Project Enablers Lead

Hames Sharley Architects; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funded Professional memberships

Flexible working options

HS+ Benefits

Job summary

Hames Sharley is seeking a Project Enablers Lead to support Project Leaders through the project lifecycle from resource planning to close-out. You will manage complex modelling tasks, drive BIM and digital design systems, and align workflows with industry standards in a collaborative Sydney Studio on Gadigal Land.

We value hands-on delivery, cross-disciplinary coordination, and development of the practice's design technology roadmap, with flexible work arrangements and strong studio culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in architecture or a closely related built environment discipline.
• Registration as an architect, or eligibility for registration, is desirable.
• Preferred: 6-8+ years of relevant experience, however applications from candidates with less experience will also be considered.
• Advanced in Revit.
• Proficient in Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo and Autodesk Forma.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project Leaders and Studio Leaders to plan team capacity and maintain operational efficiency, and forecast future resource needs by analysing project scopes, programs and timelines.
• Establish project foundations, including model setup, ACC configuration, workflows and project documentation.
• Work as a hands-on member of assigned project teams, undertaking the complex, sensitive, high-skill or automation-dependent modelling and documentation tasks that would otherwise lead to resource burn.
• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of the practice’s BIM and digital design systems, protocols, standards and policies, ensuring they align with the practice’s objectives and industry standards.
• Coordinate and manage model reviews, clash detection and reporting through ACC Model Coordination and Navisworks, providing clear outcomes to Project Leaders.
• Perform quality assessments on models and documentation before distribution, cross-checking markups received against completed work to verify completion.
• Contribute to the practice’s design technology roadmap and inform software licensing needs and vendor discussions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in architecture or related built environment discipline

Tools

Revit

Rhino

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Autodesk Forma

Job description

Hames Sharley is a national interdisciplinary design practice specialising in Architecture, Interior Design, Town Planning and Urban Design. Our mission is to create sustainable and inclusive places that enable communities to flourish.

We are seeking a Project Enablers Lead to join our Sydney Studio located on Gadigal Land. The Project Enablers Lead plays a critical role in supporting our Project Leaders throughout the project lifecycle, from resource planning through to close-out. It ensures projects are set up for success by managing complex, sensitive and technology-driven technical processes that enable efficient project delivery.

Key Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with Project Leaders and Studio Leaders to plan team capacity and maintain operational efficiency, and forecast future resource needs by analysing project scopes, programs and timelines.
• Establish project foundations, including model setup, ACC configuration, workflows and project documentation.
• Work as a hands-on member of assigned project teams, undertaking the complex, sensitive, high-skill or automation-dependent modelling and documentation tasks that would otherwise lead to resource burn.
• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of the practice’s BIM and digital design systems, protocols, standards and policies, ensuring they align with the practice’s objectives and industry standards.
• Coordinate and manage model reviews, clash detection and reporting through ACC Model Coordination and Navisworks, providing clear outcomes to Project Leaders.
• Perform quality assessments on models and documentation before distribution, cross-checking markups received against completed work to verify completion.
• Contribute to the practice’s design technology roadmap and inform software licensing needs and vendor discussions.

To be successful in this role, you should have the below skills set:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in architecture or a closely related built environment discipline (architecture, engineering or construction).
• Registration as an architect, or eligibility for registration, is desirable.
• Preferred: 6-8+ years of relevant experience, however applications from candidates with less experience will also be considered.
• Advanced in Revit
• Proficient in Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo and Auto desk Forma

At Hames Sharley, you’ll join a practice that champions design excellence and creates places that make a meaningful difference in our communities. We foster an inclusive and supportive culture, with clear career progression pathways, flexible work arrangements, and the opportunity to work from our other studios across the country. Supported by progressive policies and beautiful CBD studio environments, it’s a place where your career can thrive while your work creates real impact.

As part of the Hames Sharley team, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits:

• Funded Professional memberships
• Flexible working options
• HS+ Benefits including salary sacrificing, Access to paid parental leave, novated leasing etc.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the continuous Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live and work. These lands have never been ceded. In doing so, we recognise an imperfect past. We commit to growing and contributing to a deeper understanding and learning of community and Country and a healed future, while promoting an amplified and equitable Australia that is culturally inclusive.