Position Summary
As a Senior Architect, you are a registered professional responsible for leading architectural projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring both design excellence and technical integrity. This role combines creative direction with project leadership, requiring strong design sensibility, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams.
You will take on the role of Project Lead on designated projects, running projects with oversight from senior management. Your responsibilities span the full lifecycle of design and delivery - from developing innovative concepts and presenting proposals, to managing documentation, coordinating consultants, and overseeing construction phase services. A key part of your role is translating conceptual design into detailed, buildable solutions that align with client vision, project brief, and contractual requirements.
Beyond project delivery, you play an important leadership role within the studio. You will mentor junior team members, contribute to design reviews, and help uphold the practice's design ethos and quality standards. You will also engage with clients and stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring project goals are met on time and within budget.
The Senior Architect sets the standard for design and technical delivery at project level. With strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills, you will be instrumental in guiding teams, fostering collaboration, and ensuring that every project outcome reflects both creative ambition and rigorous professional practice.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Design
* Collaborate with project team and clients to understand contractual requirements, project brief and deliverables, team structure and communication protocols.
* In collaboration with the management team, contribute to proposal preparation, fee structures and other administrative functions across projects.
* Assume the role of Project Lead on designated projects and take on responsibility and oversight of the day-to-day management, with supervision from the management team.
* Lead the presentation of design proposals to clients, addressing questions, concerns, and modifications as needed.
* Create innovative design concepts that align with the client's vision, functional requirements, and budget constraints.
* Design floor plans, furniture layouts, and spatial arrangements that maximise functionality, effectiveness, and enhance user experience.
* Develop and review project exemplars and precedent research, sketches, renders, and other visual aids to communicate design ideas effectively.
* Prepare material for, and participate in, project design, quality, ESD and Indigenous engagement reviews.
* Coordinate the selection of appropriate materials and products to create cohesive design schemes. Consider factors such as sustainability, durability, maintenance, performance aesthetic appeal, cost, and impact on Country when choosing materials.
* Guide others to effectively reference material trade information, Australian Standards, building codes, council requirements and industry best practices that align with the design concept and client requirements.
* Analyse and interpret data to inform design decisions and solutions.
* Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and new materials to incorporate innovative ideas into projects.
* In collaboration with the management team, contribute to upholding the COX design ethos and ensure it is communicated to the team.
* Be responsible, in collaboration with the management team, for driving design quality, management of internal design and technical reviews and other project management tasks like risk assessments, Safety in Design, and Site Safety Workplans.
Documentation
* In collaboration with the Project Lead, be responsible for producing clear and concise documentation to a level necessary to satisfy the target milestone, the project brief and the relevant documentation standards.
* Have an extensive understanding of construction detailing requirements for a broad range of projects.
* Be responsible for communicating the design intent by developing renders and virtual walkthroughs to help clients visualise the final design.
* Be responsible for project coordination with all consultants and inform the project team of changes to documentation to suit.
* Ensure the project team are adhering to the standards set by COX to prepare and present the documentation required.
Construction Phase Services
* Work closely with the COX team, consultants, contractors, and other professionals to ensure seamless integration of design concepts into the construction process.
* Coordinate and participate on project construction site visits to observe construction progress and compose site reports like Site Quality Advice and Defect Inspection reports. Site visits may require travel involving both day trips and some overnight stays as required.
* Maintain the Master Register of RFIs, Design Changes, Instructions etc. on the projects you are responsible for delivering, where relevant.
* In collaboration with the management team, prepare responses to RFIs and other construction phase enquiries.
* Coordinate with the Project Lead in reviewing shop drawings and samples.
* Coordinate documentation updates as required.
* Perform other related duties as required.
* Assist Project Directors in setting and managing project scope and deliverables, resourcing workplan, and fee budget, and cash flow.
* Prepare and manage the project Digital Delivery Plan, the BIM Execution Plan, Project Quality Plan and other similar activities within a project.
* Be responsible for coordinating communication between consultants, contractors, project managers and suppliers.
* Lead and be responsible for project management activities, collaborating with the management team on a range of tasks, including but not limited to:
* Financial performance oversight (workplans, invoicing and cash flow management)
* Monthly payment claim and subconsultant payment schedule preparation for Finance
* Leading team meetings
* Monthly report preparation for Project Director review
* Meeting minutes
* Document control
* Assist the Project Director in being an authoritative point of contact for COX's responsibilities on the projects you are across.
* Assist the management team with project resourcing requirements.
Team Support
* Mentor team members, providing guidance and support on professional development, technical skills, and project-related queries, including design, development, and documentation best practices.
* Assist the management team to constantly work towards improving the practice and our employees' work experience, growth and studio culture.
* Participate in employee reviews and performance management when required.
* Contribute to the streamlining of processes and procedures to increase quality and efficiency, in accordance with the COX Procedures Manual.
* Participate in design reviews, knowledge sharing and lessons learned sessions within the studio.
* Encourage and promote team spirit and motivation.
Please call Hamish Jackson on 0407 601 278 for a confidential discussion, alternatively email hamish@jacksonps.com
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