SR. Project Architect - Healthcare (HCAi/OSHPD)

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Project Architect – Healthcare (HCAi / OSHPD)

Locations: San Francisco, CA | Sacramento, CA

Additional Markets: San Diego, CA | Orange County, CA | Mountain View, CA

Schedule: Full-Time | Hybrid / Flexible | 3 Days In-Office Weekly

About Us

BSP is leading a confidential search partnered with an established, design-driven California architecture practice with a strong reputation for delivering complex healthcare and technically sophisticated environments. Our healthcare team combines thoughtful design, technical excellence, and deep regulatory knowledge to deliver environments that support patients, clinicians, and healthcare organizations. With a strong project pipeline and continued growth throughout California, we offer experienced architects the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful work while advancing within a collaborative studio culture.

The Position

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Project Architect to join our growing Healthcare practice, with preference for candidates bringing 15–20+ years of architectural experience and a proven track record delivering complex healthcare projects.

• This is a pivotal senior leadership role responsible for guiding projects from design development and documentation through HCAI / OSHPD approvals, construction administration, and closeout.
• The ideal candidate brings strong California healthcare experience, advanced technical knowledge, excellent Revit capabilities, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through highly regulated project environments.

What You'll Do

• Lead technical delivery of complex healthcare architecture projects.
• Guide projects through design development, construction documentation, permitting, construction administration, and closeout.
• Lead coordination between architecture, interiors, engineering, consultants, contractors, and client teams.
• Navigate HCAI / OSHPD requirements and California healthcare regulations.
• Develop, review, and oversee highly coordinated construction documents.
• Provide technical leadership for both core & shell and interior healthcare environments .
• Lead consultant coordination and resolve complex technical and constructability issues.
• Participate in agency coordination, plan review, permitting, and approvals.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, field observations, change documentation, and construction-phase issues.
• Maintain project QA/QC and documentation standards.
• Mentor Project Architects, Job Captains, designers, and emerging architectural professionals.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.

Job Qualifications

• 15–20+ years of professional architecture experience ideal.
• CA Registered Architecture License is mandatory 
• Significant experience delivering healthcare architecture projects. Strong HCAI / OSHPD experience is required.
• Experience with hospitals, medical facilities, inpatient/outpatient environments, clinical spaces, or comparable healthcare projects.
• Strong technical architecture and construction documentation background.
• Experience across both core & shell and interior architecture is highly valued.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture.
• Advanced proficiency with Revit.
• Strong knowledge of California Building Code, accessibility requirements, life safety, healthcare codes, and construction standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead consultant coordination and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong construction administration experience.
• Excellent communication, organization, leadership, and client-facing skills.

What's Offered

• Competitive salary: $125,000 - 160,000 (DOE)
• Annual bonus / performance incentive opportunities
• Competitive Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• 401(k) / retirement benefits
• Generous PTO, vacation, sick and personal time
• Hybrid / flexible schedule – 3 days in-office weekly
• Professional development and continuing education support
• Collaborative healthcare-focused project teams
• High-profile California healthcare project exposure
• Strong long-term project pipeline
• Clear opportunities for continued advancement and leadership

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