Client Leadership: Responsible for the leadership and growth of client relationships within the Health market. Must be a self-starter and an entrepreneurial person with the ability to lead clients and client teams. You must be able to collaborate effectively with others across the full range of services provided by our firm. You are expected to provide hands-on leadership in support of our clients and in the development of the work from the initial client visioning meetings through completion of the work.
Top Line Development: Provide new net signed fee opportunities through the proactive identification, leadership and pursuit of new target clients. In addition, you will be expected to develop new business by securing “direct select”, repeat business and additional services with our existing clients. You will champion our Omnichannel approach by promoting and cross selling all markets, practices, and integrated services throughout all phases of client engagement. In this role you will have a personal goal of achieving top line success of $2.0M per year in net signed fees.
Bottom Line Growth: Working with the Business Practice Leader and Office Market Leader to ensure our firm’s business practices, goals and bottom-line initiatives are successfully implemented.
Team Leadership: Leading and mentoring project teams and engaging with the practice to advance the firm, the office, the market, and our services. Working collaboratively within our SFMO (Single-Firm, Multi-Office) culture to advance and support high-performing teams focused on delivering high-quality service and innovative design solutions to our clients.
Client Leadership: Leading, engaging and partnering with our clients on billable project-specific work, fostering strong long term client relationships, driving successful project outcomes and financial success, while creating opportunities for future engagements. You will be accountable for the success of the client relationship.
Top Line Growth: Developing new net signed fee opportunities for our markets, practices, and service lines. You will be expected to lead and actively pursue new target clients. In addition you will be expected to develop new business with existing clients through the successful implementation of project opportunities. You will participate in marketing activities with other leaders in the firm to support our firm’s top line capture.
Staff Development: Mentoring and growing emerging professionals. Providing leadership in establishing an environment that encourages leadership, integrity, humility, respect and responsibility, along with collaboration, experimentation, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Building enthusiasm for Living-Centered Design among teams and showing emerging professionals how it applies to their work.
Requirements
leadership
bachelor
12+ years
architecture licensure
client leadership
business acumen
Strong communication and leadership skills required.
Bachelor degree in a relevant field required.
Must have at least 12 years of experience in the Health, preferably working in the A/E/I industry, with a proven track record of client and team leadership.
Team Leadership Skills: Proactively develop and lead collaborative project teams. You will be expected to build and lead diverse and inclusive teams capable of both winning and executing transformational solutions that differentiate the firm and add value for our clients. Responsible for ensuring success both from a client and a CannonDesign perspective.
Strategy and Planning: Develop an understanding of the business, operations and process needs of the client as well as the resulting market solutions. Possess the ability to bring together a comprehensive team of experts and thought leaders within CannonDesign focused on executing creative, state-of-the-art solutions.
Current Registration/Licensure in Architecture, Interior Design or Engineering preferred.
Must have client leadership experience within an office or a market, with multiple client relationships.
Must possess business acumen and proven ability to execute strategy.
Must have the professional acumen and maturity demonstrated by the ability to communicate authentically and respectfully.
Must have experience focused on developing new opportunities and building long term relationships with both new target and existing clients.
Benefits
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Training + Development
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Interview process
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Company
Overview
Founded in 1945
Year Established
The company was founded in 1945 and has been transforming spaces through innovative design solutions.
With a collaborative approach, the firm delivers architecture, planning, and design services worldwide.
The company's work spans sectors like healthcare, education, civic, and commercial, with a focus on improving user experience and functionality.
CannonDesign is known for designing award-winning facilities that support the evolving needs of organizations and communities.
They have consistently pushed the boundaries of design with cutting-edge technology and sustainable practices.
CannonDesign is involved in various high-profile projects, such as hospitals, universities, and cultural landmarks.
Their diverse team works globally, delivering creative solutions that shape the built environment.
Culture + Values
Go there. Explore the unknown. Go beyond assumptions.
Hunger for enduring solutions. Produce equitable ideas that benefit everyone in the long term.
Lead with optimism. Seeing the positive will lead you toward solutions and away from doubt.
Experiment. Make it your business to know where to take risks, bringing rigor to your curiosity.
Uncover beauty. Everything we do should exhibit craft and attention to detail.
Share. Share your experience. Teach your expertise.
Forge bold connections. Deliberately seek out diverse viewpoints and create intersections that make the work better.
Be meticulous. Every action is important. No deliverable is insignificant.
Do good. Do right. With Living‑Centered Design we improve all aspects of the continuum of life.
Environment + Sustainability
2030 Target
Net Zero Carbon by 2030
Operational carbon emissions target set for existing buildings.
43M Miles
Carbon Saved by Repurposing
Denver project reduced carbon equivalent to driving 43 million miles.
15–17%
Carbon Reduction in Construction
Mass-timber atrium design reduced embodied carbon compared to steel-concrete.
Zero Carbon
Operational and Embodied Goal
Target to achieve zero operational and embodied carbon in MEP systems by 2040.
Joined the WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment: existing buildings eliminate emissions and new builds offset all residual emissions by 2030.
Co-signatory of the 1.5 °C COP26 Communiqué; full decarbonization target by 2040.
Published the MEP 2040 Embodied Carbon Action Plan: target zero operational and embodied carbon in MEP systems by 2040.
Signed the SE2050 Commitment; structural engineering team prioritizes embodied carbon reduction.
First net-zero energy mental health facility in California: Cordilleras Mental Health Campus.