Principal Architect - Healthcare

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is looking for a Principal level, Healthcare experienced Architect to take a role in our healthcare team and specifically the leadership in the delivery of major healthcare projects and the management and running of a range of smaller healthcare projects.

This challenge will give you the opportunity to focus on major healthcare projects and range of projects for a growing and diverse client base. In this position, you will join a highly creative, collaborative and inclusive team dedicated to innovative problem solving and design excellence who work across several sectors including Health, Education, Science and Living.

You’ll be coordinating the design & construction phases of projects of varying size, delivering high-quality architectural solutions, leading elements of large and small projects independently while supporting the workforce planning team with input to programming and resourcing reviews. 

Your sector experience will ideally include recent exposure to > £100m Healthcare and Science projects. You will be expected to run significant healthcare projects, build relationships, work as part of a team, and provide support and mentorship. It is expected that client leadership in both NHS Trust and Contractor engagements will be experienced.

We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs. 

Role accountabilities:

• Leading on major healthcare projects with responsibility for program and budget management, effective time and resources management and promoting best practice & knowledge within the healthcare team.
• Coordinating contract documents, design / consulting teams and follow projects through to completion (contract administration)
• Work in all aspects of projects: design development, working drawings, contract administration and on site services
• Manage multiple aspects of client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination with other disciplines
• Lead elements of large / complex projects or small projects independently, working with / without a team
• Manage client relationships and team communication (including project teams and budgets)
• Resolve complex technical and design issues
• Conduct on-site inspections and document site reviews
• Maintain the project documentation, drawings and specifications
• Process change control requests during construction and address RFI and support in the preparation of proposals, submissions and presentations
• Interface with statutory authorities during the design and construction phases of the project
• Develop and promote excellent people management practices
• Contribute to the business development activities of the Studio and office
• Support in the preparation of proposals, submissions and presentations
• Understand and adhere to procedures including quality management and environmental management systems and health & safety
• Promotes the use and continuous development of appropriate systems, procedures and protocols

Qualifications & Experience:

• RIBA Part 3 qualified and ARB registered, min 10 years qualification
• A background across UK projects, specifically healthcare and potentially science, with demonstrated experience of healthcare projects in excess of £100m in a project leadership role.
• Experience of working on larger projects as part of a team and day to day leadership for smaller projects
• A working knowledge of Revit and BIM experience
• Naturally you’ll have a strong knowledge of building regulations, design standards and best practice
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.