Senior Project Architect

Senior Project Architect

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ is looking for an experienced Senior Project Architect who has worked with large scale projects involving client contact and leadership responsibilities. The Senior Project Architect performs architectural design and development work for a wide variety of projects involving construction of new buildings and the alteration of existing buildings and facilities.

Why this role is important to NBBJ:

It is our strategy for our impact and vitality as a design practice. With our talented teams, deep client relationships, and distinguished offerings, we have a unique opportunity to continue to build on our vitality, relevance and differentiation in the market.

Your New Role:

• Work with clients and team members to identify objectives, develop options, and formulate creative solutions.
• Interpret design concepts by collaborating with project team and translate them into workable construction systems and detailing, while maintaining design intent and advocating for design excellence.
• Prepare appropriate documentation and deliverables from schematic design through construction administration in accordance with established firm and industry standards.
• Maintain appropriate records for project phases in accordance with established firm and industry standards.
• Lead and coordinate the work of other team members and consultants, providing direction, guidance, and mentoring as appropriate.
• May participate in marketing efforts, including proposal development, presentations, and client interviews.

What you will need to Succeed:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the architectural field with successful experience in the documentation and delivery of large scale urban mixed-use projects
• Fluency in Revit software
• B Arch or M Arch degree
• Architectural licensure required.
• LEED or other sustainability accreditation preferred.
• Proven ability to work within a highly collaborative team environment
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to work with integrity, trust and commitment; setting an example for others
• Ability to travel as the project(s) requires

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $170,000-$185,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.