and compliance considerations.
• Understanding the functional and operational requirements of healthcare facilities, including patient flow, clinical adjacencies, infection prevention and control, staff workflows, and specialized medical environments.
• Coordinating with clients, healthcare operators, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams to develop practical, compliant, and well-integrated design solutions.
• Reviewing drawings, specifications, and technical documentation to ensure accuracy, coordination, and alignment with project requirements.
• Providing leadership, mentorship, and support to project teams while maintaining high standards of design quality and technical delivery.
• Communicating effectively with healthcare professionals and project stakeholders, demonstrating a sound command of healthcare design terminology and the ability to translate complex clinical requirements into architectural solutions.
• Managing competing priorities, project schedules, and deliverables while maintaining strong client relationships and supporting successful project outcomes.

• 20+ years of professional architectural experience, with substantial experience delivering healthcare projects.
• A strong portfolio encompassing a broad range of healthcare facilities
• A thorough understanding of healthcare-specific building codes, regulatory requirements, standards, and compliance considerations.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare planning principles, clinical…