Healthcare Architect

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm with a strong portfolio of exceptional healthcare buildings. Our approach reflects our purpose-driven culture that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and resilient environments. 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 hereand explore recent projectsand ideasat NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

NBBJ London is seeking an experienced Healthcare Architect (qualified) to work on a range of healthcare projects in design and construction. Responsibilities will include working with the clients team, architectural design team, engineering consultants and contractors to ensure successful project outcomes. The role requires an interest and experience of working on a range of healthcare projects including large or complex buildings. Projects we are looking to fill positions include early design stages for a hospital in Wycombe that includes Theatres, Cardiac Emergency and Inpatients, delivering a flagship Cancer Research Hospital in Cambridge, developing and delivering NHP projects or supporting feasibility studies for new work.

In your new role, you will:

• Coordinate with the clients healthcare teams and consultants
• Coordinate with the architectural design team and engineering consultants
• Have excellent communication skills, written, drawn and verbal
• Schedule and coordinate other team members to ensure project programme and progress can be maintained, regularly liaising with the Project Team Leader
• Collaboratively coordinate with contractors and subcontractors, in line with the project programme
• Negotiate to address competing interests, priorities and conflicts
• Solve project related technical issues through sound decision-making, judgement, and research
• Work independently but consulting with the Project Team on key issues
• Translate design intent into technical drawings and NBS specification
• Review and process contractor submittals and shop drawings
• Reply to RFI’s, issue clarifications, and design change notifications as needed

In your new role, you will:

• 10+ years of professional experience delivering major healthcare projects
• ARB registered architect (UK qualified)
• Past success working with large or complex teams (clients, their agent, sub-consultants, contractor and suppliers)
• Proficiency with applicable UK Building Regulations, standards (including NHS design guidance), CDM and best practice
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Revit, Adobe suite and NBS Create
• Experience on-site, observing and commenting on level of construction quality, detailing and finish as set out in the contract documents
• Experience using Autodesk Revit Architecture day-to-day is required
• Willing to travel to project sites both inside and outside of the M25, depending on project location
• Experience with the design and construction of large or complex projects
• Relationship building skills and organisational ability are key
• Experience communicating with clients, consultants and contractors

We believe that all NBBJ employees should love their work. This means not only loving what you do but having pride in your workplace. We strive to be that irresistible place to work by enhancing your employee experience with customized programs and comprehensive benefits. In addition to 100% covered employee healthcare costs and 401k contributions, we offer unique professional development opportunities, volunteer opportunities and access to leading technology and resources to further help you love your work and advance your career.

• NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
• Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
• We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
• In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
• We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
• Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.