Healthcare Principal

Ingenuity empowered by curiosity.

Albert Kahn Associates is driven to question the status quo in search of creative and long-lasting design and engineering solutions that solve our client’s challenges. We help them do what they do even better. We engage our communities in the design of the built and natural environments to foster genuine belonging and leave a positive impact on our world. We improve life through design.  

What we are looking for:   
Critical Thinkers. Creative problem solvers. Collaborative Teammates. Future Leaders.

Our Detroit office is seeking a full-time Healthcare Principal to  join our multi-disciplinary team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and leading our Healthcare sector, including client relationship development, healthcare planning, and project leadership, in alignment with the responsibilities as defined below. The position requires a minimum of three (3) business days per week in the office, unless working on business development or project implementation activities. 

Why join us?   
Diverse projects. Drive to Innovate. Collaborative team. Kahn Legacy. Employee Owned. Work-Life Balance.

Full-time positions also offer competitive salary and benefits, 401K with employer match, discretionary bonuses, vacation and sick time, and a hybrid work arrangement.    

Vision for the Role 
This role has been created to grow and strengthen Kahn’s presence and leadership in the healthcare market. The Healthcare Principal will serve as a strategic and visionary leader, advancing our healthcare practice through design excellence, thought leadership, and trusted client partnerships. A deep understanding of the healthcare industry is required for this role.  

 The goal is to deliver innovative, high-performing healthcare environments that improve patient outcomes, support caregivers, and respond to the evolving needs of healthcare systems. Through exemplary client work and leadership within the firm, this role will help shape a visible and influential healthcare design culture that attracts new clients, inspires teams, and reinforces Kahn’s legacy of innovation and impact. 

Job Responsibilities 
In this position, you will be responsible for:  

• Organizational Leadership 

  • Contribute to our culture that encourages ingenuity, through curiosity, and true feeling of belonging.  

  • Be a thought leader, researching innovations, drivers, and trends that directly influence our ability to create health care environments that improve lives.  

  • Coordinate with the architectural and engineering directors on the recruitment and training of staff with skills essential to healthcare projects.  

  • Mentor and inspire our next generation of leaders.  

• Business Development 

  • Cultivate new and existing healthcare client and partner relationships in partnership with our Director of Strategic Relationships and other business development leaders.  

  • Actively participate in professional associations and networking events.  

  • Find and receive requests for proposals from a variety of sources.  

  • Lead the development of proposals in partnership with Marketing.  

  • Champion the interview team, through the development and presentation.  

  • Contribute to financial profits through  healthcare project wins.  

• Project Leadership 

  • Be a project leader for the design and delivery of healthcare projects.  

  • Collaborate with operational and technical directors, and project leads, to ensure innovative solutions and the best possible outcome for our clients.  

  • Manage the client relationship throughout the project to achieve alignment between expectations, scope, and deliverables.  

  • Proactively monitor and manage to complete the project within the contract schedule and fees.  

  • Participate in post-occupancy evaluation and research initiatives.  

The Ideal Candidate 
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following: deviation from these items can be made at the discretion of the hiring team: 

• Health Care Project Experience – Minimum often (10) years of experience as a project principal and/or project architect, for construction budgets greater than $25M.  

• Organization Leadership – Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a department and/or market leader with annual financial goals.  

• Relationship Management – Experience in establishing new relationships with potential clients and partners, growing the relationship that results in new projects, and maintaining the relationship with communication, issue resolution, and follow-up.  

• Business Development – Experience in all stages of finding and winning project work, including responding to request for proposals, formulating an inspiring interview, and finalizing the project contract.  

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture. 

•  Architectural registration. 

• Preferred credentials: LEED, WELL, EDAC  

How to Apply 
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter detailing their relevant experience and why they are a great fit for this position. If applicable, please provide a portfolio for review as well. Please send your application and supporting information to Natasha.Fitzpatrick@akahn.com.  

Albert Kahn Associates is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Through responsible leadership, Albert Kahn Associates shall recruit, hire, upgrade, train, and promote in all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, misdemeanor arrest record in which there has been no conviction, disability (except where disability is a bona fide occupational disqualification), or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam Era. We realize that not everyone will meet 100% of our desired qualifications, but you may still be a great fit.