Architect

Kappa Executive Search; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH options

Flexible start/finish times

Job summary

Architect role in Brisbane practice focussing on healthcare and education projects. You will develop design, documentation and delivery while coordinating consultants and integrating services.

This is a senior position with potential to lead packages and grow technical leadership within the team. This Brisbane studio handles major hospital expansions and related education facilities, with focus on collaboration with specialist consultants and delivering complex clinical spaces.

Qualifications

• Must have architecture qualification and Australian practice experience.
• Experience in project documentation and delivery.
• Ability to coordinate consultants and resolve technical design issues.

Responsibilities

• Design development, documentation and construction delivery.
• Coordinate consultants and services integration.
• Mentor junior architects as experience develops.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to project management.

Skills

Consultant coordination

Technical detailing

Project documentation

Client management

Education

Architecture qualification

Job description

For an Architect looking to take on more responsibility across complex healthcare and education projects, this role offers the opportunity to develop technical and project leadership skills within an established Brisbane practice.

The studio is involved in a major seven-storey hospital expansion, delivering new surgical and inpatient facilities, operating theatres and specialist treatment spaces. Its healthcare portfolio also includes renal facilities, surgical centres and hospital upgrades, alongside education projects ranging from new school buildings to specialist learning, performing arts and student wellness facilities.

The role involves design development, documentation and construction delivery, with a focus on consultant coordination, services integration and technical detailing. There is also scope to become more involved in client relationships and mentoring junior architects as experience develops.

What makes this role worth considering:

• WFH options and flexible start/finish times
• Work on major healthcare developments with complex clinical and building services requirements
• Gain experience working with specialist consultants and healthcare stakeholders
• Broaden involvement across project coordination, contract administration and client management
• Develop specialist healthcare knowledge that can support long-term career progression
• Opportunities to lead project packages and take on more responsibility within the team

What the role requires:

• Relevant Architecture qualification
• Experience in an Australian practice
• Experience in project documentation and delivery
• Ability to coordinate consultants and resolve technical design issues

About the company

The established Queensland practice has developed considerable expertise in healthcare and education, delivering projects for public and private hospitals, schools, universities and specialist learning facilities. Its portfolio includes major hospital expansions, clinical treatment facilities, independent schools and higher education developments throughout Queensland and interstate.

The studio is led by experienced architects who remain actively involved in project delivery, with dedicated sector leadership across healthcare and education. The business places considerable emphasis on developing its people, offering structured professional development and opportunities to learn from specialists who have spent much of their careers delivering complex institutional projects.

For a confidential chat, call Shane O'Brien on 0406 639 008 or email [e-mail].