Project Architect - Science & Technology

About the role

Our Seattle studio, 130 people inside a 3,000-person global firm, is growing our life sciences, biotech, and advanced research pipeline and needs a Project Architect who treats lab planning and MEP coordination as core design work, not a background constraint. This is not a project management role. You protect the research function itself, making sure the building's systems deliver exactly what the science requires while the design survives permitting and value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of design and delivery on state of the art Science & Tech projects, holding the line on firm standards, contractual commitments, and design intent, especially where lab planning and building systems intersect.
• Translate technical implications of lab and research space requirements, including vibration, air change rates, containment, and chemical exhaust, into design decisions and real financial consequences for the project and the client.
• Direct project documentation and drawing production, and lead QC reviews at every phase for accuracy, constructibility, and completeness, with particular attention to MEP-intensive lab spaces.
• Own QA adherence to Perkins&Will standards across the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate architecture, interior design, and lab planning with mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process engineering consultants into one functioning team.
• Serve as the technical voice to the client, particularly research and facilities stakeholders who need a translator between programmatic requirements and building systems.
• Manage regulatory review and AHJ submissions for building code, life safety, and hazardous materials