What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architect, Sports position at dlrgroup?
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
DLR Group's has an opening for a Sports Architect.
About Sports at DLR Group
The DLR Group Sports practice designs facilities that inspire athletes, engage fans, and strengthen communities. Our teams create environments where performance, culture, and experience come together—spaces that attract top talent, energize programs, and celebrate the spirit of competition. As part of the Sports Studio, you’ll collaborate with passionate designers and clients to shape venues that elevate every athlete, coach, and fan to a championship level.
Position Summary
As an Architect at DLR Group, you will lead the architectural vision and execution of projects from concept through completion. You’ll guide multidisciplinary teams to deliver design excellence, technical precision, and innovative solutions that enhance the built environment. This role combines creative leadership with hands-on project management—ideal for a licensed architect who thrives in leading people, shaping ideas, and ensuring design intent is realized through every phase of a project.
What You Will Do
- Lead architectural project teams in the development of design concepts, technical documents, and coordinated deliverables
- Direct and mentor team members, fostering collaboration, growth, and accountability
- Oversee project execution to ensure quality, design integrity, and adherence to budget and schedule goals
- Coordinate with engineering, interiors, and other disciplines to deliver fully integrated design solutions
- Communicate design intent and technical direction clearly to clients, consultants, and internal teams
- Serve as a trusted design and technical resource within the studio, guiding decisions that balance creativity, constructability, and performance
- Review and refine project documentation to ensure compliance with firm standards and QA/QC protocols
- Participate in client meetings, presentations, and business development activities to strengthen relationships and support new opportunities
- Contribute to a culture of design excellence, continuous learning, and professional growth
Required Qualifications
- Professional degree in Architecture from an accredited program
- Licensed Architect with demonstrated experience leading projects and multidisciplinary teams
- 12 years of professional experience in a commercial design firm
- Proven ability to guide project delivery from design through construction
- Proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam, with strong technical documentation skills
- Comprehensive understanding of building systems, materials, and construction processes
- Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining design quality and attention to detail
- Collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and developing others
Preferred Qualifications
- LEED accreditation or equivalent sustainability certification
- Experience leading large or complex architectural projects across multiple sectors
- Familiarity with digital design tools and emerging technologies that support project efficiency
- Active participation in professional or community design organizations
- Demonstrated thought leadership through teaching, speaking, or publication
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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.