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Architect - Aviation Market

Gresham Smith
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/19/2026

Our Aviation market creates airports that feel like destinations in and of themselves. From reducing curbside congestion and enhancing landside access, to improving the passenger experience and expanding airside amenities, our award-winning team of architects, interior designers, engineers and wayfinding experts have worked on more than one-third of the nation’s top 100 airports. The sky’s the limit with our Aviation group, and we invite you to join us!

Responsibilities:

  • Perform work on all phases of various architectural projects including design development, preparation of presentation drawings and specifications, design review, coordination, and correlation of construction drawings and specifications.
  • Plan, coordinate, and administer projects from the initial programming stages all the way through to construction administration.
  • Oversee and manage the project team's tasks to guarantee the project stays on track and within the agreed-upon budget.
  • Research materials to determine the appropriate selection for the project.
  • Review construction submittals and assist the project manager in construction administration.
  • Assess project challenges faced by clients and devise architectural solutions to address those challenges, while providing technical advice to project staff.
  • Collaborate with clients and oversee sub-consultants on projects.
  • Oversee the execution of construction contracts and regularly conduct on-site inspections during construction to ensure adherence to the plans.
  • Manage and mentor internal project teams to maintain collaboration and supportive work environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor of Architecture from an accredited university or a 4-year degree with a Master of Architecture.
    • 8 years of professional experience in architecture, with a strong portfolio demonstrating a range of medium to large commercial or infrastructure projects.
    • Aviation design experience (landside, terminal, structural) is preferred, but not required.
    • Active Architecture license.
    • Demonstrated experience using REVIT, Sketchup, Enscape, and Adobe software.
    • Ability to present information efficiently and answer inquiries from various groups such as managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

    Gresham Smith is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. Everyone is invited to apply!

     Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee.  In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency.  Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH’S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt. 

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