Senior Project Architect, Health and Wellbeing Architecture
Senior Project Architect, Health and Wellbeing Architecture
Founded in 1912, STV is a leading national infrastructure-focused professional services firm providing engineering, architectural, planning, environmental, program management, and construction management services. Ranked No. 32 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, STV brings 3,300+ professionals across 65+ offices to some of the most complex projects in the country. Learn more at stvinc.com.
STV’s National Healthcare Practice is in an active growth phase - expanding its geographic reach, deepening its clinical expertise, and building a team capable of delivering complex health and wellbeing environments for academic medical centers, integrated health systems, public-sector clients, and ambulatory networks. We are looking for senior leaders who want to help shape that trajectory, not just fill a seat on a project.
Your Opportunity
You will support all aspects of the project process, from validation/pre-design through construction administration and closeout within health and wellbeing projects. You will lead project teams and other project architects in planning work and developing technical design solutions, and hold overall responsibility for project technical coordination with consultants, contractors, and owners. This position requires an onsite presence as needed with the Project Manager through the design and construction phases.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural development of complex health and wellbeing projects across all phases - from pre-design and programming through construction administration and closeout - maintaining technical continuity, design intent, and quality standards throughout.
- Own code analysis and life safety strategy for healthcare occupancies, including FGI Guidelines, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, IBC, ADA, and state DOH requirements, and serve as the primary point of coordination with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
- Coordinate architectural design with complex MEP/FP, medical gas, low-voltage, and structural systems - with an understanding of how those decisions affect planning, ceiling coordination, room layout, infection prevention, and constructability - and maintain overall responsibility for sub-consultant coordination toward integrated architectural delivery.
- Apply working knowledge of major medical equipment environments - including imaging, interventional, surgical, and procedural spaces - to coordinate shielding, structural loading, equipment clearances, and route-to-install requirements.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, establishing clear work plans, deliverable schedules, and quality expectations in collaboration with the Project Manager.
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement with healthcare executives, clinical leadership, facilities teams, and end users - translating complex clinical and operational input into coordinated architectural solutions.
- Ensure all documentation meets STV QA/QC standards, health and wellbeing-specific regulatory requirements, and project-specific client standards, and lead interdisciplinary reviews, constructability reviews, and milestone deliverable evaluations.
- Support business development through pursuit strategy, technical proposal narratives, interview preparation, and client presentations - contributing to STV’s positioning in the health and wellbeing market.
- Mentor junior architects and emerging health and wellbeing designers - sharing technical knowledge, modeling professional judgment, and actively contributing to the long-term depth of the practice.
- Contribute to practice growth by identifying follow-on opportunities with current clients, participating in lessons-learned processes, and helping elevate the quality and consistency of STV’s health and wellbeing architecture offering.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
- Active Architectural Registration in at least one United States jurisdiction.
- NCARB certification, or demonstrated ability to obtain.
- 15+ years of industry experience, with 10+ years of health and wellbeing-specific experience within that total.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable healthcare codes, standards, and guidelines, including FGI Guidelines, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, IBC, ADA, state DOH requirements, and applicable local codes and AHJ requirements.
- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and Newforma.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating healthcare projects with complex MEP/FP, medical gas, low-voltage, and structural systems.
- Strong oral, written, and visual communication skills, with the ability to present effectively to clients, user groups, project teams, consultants, contractors, and AHJs.
Preferred Qualifications
- LEED AP, WELL AP, EDAC, or ACHA accreditation.
- Multi-state architectural registration.
- Lean project delivery experience and credentials; IPD, design-build, or CMAR delivery experience.
- Experience with major medical equipment planning and coordination, including imaging, interventional, surgical, and procedural environments.
- Experience with state health department submissions, occupied healthcare renovation, interim life safety measures, and complex AHJ approval processes.
- Experience supporting healthcare pursuits, shortlist interviews, technical approach narratives, and client relationship-building activities.
- Proficiency with Sefaira or comparable sustainability/performance analysis software.
- Experience with large academic medical centers, public-sector clients, or multi-site integrated health systems preferred.
Professional Attributes
- Technically rigorous and systems-minded - able to understand how architectural decisions interact with codes, structure, MEP/FP systems, medical equipment, operations, and long-term facility performance.
- Calm and credible in complex situations, with the judgment to identify risks early, elevate issues appropriately, and help teams resolve competing priorities without losing sight of client goals and patient-care needs.
- Client-focused and collaborative, with the ability to listen carefully, build consensus, and convert complex stakeholder input into clear architectural direction.
- Commercially aware - understands how strong technical leadership, reliable delivery, and clear communication contribute to client trust, repeat work, and STV’s competitive positioning.
- Actively invested in the growth of junior architects and emerging health and wellbeing designers - sharing technical knowledge, modeling professional judgment, and helping build the long-term depth of the practice.
- Curious about the future of health and wellbeing environments and committed to continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and elevating the quality of STV’s wor
Compensation Range:
$149,671.54 - $171,053.19STV offers the following benefits
- Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
- Disability insurance
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Counseling
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
- Paid Holidays (9 days)
- Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
- Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
- Continuing Education Program
- Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.
Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.