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Senior Project Architect | Miami
IA’s Miami studio is seeking a Senior Project Architect to lead architectural projects and help grow our practice in South Florida and beyond. This role emphasizes smaller-scale base building projects, core and shell work, and building renovations, bringing together design thinking, technical expertise, and strong client relationships.
You will guide projects from early planning through construction, translating client goals into coordinated, buildable solutions. As a senior member of the studio, you will remain actively involved in project delivery while mentoring colleagues and partnering with studio leadership to pursue new opportunities.
We especially value experience building lasting client relationships and contributing to business development. This is an opportunity to help shape the Miami studio’s architectural practice through both the work you deliver and the connections you build.
Key Responsibilities
Architectural and Project Leadership
- Lead the technical development and delivery of architectural projects, including smaller-scale base building, core and shell, and building renovation work.
- Guide projects through planning, design development, construction documentation, permitting, bidding, and construction administration.
- Take a hands-on role in developing architectural solutions, preparing documentation, and resolving complex technical issues.
- Integrate building envelope, structural, and building systems requirements in collaboration with consultants and project teams.
- Partner with design leadership to preserve design intent while addressing client goals, site conditions, budget, schedule, and constructability.
- Lead client discussions related to architectural scope, technical decisions, project progress, and delivery.
- Anticipate project risks and coordinate timely solutions with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
Client Relationships and Business Development
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients by understanding their priorities and providing clear, practical architectural guidance.
- Partner with studio leadership to identify new opportunities and expand existing client relationships.
- Participate in prospective client meetings, project interviews, presentations, and industry events.
- Contribute to proposals, scopes of work, project approaches, schedules, and fee development.
- Develop relationships with consultants, contractors, developers, brokers, and other industry partners to strengthen IA’s presence in South Florida.
- Help communicate IA’s architectural capabilities and the value our integrated teams bring to clients.
Staff Mentorship and Team Development
- Mentor architects, designers, and technical staff in architectural documentation, detailing, building systems coordination, and project delivery.
- Provide clear technical direction and constructive feedback throughout all project phases.
- Share knowledge and best practices to strengthen the studio’s architectural expertise.
- Support studio leadership with project staffing, team assignments, and professional development.
- Promote a collaborative studio culture grounded in accountability, curiosity, and shared learning.
Quality and Technical Excellence
- Lead quality assurance and quality control reviews of architectural drawings, specifications, and consultant documentation.
- Ensure project documents are coordinated, complete, code-compliant, constructible, and consistent with design intent and IA standards.
- Review building envelope details, building systems integration, life safety, accessibility, and material transitions.
- Guide permitting and agency review processes, including responses to comments and coordination of revisions.
- Support construction administration through site observations, review of submittals and RFIs, and resolution of field issues.