Sr. Architect - Healthcare

As an Architect at Shive-Hattery, you’ll play a key role in shaping spaces that truly make a difference. You’ll collaborate with a cohesive, high-performing team of professionals across multiple disciplines, serving our clients with creativity, care, and excellence. Together, we’ll work to create a better world through thoughtful design—one project, one relationship at a time.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead projects and cultivate business development relationships, helping expand our Healthcare Architecture practice in our West Des Moines office. We’re looking for professionals who bring both design leadership and a passion for client engagement—those who can strengthen existing partnerships and build new ones within the healthcare industry.

At Shive-Hattery, you’ll do more than design buildings—you’ll build connections, influence outcomes, and deliver project experiences that leave a lasting impression on the people and communities we serve.

“ Shive-Hattery strikes the perfect balance—a small firm feel where you build personal connections with colleagues, partners and clients with access to a large pool of resources in a 600+ person design firm. You have the freedom to flourish and make the world a better place. ” - Monica Sargent, Business Unit Director, Industrial

Required Experience :

We’re looking for a seasoned, design-driven professional ready to take the lead on innovative healthcare projects. If you have 10–20 years of experience and a professional degree in architecture (bachelor’s or master’s from an accredited program—or equivalent education and experience), we’d love to hear from you. Architectural licensure is required .

In this role, you’ll lead and mentor teams of architects, engineers, and designers on medium to large-scale projects. You’ll bring both creative vision and technical expertise to the table, guiding each phase of the design process and helping transform complex ideas into beautifully functional spaces.

We’re looking for someone with a solid understanding of architectural specifications, FGI Guidelines, international building codes, life safety codes, and ADA requirements. Knowledge of programming, planning, and building performance is a big plus.

This is a great opportunity to shape the future of healthcare design—creating environments that support wellness, innovation, and the people who use them.

Requirements

• Participate and contribute in design and project management with design discussions, idea generation, collaboration, and design work in drawing, modeling and 3D image formats
• A licensed design professional directing non-licensed and other professionals assigned to design, produce and coordinate the design process and technical documents
• Creation of graphical images. Auditing design and detailing of all generated documentation.
• Attend project and client meetings with design professionals for both business development opportunities and projects under contract
• Interested applicants should submit their cover letter, resume, and portfolio for consideration. If unable to submit your portfolio due to size constrains, please include a link to your portfolio in your cover letter.

Why Shive-Hattery?

Our learning and teaching culture is founded on collaboration. You will learn from and teach other employees while working across disciplines. You will grow your skills and continue your professional growth at Shive-Hattery.

Shive-Hattery offers an outstanding and competitive total compensation package including competitive pay and over 35 different benefits.

Benefit Highlights

Shive-Hattery offers a flexible work environment and supports balancing personal and professional responsibilities.