Healthcare architect at White Arkitekter

White Arkitekter has an opportunity for a healthcare architect to join its office in London.

About White Arkitekter

White Arkitekter, founded in 1951 in Gothenburg, is one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural practices with over 500 employees. We work in an international context with the mission to enable sustainable life through the art of architecture. Our vision is that all our architecture will be climate neutral through design excellence by 2030. Since our inception in 1951, now our employees are at the wheel of projects in 12 countries. 190 employees have worked with healthcare assignments, and the sector makes up 30% of our revenue. For us, sustainable architecture is about creating buildings and equal societies where people are in focus. The challenge, however, is to do it within the planetary boundaries. The Global Goals and our commitment to Global Compact provides direction for our work.

The London studio, established in 2015, focuses on sustainable urban masterplans, affordable housing, healthcare and cultural buildings, blending Scandinavian expertise with UK needs, focusing on enabling sustainable life through intelligent, holistic design. In 2023 we won Dezeen Awards “Architect of the year.” We were awarded for being “a leading voice in the drive towards more sustainable buildings.”

White Arkitekter’s London studio have successfully won and delivered The Oriel, Moorfields Hospital, and secured planning permission for the Cambridge Children’s Hospital where design continues; paving the way for the team’s expansion and strategic push within the UK healthcare sector. In the context of healthcare, Our focus is to design healing environments that
reduce stress, increase mobility and strengthen recovery.

International

Our international healthcare assignments often provide important opportunities to contribute to people centered environments, bringing together those who need help and those who are there to help.

We are now seeking a healthcare architect to join our growing studio.

Candidates should have worked on large-scale healthcare projects. The team will work on several UK healthcare projects and participate in international healthcare proposals.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge and experience of UK-based  healthcare design at all RIBA Stages
• Knowledge of HBN/HTM requirements
• Proven experience in designing complex acute hospitals as well as non-acute/ primary care facilities
• Experience in leading clinical user groups/engagement
• Experience and understanding of equipment planning,  producing Room Data Sheets and 1:50 C-Sheets
• Experience in specifying materials and products appropriate for healthcare design
• Skills in Rhino would be beneficial
• Excellent design skills
• Excellent communicator
• Friendly and creative attitude and flexible approach
• Eigible to work in the UK
• Confident, with good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team

How to apply

If this sounds interesting, please submit, using the apply for job button below:

• A cover letter explaining how you meet all the criteria for the post, and why you want to work for White Arkitekter
• CV detailing previous experience and qualifications
• Samples of your work (PDF only)

Please note that any applications sent to other places will be ignored.

We are not open to working with recruitment agencies.

To find out more about us, please visit our website.

Applications are reviewed regularly so please send your application as soon as possible on the following link at dezeen jobs or send to: thomas.pompe@white.se

If you have any questions about the recruitment process please contact HR responsible Thomas Pompe – thomas.pompe@white.se, +46 767 201636.

We embrace diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds!

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