Senior Project Architect

About the role

GMC is seeking a Senior Project Architect to lead impactful architectural projects, with opportunities available in our Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston, SC offices. In this role, you’ll drive technical execution and play a key part in delivering exceptional projects from start to finish, guiding project teams, coordinating with clients and consultants, and ensuring design excellence throughout every phase of delivery. You’ll collaborate with a talented, multidisciplinary team to support projects from early planning and conceptual design through construction administration, bringing expertise in technical documentation, coordination, and problem-solving to each assignment. This position offers the opportunity to influence project outcomes, mentor emerging professionals, and contribute to a collaborative culture focused on innovation, quality, and meaningful community impact.

Responsibilities

• Leads project team working within the GMC Architecture Community framework respecting team structure, project roles and responsibilities, and utilization of production tools and standards.
• Member of multi-office architecture practice sharing, contributing, and learning best practices for delivering exceptional projects that include local government/civic, academic and healthcare.
• Broad general knowledge of architectural principles and practices, and proven ability to apply them.
• Ability to function effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects.
• Understanding of the entire project process—development/scoping, design, and construction.
• Ability to design and detail a complete project, system component or process.
• Prepares complete project documents including the Project Manual/Specifications.
• Understands economic and decision analysis principles in areas including financial, regulatory, and environmental issues.
• Proficient in Revit Architecture, and complementary design tools.
• Assigns tasks to and directs architects, technicians, and administrative staff.
• Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of the architectural work.
• Prepares scopes, budgets and schedules for assignments.
• Independently performs most assignments with instructions as to the general results expected.
• Interacts with clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others.
• Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of architectural assignment.
• Demonstrates leadership skills and continuous improvement with decision-making, time management and delegation.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture from an accredited architectural program.
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Registered Architect or completed NCARB Program.
• Proficient in Revit.
• Must be able to listen and communicate effectively.
• Must be a self-starter, team player and able to establish good working relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, team members, and other employees.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs.
• Ability to use good judgment and make timely decisions.

Travel Requirements

GMC Architecture is a nationwide practice with clients, completed projects and active projects in 36 states. Travel to project sites may be required.

About The GMC Architecture Community

The GMC Architecture Practice is a community of knowledgeable planning and design professionals that operate with a collaborative, client-focused approach. By bringing together diverse expertise across multiple offices, we build teams to best support each individual project and client. From system-wide master planning to medical equipment replacements and working in complex acute care environments to the evolving outpatient setting, we will assemble a team with the right experience to deliver exceptional projects.