Cuningham is seeking a motivated, strategic, and well-rounded Project Architect/Team Leader for our Entertainment Hospitality team (licensed/non-licensed) who can lead with curiosity and thrive in a purpose-driven environment. As a Project Architect, you will join a strong themed entertainment team that cares about delivering effective and meaningful design solutions.

The Entertainment Hospitality Team specializes in theme park, attraction, theater, retail, restaurant, resort/hotel, casino, and large-scale immersive and interactive exhibits, for some of the world’s leading themed entertainment and hospitality companies.

Candidates should have 8-15 years of experience with a focus in themed entertainment or hospitality projects. The ideal candidate is a collaborative team leader, highly motivated, and ready to contribute on dynamic, face-paced projects. We are seeking hybrid/remote candidates in our Minneapolis, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Diego offices but are open to those in a non-Cuningham office location as well.

• Participate in the formation of high performing team alongside Project Manager consistent with established teaming process.
• Lead the development of design solutions, coordination, and production efforts on a wide range of small to medium scale projects, through all phases of the design, in an iterative and collaborative design process in alignment with project success metrics.
• Lead collaboration and manage expectations with client team providing clear feedback bi-directionally between the broader internal team and client groups.
• Encourage and apply regenerative approaches to design and performance of the built, social, and natural environments.
• Motivate the project team to provide their best by supporting team member development and growth through thoughtful task assignment.
• Manage collaboration with related disciplines (consultants and contractors) for best design outcomes.
• Identify potential risk through the project process and raise concerns with Project Manager and Project Executive.
• Participate with project management and project teams on CA processes, on-site observations, and verifications.
• Participate in the project pursuit process by providing, preparing, and reviewing content for proposals/interviews and participating in interviews.
• Adopt and proficiently use: MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, Revit/BIM 360.
• Build awareness and engage with: Rhino, Enscape, Lumion.
• Lead code review and identify and resolve special code conditions.
• Lead all technical aspects of the project while supporting design and project success metrics.
• Direct and ensure QA/QC process is done timely and fully.
• Lead coordination and engagement with specs team.
• Lead design and validation of the envelope systems.
• Lead communication as needed with local AHJ.
• Lead construction administration activities along with other project leaders and on-site staff.
• Maintain responsible control over technical submissions when required to sign and seal documents.
• Be accountable for a complete and quality set of architectural documents that meet contract requirements.

• Bachelor and/or Master’s Degree in Architecture.
• 8 to 15 years of experience with hospitality or themed entertainment projects preferred.
• Proficiency in Revit and Office 365 required. Skills in other software such as Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, Revit C4R, Glue, etc. are ideal.

Why Cuningham?

Together, we create enduring experiences for a healthy world.

Whether we are celebrating at a Spirit hour, nurturing an equitable and just work environment, or delivering regenerative design solutions to restore natural and human systems, each exchange is an opportunity to create a better future and support the health of our talent and communities. Our values are simple and impact every aspect of our practice:

Celebrate curiosity.

Design the future.

Restore the earth.

Take care of each other.

Have fun.

What can we create together?

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Cuningham is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values the strength diversity brings to the workplace when combined with equity and justice. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, genetic information, national origin, disability, military, or veteran status.