Project Architect - Public Health & Laboratory Infrastructure (Consultant) at eHealth Systems Africa - NAIJA STICK

Project Architect - Public Health & Laboratory Infrastructure (Consultant) at eHealth Systems Africa

eHealth Africa is focused on improving healthcare by creating effective ways to implement reliable health information management systems.

• We have developed eHealth and mHealth solutions that can be rapidly deployed to manage patient information, streamline clinical procedures, and provide data and analysis on health program outcomes.
• The Project Architect (Consultant) will support eHealth Africa’s Laboratory System and Diagnostics portfolio by providing architectural design, planning, and implementation support for public health infrastructure projects.
• These include public health laboratories, medical supply hubs, and related facilities.

S/he ensures that infrastructure upgrade works are fit-for-purpose, compliant with international best practices, and aligned with approved laboratory workflows, biosafety requirements, and donor standards.

• The Project Architect works closely with Project Managers, Engineers, laboratory stakeholders, and contractors to ensure quality delivery of architectural outputs from concept through construction and handover.

What you’ll do

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:

• Develop architectural designs, drawings, schedules, and specifications for public health laboratories, surveillance facilities, medical supply hubs, and related infrastructure.
• Produce 3D illustrations and visualizations to support design reviews, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory approvals.
• Translate laboratory and diagnostic workflows into functional layouts, ensuring one-way flow of samples, personnel, and waste.
• Integrate biosafety zoning and infection prevention and control (IPC) principles into all architectural designs.
• Align designs with approved scope, constructability, and cost considerations, supporting accurate budget development.
• Ensure architectural designs comply with national building regulations, statutory requirements, and applicable codes.
• Apply WHO laboratory biosafety guidelines and international best practices for healthcare and laboratory environments.
• Conduct feasibility studies and technical risk assessments, identifying design challenges and proposing mitigation strategies early in the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate architectural inputs within multidisciplinary project teams, collaborating with MEP, HVAC, structural, and other engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Engage Ministries of Health, regulatory authorities, donors, WHO, and implementing partners through technical meetings, design reviews, and presentations.
• Provide technical oversight and coordination support to Site Coordinators across multiple project locations or countries, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Participate in site visits, inspections, and preliminary assessments for proposed and active facilities.
• Review construction works for compliance with approved architectural designs and specifications, supporting defect identification, snagging, and handover processes.

Prepare high-quality project documentation, including design reports, technical briefs, meeting records, monthly progress updates, and as-built drawings for handover.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or a related field. Master’s Degree preferred.

• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive architectural design, preferably within health, laboratory, or institutional environments.
• Experience working with government health agencies, international donors, and multi-country program implementation.
• Demonstrated experience producing architectural drawings, specifications, and 3D visualizations.

Deadline: Not Specified 

How to Apply 

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