Design Technology Lead – BIM & Digital Delivery Architect

Mega Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Work from home

Career progression

Mentorship program

Established practice with strong pipe

Job summary

Mega Recruitment is seeking a Design Technology Lead for a prominent architectural practice in Sydney. You will provide strategic leadership across architecture, design technology and digital project delivery, guiding a team of design technology coordinators and collaborating with Principals and project teams.

With strong BIM expertise and a background in architecture, you will shape digital systems, standards and workflows while exploring emerging technologies and computational design to

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture or closely related discipline with significant practice experience across design, documentation and delivery.
• Hands-on proficiency with Rhino, Grasshopper, Unifi and computational design tools.
• Expertise in the Autodesk Revit ecosystem and knowledge of relevant BIM standards.
• Track record of leading teams, mentoring staff and influencing senior stakeholders across a multi-studio practice.
• Strong advisory, communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Experience integrating sustainability and performance analysis workflows into project delivery.
• Experience engaging with external technology partners, consultants and industry bodies.
• Active contributor to industry forums, research or conferences on digital practice.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the design technology strategy to support design excellence, project delivery and innovation.
• Establish and continuously improve practice-wide digital delivery frameworks, BIM standards and collaboration protocols.
• Partner with project leadership to elevate documentation quality, coordination standards and delivery efficiency.
• Advise project teams and clients on digital delivery strategies, BIM workflows and design technology approaches.
• Collaborate with sustainability and technical specialists to embed environmental performance into core design workflows.
• Identify high-impact opportunities for automation, computational design and workflow efficiency across active projects.
• Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing team of design technology specialists.
• Facilitate the Design Technology Network to drive knowledge sharing and best-practice adoption practice-wide.
• Partner with People & Character to develop learning pathways in BIM and digital delivery.
• Research, test and implement emerging digital tools and computational methodologies.
• Oversee design technology platforms, tools, vendor partnerships and software budgeting.
• Support the global studios, including occasional travel.

Skills

Rhino

Grasshopper

Unifi

Computational design tools

Education

Degree in Architecture or related discipline

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Job description

Mega Recruitment is seeking a Design Technology Lead for a prominent architectural practice in Sydney. You will provide strategic leadership across architecture, design technology and digital project delivery, guiding a team of design technology coordinators and collaborating with Principals and project teams.

With strong BIM expertise and a background in architecture, you will shape digital systems, standards and workflows while exploring emerging technologies and computational design to