Principal Architect
- Location
- United States
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About the role
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About the role
Parsons is seeking an accomplished Principal Architect to provide senior architectural leadership for a major luxury high-end development.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead architectural design development and technical coordination.
- Review architectural concepts, plans, elevations, details, specifications, schedules, and material selections.
- Ensure design solutions support luxury positioning, guest experience, operational requirements, and brand standards.
- Coordinate architecture with interiors, landscape, structure, MEP, ICT/ELV, fire and life safety, and specialist systems.
- Lead architectural design reviews, technical workshops, and constructability reviews.
- Review consultant and contractor submissions for compliance with approved design intent.
- Coordinate authority submissions and respond to technical comments.
- Identify design conflicts, omissions, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Support value engineering while protecting architectural quality.
- Review mock-ups, samples, prototypes, and site installations.
- Provide architectural guidance during procurement, construction, testing, and handover.
- Mentor architectural team members.
- Maintain design records, decisions, and approvals.
- Provide technical advice to the Design Director and project leadership.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Architecture.
- Professional registration or chartered architect status.
- Minimum of 15+ years of architectural experience.
- Significant experience on luxury high-end developments, resorts, branded residences, or high-end mixed-use projects.
- Strong knowledge of building codes, planning, construction systems, and materials.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams.
- Excellent design judgment, technical knowledge, communication, and leadership skills.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring
- Experience with ultra-luxury destinations, private clubs, branded residences, or landmark developments.
- Experience working with international operators and brand representatives.
- Knowledge of sustainable design standards and performance-based design.
- Experience with complex façade, public realm, and specialist architectural elements.
- Advanced knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, or similar design platforms.
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Confidential
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!
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