Senior Project Architect - Healthcare

EwingCole • Philadelphia, PA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

EwingCole is seeking a Senior Project Architect to join its Philadelphia office. The firm is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning practice built on professional excellence, design quality, and collaboration.

As part of the architecture discipline, the Senior Project Architect leads project delivery across all design phases, from schematic design through construction administration. The role ensures that design intent, technical quality, and regulatory compliance are maintained; coordinates and oversees project teams; and organizes and directs work to deliver high-quality specifications and documentation for large, complex projects. The role integrates technical requirements into documentation through graphics and modeling to communicate design intent to builders, and leads projects through construction by addressing issues as they arise. Client satisfaction and contributions to company standards and best practices are valued.

The position provides leadership in documentation, building technology, project delivery, codes and accessibility, quality standards, sustainability, material research, construction administration, cost consciousness, and specification writing. It also calls for advanced project profitability and planning skills, proficient representational, site-planning, programming, and presentation abilities, and foundational capability in design generation. Project responsibilities may occasionally extend beyond the specific scope of the job description to support project success and client outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Architecture required.
• Registered Architect in at least one state, with suitable credentials for registration in other states.
• 15+ years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Architecture preferred.
• Sustainability credential strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery from schematic design through construction administration while maintaining design intent, technical quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate and oversee project teams, organizing and directing work to deliver specifications and documentation for large, complex projects.
• Guide project modeling and drawings to accurately deliver projects and communicate design intent to builders.
• Apply knowledge of construction methods to building design.
• Ensure designs and construction documents comply with applicable codes and accessibility standards.
• Promote project quality by adhering to and continually improving company standards.
• Conceive projects with rigor to address human and environmental health impacts and meet sustainability goals.
• Research and select quality materials and appropriate applications, considering product lifecycles.
• Manage construction-phase coordination with builders to maintain design intent and contractual requirements, and address issues that arise.
• Analyze construction cost estimates against design intent and approved budgets, and develop alternatives to control costs.
• Write specifications defining material qualities and performance standards to ensure accurate, contractually enforceable representation of design intent.
• Manage project fees, resources, and delivery schedules to support project financial health.
• Develop spatial configuration options by analyzing adjacencies, phasing, and expansion.
• Guide visualization of design concepts; address project, sustainability, and regulatory requirements in site planning.
• Lead programming discussions to capture and align quantitative and functional requirements with aspirational and experiential goals.
• Present design vision through engaging, informative presentations to project stakeholders.
• Initiate design approaches for distinctive solutions that consider the totality of a project.
• Apply skills beyond the specific scope of the job description when needed to support project success and client outcomes.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible/hybrid work options.
• Paid parental leave.
• Insurance offerings including medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and identity protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior