Senior Architect

Surbana Jurong; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong is seeking a Principal Architect with 15+ years of leadership experience in large-scale architectural design. The role requires strong conceptualization, master planning, and schematic design development expertise.

You will guide cross-disciplinary teams, oversee design from concept through detailed development, and lead client interactions to ensure design intent and quality across projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional experience in leading architectural design firm.
• Bachelor or Master of Architecture (B.Arch / M.Arch) required.
• Proven leadership, client-facing skills and ability to manage multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the conceptual design process and develop strategies for large-scale projects.
• Prepare and oversee schematic design packages.
• Present design concepts to clients and stakeholders.
• Guide internal design teams and ensure overall design quality.
• Coordinate with structural, MEP, and specialist consultants.
• Ensure designs align with client requirements and statutory norms.

Skills

Leadership

Client presentations

Project coordination

Team mentoring

Education

B.Arch / M.Arch

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Suite

Lumion/Enscape

Rhino/Grasshopper

Job description

Experience Required: 15+ years in leading architectural design firms.

Qualification: B.Arch / M.Arch

Key Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in leading architectural design firm.
• Strong expertise in conceptualization, master planning, and schematic design development for large and complex projects.
• Proven ability to independently lead projects from concept stage through schematic and detailed design stages.
• Strong design sensibility with innovative and practical problem-solving skills.
• Experience in managing client interactions, presentations, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Proficiency in Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro), Lumion/Enscape, and Rhino/Grasshopper.
• Exposure to large-scale projects such as mixed-use developments, institutional, commercial, hospitality, urban design, or infrastructure projects will be preferred.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the conceptual design process and develop design strategies for large-scale projects.
• Prepare and oversee schematic design packages.
• Present design concepts to clients and key stakeholders.
• Guide internal design teams and ensure overall design quality.
• Coordinate with structural, MEP, and specialist consultants.
• Ensure project designs align with client requirements, design intent, and statutory norms.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

SJ is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.

A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. SJ is #23 in Engineering News-Record's 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms, #14 in World Architecture 100 2024, and Asia Pacific FM Technology Provider of the Year 2022, awarded by International Facility Management Association.