What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Architect - Life and Work Places position at Gresham Smith?
At Gresham Smith, we call it Genuine Ingenuity. Our culture is the cornerstone of who we are, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. United by our Core Purpose—to plan, design, and consult to create healthy and thriving communities—we deliver innovative solutions for life’s essential infrastructure and institutions.
What sets us apart is our dedication to care for our people, our clients, and the places we call home. We are more than a team of professionals—we’re a community built on commitment, integrity, respect, and teamwork.
Why Gresham Smith?
When you join Gresham Smith, you’re joining a place where you can connect and thrive. Our employees consistently recognize us as a Best Place to Work because we go above and beyond to ensure that you feel valued, supported, and empowered.
About You
We’re looking for someone who has:
Our Life and Work Places design team delivers tailored solutions for workplaces, community-focused and multi-family residential developments, and Higher Education and Research Institutions providing value for our clients and the people who experience these places.
As a Senior Architect, you will:
If you’re excited to bring your talents to a collaborative, people-first environment where you can make an impact while growing your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Here’s what you can expect:
Professional Growth: In-house Learning, Tuition Reimbursement, Licensure Support, Professional Organization Engagement.
Culture that Cares: 93% of employees say they feel cared for, and 96% are confident in our future success.
Competitive Benefits:
GRESHAM SMITH does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, search firms, or agencies. No referral or recruiter fees will be paid without a fully executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) in advance. Submissions made without a PSA may be recruited and hired by GRESHAM SMITH with no financial obligation to the submitting party. Any such unsolicited resumes or candidate information sent to hiring managers or any employee becomes the property of GRESHAM SMITH.
What sets us apart is our dedication to care for our people, our clients, and the places we call home. We are more than a team of professionals—we’re a community built on commitment, integrity, respect, and teamwork.
Why Gresham Smith?
When you join Gresham Smith, you’re joining a place where you can connect and thrive. Our employees consistently recognize us as a Best Place to Work because we go above and beyond to ensure that you feel valued, supported, and empowered.
About You
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Architecture with licensure.
- Minimum of 15 years applicable experience in large Corporate/ Commercial design projects
- Demonstrated experience using REVIT, proficiency is desired but not required.
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of programs.
- Competency with Sketchup and PhotoShop a plus
- Ability to interact professionally and comfortably with a variety of project stakeholders such as clients, AHJ’s, contractors, design team, etc.
- Strong verbal and writing communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain excellent interpersonal relationships with project stakeholders.
Our Life and Work Places design team delivers tailored solutions for workplaces, community-focused and multi-family residential developments, and Higher Education and Research Institutions providing value for our clients and the people who experience these places.
As a Senior Architect, you will:
- 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.
- Prepare schematics, design development, and construction documents. Develop, modify, and review production drawings and edit project narratives and specifications.
- Research materials to determine the appropriate selection for the project.
- Plan, coordinate, and deliver projects from the initial programming stages through to construction administration.
- Review construction submittals and assist the project manager in construction administration.
- Analyze client problems and develop architectural solutions to those problems.
- Familiarity working with various project delivery methods such as design-bid-build, design/build, CM, etc..
- General construction contract administration experience should include responses to clarification requests, progress reviews, pay application processing, submittal processing and close out activities.
- Candidate will be able to collect and document client needs and criteria in programmatic form and develop / formulate solutions based on the data.
- Candidate will be experienced and capable of preparing presentation drawings by hand or electronically, research material options and make appropriate selections, plan, coordinate and administer architectural effort in concert with project manager, project executive, and others on the project team.
- Must be able to lead and mentor team of junior architects and project coordinators.
- Must be able to lead external project consultants and engineering partners.
If you’re excited to bring your talents to a collaborative, people-first environment where you can make an impact while growing your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Here’s what you can expect:
Professional Growth: In-house Learning, Tuition Reimbursement, Licensure Support, Professional Organization Engagement.
Culture that Cares: 93% of employees say they feel cared for, and 96% are confident in our future success.
Competitive Benefits:
- Flexible Schedules & Generous PTO
- Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness Programs)
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Short- & Long-term Disability, Paid Life & AD&D
- Supplemental, Critical Care, Pet, Legal & ID Theft Insurance
- Family Planning and Parental Leave
- Mass/Public Transit Program
- Telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program
GRESHAM SMITH does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, search firms, or agencies. No referral or recruiter fees will be paid without a fully executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) in advance. Submissions made without a PSA may be recruited and hired by GRESHAM SMITH with no financial obligation to the submitting party. Any such unsolicited resumes or candidate information sent to hiring managers or any employee becomes the property of GRESHAM SMITH.