Senior Project Architect Core & Shell

Our SF studio is a 100-person team inside a 3000-person global firm which means you get the resourcing and technical bench of a major practice with the accountability and visibility of a small one. Were growing were busy and we need a Senior Project Architect who can hold design authorship and technical execution in the same hand on complex Core & Shell projects without needing the plan explained twice.

This role is for someone who treats quality control as a discipline not a checkbox and who still thinks like a designer while doing it. Someone who can sit across from a clients development team a structural engineer and a code official in the same afternoon and speak all three languages fluently then go back to the drawing and make the call. Someone who mentors without ego and delivers without drama.

What Youll Own

• Lead all phases of design and delivery on complex Core & Shell projects holding the line on firm standards contractual commitments and design intent simultaneously (not sequentially when they conflict).
• Translate technical implications and design decisions into real financial consequences for the project and the client.
• Direct project documentation and drawing production and lead QC reviews at every phase for accuracy constructability and completeness. This is the job not a task within the job.
• Own QA adherence to Perkins&Will standards across the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate architecture interior design landscape and external consultants into one functioning team even when their priorities dont naturally align.
• Serve as the technical voice to the client. Translate jargon in both directions.
• Manage regulatory review and AHJ submissions for building code accessibility and zoning particularly the jurisdictional quirks specific to complex urban work.
• Run construction contract administration effectively which means your team doesnt just show up to meetings they close loops.
• Stay current on building technology and systems relevant to high-rise and mixed-use delivery.
• Contribute to pursuits proposals and interviews when the work calls for it.
• Lead charettes pin-ups and design reviews that produce decisions not just discussion.
• Mentor staff and manage assignments in a way that grows their judgment not just their task list.

What Youll Bring

Technical range: Building zoning and energy code fluency. Site analysis. Preliminary design studies through contract documents and specifications. Construction contract administration. Consultant coordination. Client communication that doesnt require a translator.

Software:

• Advanced Revit
• Rhino/Grasshopper for conceptual and computational modeling
• Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign Photoshop)
• Enscape Lumion or V-Ray for visualization
• Physical modeling: 3D printing laser cutting
• Environmental analysis tools such as Ladybug/Climate Studio a plus

Credentials:

• Bachelors degree in architecture or a related discipline required
• Architectural license
• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• One Living Design accreditation of your choosing: LEED AP with Specialty BREEAM AP WELL AP SITES AP CPHC/CPHD or ILFI Living Future Accreditation

What Youll Get
Salary range: $128800$189300 commensurate with experience education and skillset.

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off
• Professional development stipend and dedicated continuing education time
• Performance-based bonuses
• Access to firmwide affinity groups and leadership development programs
• Studio initiatives and events; a team that actually likes each other

Our Commitment
Our culture is grounded in a firmwide commitment to Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) not as a tagline but as how we hire promote and build teams. We conduct annual pay equity audits and train all managers on pay practices. We believe inclusion drives creativity.
How To Apply
Submit a resume and a compact representative portfolio (no larger than 4MB). Show us what youve led not just what youve touched.

Perkins&Will is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender identity veteran status genetic information marital status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Pay Transparency: We are committed to pay equity. Compensation decisions are based on qualifications skillset and experience. Employees may discuss their own compensation without fear of retaliation. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Required Experience:

Senior IC