Lead Architect

IPS-Integrated Project Services; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS-Integrated Project Services seeks a Lead Architect to direct the Architecture Group from our Dublin or Cork office in Ireland. You will lead technical discipline and oversee day-to-day operations of staff, ensuring quality and IPS compliance across complex life sciences projects.

Role requires 10+ years in architecture with supervisory experience, NAAB-accredited degree, architectural registration, and fluency in German. Location: Ireland; travel as needed; safety-sensitive role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of architectural experience with supervisory/management responsibility in design and construction.
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture with NAAB accreditation.
• Architectural Registration.
• 8+ years in Life Sciences industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of GMP cleanroom design and interfaces with architectural systems.
• Familiarity with BIM workflows.
• Good understanding of building codes.
• Fluent in German.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Architecture Group staff and directs day-to-day operations.
• Ensures quality and adherence to IPS standards, procedures, and regulations.
• Oversees technical output to meet project goals and compliance.
• Manages health, safety, and welfare risks for group projects.
• Develops and implements standards and tools for department output.
• Prepares proposals and supports proposals by others.
• Ensures project specifications meet client quality standards and timelines.
• Assesses project requirements, defines scope with Project Manager, budget, and staffing.
• Reviews drawings and documents for regulatory and IPS compliance.
• Oversees architectural construction administration activities (bulletins, sketches, submittals, RFIs).
• Ensures coordination across documents to reflect design intent.
• Assists design team with mark-up interpretation and change execution.
• Reviews contractor payment applications.

Skills

Architectural leadership

GMP cleanroom

Life Sciences domain

BIM workflows

Regulatory compliance

German language

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (NAAB)

Architectural Registration

Tools

BIM

Job description

Job Description

At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry. We are looking for a dedicated Lead Architect to join our talented team at our office in Dublin or Cork, Ireland.

In this role, you will provide leadership of technical discipline and direct the day-to-day operational activities of any assigned Architecture Group staff.

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensures the quality, accuracy, and completeness of overall work as to engineering, compliant with established IPS standards, procedures, codes, and ordinances.
• Responsible individual for quality of unit output related to adherence to stated project goals as well as legal and IPS guidelines and efficiency.
• Contributes technical input and oversees technical output of department and/or assigned group staff to assure compliance with legal, regulatory, and IPS project requirements.
• Protects IPS corporate welfare through the application of prudent judgment and implementation of risk management techniques while maintaining supervision over all health, safety, and welfare risks associated with the group staff projects.
• Develops and assures implementation of standards and tools to ensure department output meets or exceeds established quality and performance expectations.
• Prepares proposals for service and supports preparation of proposals by others.
• Ensures project specifications are delivered with company quality standards and are delivered on time as required by the client.
• Assesses the requirements of a project, breaks a project into tasks, and works with a Project Manager to determine the scope of work, budget, and staffing.
• Reviews drawings and documents to ensure compliance with company, regulatory agencies, and production standards.
• Provides oversight for architectural construction administration activities such as preparing bulletins, construction sketches, submittal review, and RFI responses.
• Ensures acceptable levels of quality and checks for coordination of work to ensure documents reflect design intent and necessary coordination.
• Assists the design team with design solutions by having the ability to interpret drawing mark-ups and executes changes on the project based on such mark-ups.
• Reviews contractor applications for payments.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 10+ years of diversified architectural experience, at least 8 years of which have been in a supervisory or management capacity consisting of planning, designing, and construction of engineering projects.
• Bachelor's Degree; Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree with NAAB Accreditation.
• Architectural Registration.
• 8+ years of Life Sciences Industry experience.
• Exceptional experience and knowledge of process, mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection system design, and knowledge of how these systems integrate into architectural design.
• Possess a general understanding of BIM workflows.
• Knows applicable building codes.
• Has comprehensive knowledge of building design, including both building and GMP cleanroom compliance experience.
• Fluent in German.

Preferred Qualifications

• AIA/NCARB Membership/Accreditation.

Travel duration, if any, is based on project complexity and location. This position is a safety-sensitive position. The employee is designated for fieldwork and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, processing, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other "non-administrative" areas.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consultancy services, architecture, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to develop and manufacture life-impacting products. Its newest acquisition, Linesight, specializes in cost, schedule, risk, program, and project management services in various market sectors, including data centers, life sciences, and high-tech industries. With the addition of Linesight, IPS has over 3,000 professionals in over 45 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.