Architectural Business Leader

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Overview: at ssoe | Stevens & Wilkinson, we design and build the future for our clients, colleagues, and communities are architecturally driven practice delivers a broad range of culturally significant designs that inspire and energize design places for people to heal, learn, govern, and worker clients range from important community institutions to companies in both the private and public sectors—including fortune 100 corporations that are leading the nation’s innovation economy.

Embracing a collaborative and supportive culture, we provide the platform of a dynamic, integrated architectural, engineering, and interior design firmIt’s through our people that we differentiate ourselves, empowering our team members to take ownership of their work while providing resources to do great projects for our clientsResponsibilities: ssoe | stevens & wilkinson is seeking an architectural thought leader to continue the growth of the firm into a preeminent design partner to the midwest healthcare marketThis position is principal-tracked and based in the detroit/toledo-metro areaThe opportunity is part of a continued strategic investment that ssoe is making to strengthen and grow the architecturally based design practice, including the recent acquisition of 100-year-old atlanta-based design firm stevens & wilkinson to enhance our architectural brand, portfolio, and resourcesThis position will be part of the practice-level leadership team and will be given the resources needed to expand our existing healthcare client baseBusiness development, client management, and overall team vision/leadership are necessary qualitiesSsoe | s&w has consistently been named a “great place to work” and is in the midst of the most successful year in our historyThis position will be eligible for a generous bonus package and profit sharing in addition to having the opportunity to purchase shares in the company— shares that have significantly outperformed both the s&p and dow averagesSsoe | s&w’s vision is to design and build the future for our clients, colleagues, and communitiesIf you share this vision and are motivated by being a part of something larger than yourself, then we’re interested in talking to you! the architectural principal/business leader (healthcare) will be responsible for leadership of the healthcare practice design team and practice group responsibilities will include business development, client development/ management, and overall team leadership.

• Leads overall client maintenance, client contact and business development activities, and the development of proposals.
• Provides the vision and project control to ensure client goals are being delivered.
• Provides oversight of project work and helps to develop overall workload schedules for department and project staff.
• Ensures the technical competency and quality of work performed and may be required to seal discipline documents.
• Directly accountable for adherence to timetable and financial success of projects.
• Monitors direct, coordinates, facilitates and supervises department personnel.
• Travel required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master`s degree is required along with a minimum of 10 years of experience within an architectural practice must be a registered architect (RA).
• Strong background in the design of healthcare facilities.
• Flexibility to work with a variety of healthcare project types on multiple, concurrent projects in various stages of development.
• This position will be integral to the strategic growth of our healthcare division were looking for a candidate with current relationships with clients and a proven history of developing new relationships on a local and regional level.
• Strong leadership, organizational, technical, written, and verbal communication skills experienced, highly motivated, self-directed professional with a hands-on attitude and the ability to work with a diverse, multidisciplinary team.
• Basic familiarity with revit and AutoCAD design software and strong knowledge of building codes, americans with disabilities act (ada), and other design / regulatory requirements