Senior Project Architect - Healthcare Experience

About the role

Bespoke Careers is recruiting a Senior Project Architect with healthcare experience for a permanent position in Oakland, California. The architect leads the design process from start to finish, working closely with clients, consultants and contractors to deliver high-quality, compliant and constructable projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead all phases of the design process, aligning with organizational standards, project objectives, design excellence, project delivery and sustainable design principles.
• Evaluate the technical impacts of design decisions while balancing project requirements, constructability and financial objectives.
• Develop project documentation, including construction drawings and specifications.
• Oversee quality control reviews across all phases, ensuring compliance with company standards, contractual requirements and design intent.
• Coordinate work across architecture, interior design and landscape architecture, and collaborate with external consultants and stakeholders.
• Act as the main technical contact for clients and lead regulatory compliance reviews, including building codes, accessibility standards and zoning requirements.
• Support construction administration, field conditions, documentation and contractor coordination.
• Mentor team members and foster a collaborative team environment.

Required profile

• 10+ years of professional experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture or a related discipline.
• Architectural license.
• Strong knowledge of local building, zoning, energy and zoning codes.
• Experience delivering full construction documentation packages and project management or team leadership across all phases.

Required skills

• Revit, BIM 360, Bluebeam Revu, Rhino and Enscape.
• Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign and Photoshop.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting and coordinating projects with clients and consultants.