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Senior Architect, Project Manager
Direct Hire – Onsite out of Virginia Beach, VA
Our client is a Virginia Beach-based architecture, interior design, and planning firm specializing in multi-family housing, commercial spaces, corporate interiors, and community-focused projects, holding licenses across multiple states.
They are looking for a licensed Senior Architect to lead a portfolio of projects from concept through closeout while driving the client relationships and new business that fuel our growth.
As a focused studio, they offer something larger firms cannot: visible leadership, direct access to Principals, and a real path toward Principal-level responsibility.
In This Role, You Will
- Lead four to six concurrent projects from programming through construction closeout, owning quality, schedule, and budget.
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to clients, with proactive communication across every phase.
- Drive business development: generate new contracted work, lead proposals and interviews, and build a healthy pipeline.
- Coordinate consultant teams, lead construction administration, and conduct QA/QC reviews that protect design intent.
- Mentor two to three junior architects and contribute to firm standards, training, and process improvement.
- Manage your portfolio in Monograph and track business development in Incept CRM.
What We're Looking For
- Licensed architect with eight to twelve or more years of progressive experience.
- Proven ability to lead multiple concurrent projects across all phases.
- Advanced Revit and BIM coordination skills, with a strong command of building codes and construction methods.
- Demonstrated business development and client relationship success.
- A confident communicator and mentor who elevates the people around them.