Senior Architect / Architectural Design Lead

The role

This is a newly created senior position. One you can make your own. You'll report directly to our Managing Director.

The Design Director sets the design vision. You make it happen. You'll take that direction and run the architectural team day to day: developing the work, solving problems, and making sure every project meets the standard before it reaches design review.

We're looking for a second-in-command for the architecture team. You'll need the judgement to make everyday architectural decisions yourself, and the sense to know which decisions need to go higher.

What you'll be responsible for

• Leading the architectural team: directing and supporting our two project leads and three documentation staff, and setting priorities alongside the Studio Operations Manager.
• Design and technical review: checking concepts, models and documentation before they reach the Design Director, and taking responsibility for architectural quality across the studio.
• Planning and compliance: resolving planning, NCC/BCA and technical design issues across DA, CDC and CC projects.
• Documentation leadership: directing and quality-checking construction documentation so drawings go out complete, coordinated and correct.
• Consultant coordination: reviewing and managing input from engineers, surveyors, civil consultants and certifiers.
• Mentoring: building the skills and confidence of designers and documentation staff, and being the first person they come to with a problem.

About You

• A registered architect in NSW, or eligible for registration
• About 8-12+ years' experience, with a strong focus on residential architecture
• Excellent Revit skills. You can model and document confidently yourself, and review other people's models and drawings critically.
• Very strong knowledge of NSW planning, with hands-on experience of DA and complying development (CDC) under the Codes SEPP
• A solid record of construction documentation and technical detailing
• Experience leading, reviewing and developing other people's work.