Senior Architectural Designer

About the role

SCB is a national, multi-disciplinary design firm with a focus on multi-family residential, adaptive reuse, academic, and aviation projects. We’re looking for a Senior Architectural Designer to join our Boston office. This role combines design leadership with client engagement and market-facing responsibilities. You will champion design excellence across projects while cultivating relationships, identifying new opportunities, and helping shape the future direction of the practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide design leadership on project work and within the studio
• Engage with clients to understand project needs and generate design concepts accordingly
• Establish a project design philosophy that is responsive to client and firm goals of performance, craft, and beauty
• Implement project design philosophy and work toward the successful execution of the project through design and construction phases
• Develop design and technical drawings, visualizations, and studies in collaboration with project leaders
• Manage time and organize tasks effectively to meet project deadlines, including oversight of junior team members
• Participate in team meetings and client presentations, working closely with multidisciplinary teams
• Research and promote opportunities for new or innovative system applications; proactively look for and implement processes to improve work product and efficiency
• Engage with the project and studio team with a positive, team-first attitude
• Represent SCB to clients in a manner that generates trust and cultivates long-term relationships
• Foster a culture of design excellence and continually raise standards for design process, communication, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain relationships with developers, owners, brokers, consultants, and industry partners
• Collaborate with firm leadership on market positioning, pursuit strategy, and long-term growth initiatives
• Participate in networking events, conferences, industry organizations, and community engagement efforts
• Contribute to proposal development, interviews, thought leadership, and pursuit strategies

Requirements

• Accredited professional degree in architecture
• 10+ years post-graduate, full-time working experience in an architectural firm
• Licensed Architect in the U.S.
• Strong design sensibility and attention to detail
• Passion for design, a pulse on emerging trends, and a developed point of view about your work
• Enthusiasm for utilizing a diverse set of approaches to creative problem solving
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, hands-on, creative environment
• Relationship builder who enjoys engaging with clients and industry partners
• Collaborative leader capable of inspiring teams and bringing people together around a shared vision
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of, and demonstrated experience with, local zoning ordinances and building codes
• Technical knowledge of building systems, material assemblies, and engineering concepts
• Proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, Enscape, Sketchup or Rhino, Affinity Publisher/Photo and Adobe Creative Suite
• Mixed-use, Multi-family Residential, Adaptive Reuse, Commercial Office or Life Science project experience preferred

Benefits

• Competitive, comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, disability, paid holidays and time off
• 401K retirement matching
• Established flexible work environment
• Robust coaching and professional development resources, including training programs, mentoring, and reimbursement for licensing exams and professional memberships

Pay

$100,000 – $150,000 depending on experience