Senior Architect, Justice+Civic

About the role

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a mission to enhance the human experience through design. This role is available in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston.

Position Summary

As a Senior Architect at DLR Group, you will lead key aspects of projects, oversee project documentation, and collaborate with integrated design teams to produce high-quality work. You will also mentor and lead teams, maintain clear communication, develop creative solutions, and coordinate project drawings and documentation.

What you will do

• Align design intent with project schedules, budgets, and profitability targets
• Mentor and lead teams to produce high-quality deliverables and drive innovative design excellence
• Maintain clear communication with the Project Manager and design team, ensuring alignment on design intent
• Develop creative and technically sound solutions to design challenges, ensuring high standards of design excellence
• Cook up project drawings, specifications, and documentation with the project team, ensuring alignment with design intent and budget
• Lead collaboration within project teams, generating innovative design ideas and solutions
• Apply advanced architectural concepts to projects, including complex assignments requiring new or improved techniques
• Integrate QA/QC procedures and practice standards into project deliverables, resolving any issues
• Ensure BIM standards are applied and coordinate with the Project Manager and BIM Manager
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced staff, fostering a collaborative learning environment
• Meet project deliverable deadlines and manage time effectively to maintain project schedules and work plans
• Participate in client presentations and contribute to successful project outcomes

Required Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to coordinate and contribute to design and technical solutions
• Undergraduate Degree in Architecture required; professional licensure required
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in a commercial firm, inclusive of at least 4 years designing Public Sector, Institutional, Civic, Public Safety, and/or Justice buildings
• Proficient in Revit, Bluebeam, and other standard architecture software
• Ability to lead sustainable design principles in technical plans and deliverables
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong organizational abilities
• Active participation in professional organizations and involvement in marketing and business development activities