What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Healthcare position at Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc.?
We are looking for a leader in the Healthcare Design Industry
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus if hired !
Are you a skilled designer and natural leader. Do you have significant Healthcare project experience? Are you a strategic thinker with an exemplary management skills? Do you have career aspirations of becoming a member of a leadership team? If you’re also looking for a design firm that offers training, mentorship, personal growth initiatives, and activities that advance your career and your Firm, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!
Our firm was founded in 1954, and is an award-winning, full-service architecture, interior design, and planning firm proud of its long list of repeat clients and reputation for being attentive, creative and responsive. We are a leading firm in multiple market sectors, and we partner with our clients to develop innovative solutions that create long-term value.
We are one of the top architectural firms in the region, ranking within the top 200 firms in the country. Our vision, mission, and values guide us in everything we do, and employee ownership shapes our culture. Simply put, our success as a firm is a direct result of each employee-owner’s efforts. Spiezle’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) makes us accountable not only to ourselves, but to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement make the difference!
As a result of our success, continued growth and succession planning, we are searching for an experienced Healthcare Leader that is capable and eager to assist us in evolving and expanding our existing healthcare practice. This individual will have the opportunity to grow our healthcare practice and must have the ability to develop a highly innovative, creative, and effective design team. This individual should have the vision and attitude to lead design efforts from multiple offices, while effectively partnering with management. This individual must be active in local, national or international professional design related organizations and must also have an established reputation evident through positive client references, a strong portfolio, design awards, publications, education or other venues.
This position could be based in any of our following locations:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Springfield, Pennsylvania
- Hamilton, New Jersey
Responsibilities
Project Management
- Oversees multiple complex projects simultaneously but primarily provides guidance to project managers and project architects, including monitoring project status and accounts receivables.
- Mentoring of project staff leading to increasing maturity and soundness of judgment in decision-making and in anticipating and solving project-related problems.
Marketing
- Significant responsibility in developing targeted, viable leads and maintaining contacts within the field that results in procurement of new work; markets clients for future projects in close consultation with the Principal-in-Charge and or CEO; participates in contract negotiations; participates in proposal development and presentations, including draft budgets/fees; serves as presenter for interviews as may be appropriate.
- Exhibits thought-leadership skills through published articles, white-papers, conference presentations; track and interpret legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Attends networking functions of targeted clients/customers to promote brand/name recognition.
Administration and Financial Management
- Development, management, and improvement of project management methodologies
- Participates in ongoing Team Performance Management, Training & Development, and selection of key team members
- Business Acumen in the area of budgeting, labor forecasting, setting fee to achieve targeted profit level, risk management for projects.
Education, Experience, Skill Sets:
- 15 years of experience functioning in a lead role on healthcare projects including but not limited to medical office, imaging, ED, inpatient/outpatient, patient services, surgery-centers, medical and master planning, etc.
- Possess a strong understanding of healthcare codes.
- Bachelors or Master’s Degree in architecture or interiors from an accredited college/university
- Professional architectural registration/license preferred
- Proven track record of winning project pursuits
- Must have strong design portfolio
- Ability to interpret financial statements and metrics
- Financial Management and Profit/Loss capability
- Ability to delegate tasks appropriately
- Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership
- Possess a thorough knowledge of contract administration
- Possess a thorough knowledge and ability to implement quality project management processes and methodologies
- Working knowledge of all consultant work to maintain efficiencies and meet deadlines.
- Possess an in depth understanding of the basics of most building systems
- Working knowledge of all applicable codes/regulations, standards and building construction
- General knowledge of AutoCAD/BIM/Revit and Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required
- Excellent leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture
- LEED accreditation and EDAC certification preferred
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU!
- We are an employee-owned company and YES, you will be an owner and receive stock without purchase
- Competitive pay, bonus opportunities, and year-round Flexible Fridays to jump start the weekend
- The ability to work remote up to 2 days a week once acclimated!
- Flexible work hours
- We offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESOP, Group Life & Disability, Voluntary Life, plus many more!
- AIA membership allowance and Professional License Renewals
- Professional Development opportunities that align with the Firm's leadership succession plan and/or individual development plan because WE WANT YOU TO GET PROMOTED!
- Social and team building events
- We encourage our employees to pursue local and professional advocacy groups
- We provide the opportunity to help with pro-bono initiatives that bring architecture to the community
Spiezle Architectural Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran. For additional information, please visit our website at www.spiezle.com.
