Architectural Market Sector Principal- Healthcare Practice

CPL Architects Engineers Landscape Arch & Sur

$150K — $185K *
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Architecture with Professional Licensure (RA)
  • 12+ years of experience in architecture, specifically in healthcare projects and client leadership
  • 5+ years of demonstrated success in building client partnerships and generating business
  • Strong knowledge of healthcare facility planning, design, construction, and regulations
  • Experience with various healthcare environments like hospitals and specialty clinics
  • Exceptional communication, leadership, and business acumen

Responsibilities

  • Lead CPL's Healthcare Practice as an ambassador in the marketplace
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare organizations and partners
  • Secure new opportunities while enhancing existing client relationships
  • Facilitate industry networking, conferences, and proposal development
  • Oversee project delivery for scope, schedule, budget, and quality
  • Guide teams in developing strategies and project solutions
  • Monitor market trends and market conditions to inform practice growth

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage options for employees and families
  • Health Savings Account with employer contributions
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
  • Free life insurance and disability insurance plans
  • Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
  • Retirement savings plan with company contributions
  • Opportunities for internal mobility and career advancement
  • Licensure assistance for professional development
  • Tuition assistance for continuing education
  • Student loan assistance program with monthly contributions
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

Practice Growth & Business Development
  • Serve as a leader and ambassador for CPL's Healthcare Practice within the marketplace.
  • Build, strengthen, and maintain relationships with healthcare systems, hospitals, physician groups, healthcare administrators, and industry partners.
  • Identify, pursue, and secure new opportunities while expanding existing client partnerships.
  • Lead business development efforts including networking, conferences, industry involvement, strategic pursuits, and proposal development.
  • Maintain a strong client portfolio and contribute to achieving practice revenue, profitability, and annual growth goals.

Client Leadership
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding facility planning, project visioning, and strategic decision-making.
  • Lead client presentations, workshops, planning sessions, and stakeholder engagement efforts.
  • Ensure exceptional client experiences through proactive communication and responsive leadership.
  • Promote CPL's value proposition and strengthen our reputation as a premier healthcare design partner.

Project and Operational Leaders
  • Provide executive oversight of multiple projects, ensuring successful delivery of scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
  • Guide project teams in developing effective strategies, work plans, and project solutions.
  • Allocate resources effectively to support project performance and client satisfaction.
  • Oversee financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, billing, and resource planning.
  • Advocate for innovative, sustainable, and forward-thinking healthcare design solutions that improve patient outcomes, staff efficiency, and operational performance.

Strategic Leadership
  • Monitor industry trends, healthcare delivery models, regulatory requirements, market conditions, and emerging technologies to drive practice growth.
  • Develop and leverage performance metrics that support informed business decisions and practice health.
  • Collaborate with Practice Leaders and firm leadership to shape strategy and execute key initiatives.
  • Influence organizational success through effective communication, relationship building, and change leadership.

What You Bring:
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Architecture and Professional Licensure (RA).
  • 12+ years of experience, including 5+ years leading healthcare projects, teams, and client relationships.
  • Proven success developing healthcare client partnerships, generating new business opportunities, and growing a project pipeline.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare facility planning, design, construction, regulatory requirements, and project delivery.
  • Experience working with healthcare systems, hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, specialty clinics, behavioral health facilities, or other healthcare environments.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and business acumen with the ability to influence, inspire, and drive results.

What We Offer:

Benefits for Regular Full-Time & Part-Time Employees Working 30+ Hours/Week

  • Healthcare for you and your family: Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
    • Single HDHP Medical plan with 100% paid premium
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
  • Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • FREE Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
  • Voluntary Life Insurance for you and your family
  • FREE Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • PTO + Sick Time + 8 Holidays per year
  • Retirement Savings Plan with contribution from CPL to grow your retirement funds
  • Internal Mobility & Career Advancement
  • Licensure Assistance

Additional benefits available to FT Employees Working 40+ Hours/Week
  • Tuition Assistance: You may be eligible for continuing education assistance
  • Student Loan Assistance Program: CPL will contribute up to $100/month for 5 years ($6,000 total) toward student loan debt


The rate for this position generally ranges between $150,000 to $185,000. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employees already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee's pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

CPL does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, nor do we accept resumes from any source that does not reference a specific, open position. CPL will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes submitted by recruiting professionals or agencies that do not have a current placement fee agreement with CPL. All initial communication with recruiting professionals or agencies must go through our Talent Acquisition Team.

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