Senior Architect – Healthcare Projects

Location: Corporate / Project Sites

Department: Projects & Infrastructure

Role Purpose The Senior Architect will lead architectural planning, design, and execution of greenfield and brownfield hospital projects across the network. The role will ensure that all healthcare facilities are designed to meet clinical, operational, regulatory, patient-experience, and future expansion requirements while maintaining quality, cost, and timeline objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Architectural Planning & Design

- Lead conceptualization, master planning, and detailed architectural design for hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and healthcare facilities.
- Develop effective space planning aligned with hospital workflows, patient journeys, infection control practices, and clinical requirements.
- Coordinate with medical planners, clinicians, operations teams, and consultants to optimize facility design.
- Ensure compliance with NABH, JCI, NBC, fire & safety regulations, local building codes, and healthcare infrastructure standards.
- Review design drawings, layouts, elevations, and construction documents for quality and constructability.

Project Management

- Manage architectural aspects of hospital construction projects from design through commissioning.




- Monitor project timelines, budgets, design changes, and execution progress.
- Coordinate with MEP, structural, medical equipment planning, HVAC, and engineering consultants.
- Conduct site visits and oversee implementation to ensure adherence to approved designs.
- Resolve architectural and site-related challenges during construction.

Healthcare Facility Design

- Design specialized healthcare areas including:
- Operation Theatres
- ICUs
- Emergency Departments
- Imaging & Diagnostics
- Cath Labs
- Oncology Facilities
- OPDs
- Inpatient Units
- Laboratories
- Ensure compliance with infection prevention, patient safety, accessibility, and clinical workflow requirements.

Desired Candidate Profile

Education

- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture (B.Arch/M.Arch).
- Registered Architect with Council of Architecture (CoA).

Experience

- 18–25+ years of architectural experience.
- Minimum 7–10 years in healthcare or hospital infrastructure projects.
- Experience in planning and execution of multispecialty hospitals, tertiary care hospitals, cancer centers, or healthcare campuses.
- Exposure to greenfield and brownfield hospital projects preferred.

📌 Senior Architect- Projects (Chennai)
🏢 Apollo Hospitals Enterprises
📍 Chennai