Senior Project Architect / Senior Lead Designer

About the role

A design practice delivering complex hospitality and destination projects is recruiting a Senior Lead Project Architect / Senior Lead Technical Designer. This is a senior leadership role based in Coral Gables, Florida, where you will lead projects from concept through tender and construction documentation, protecting design integrity, technical quality and constructability. You will be the main point of contact for clients, consultants, contractors and internal design teams, and you will mentor and supervise junior architects and technical staff while setting the standard for QA/QC across the studio.

Key responsibilities

• Lead projects from initial concept through tender and construction documentation
• Act as main contact for clients, consultants, contractors and design teams on design and technical issues
• Implement and monitor the Design Management Plan and support Project Managers with the Project Execution Plan
• Translate conceptual designs into practical, buildable solutions, refining material assemblies, façade systems and construction detailing
• Ensure compliance with building codes, accessibility standards, fire safety and zoning regulations
• Produce and manage coordinated drawing sets and BIM models (mainly Revit), including clash detection and consultant model integration
• Assemble permit packages for AHJ submissions and guide clients through permitting timelines and requirements
• Track milestones, drawing logs, RFIs, submittals and design change trackers, and prepare meeting minutes and weekly progress reports
• Run technical compliance and QA/QC audits, approve final deliverables and provide construction support such as shop drawing reviews, RFI responses, change orders, ASIs and site inspections
• Lead value engineering, design revisions and coordination changes without compromising design quality

Required profile

• 15-17 years of professional architectural experience, with a proven record of leading projects
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited institution
• Licensed or registered architect (AIA, RIBA, ARB or equivalent, as applicable by region)
• Extensive hospitality and destination design experience, including hospitality programming, FOH/BOH planning and brand standards
• Experience across resorts, hospitality, residential and commercial projects in multiple geographies
• Comfortable working in multicultural settings with international clients, consultants and teams

Required skills

• Revit (preferred), AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
• Project management tools
• Knowledge of building systems, materials, construction methods and sustainability standards