Associate Principal

Redpath Partners; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Redpath Partners is seeking a senior architectural leader to drive major projects from concept to delivery. You will ensure design quality, programme success and robust documentation while guiding project teams and resolving technical challenges.

The role emphasizes client management, business development, and mentoring, with opportunities to influence growth and work across a diverse portfolio.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in the architectural industry with significant project leadership.
• Proven experience leading complex projects from concept to completion.
• Strong design capability and sound technical knowledge.
• Experience contributing to business development and winning new work.
• Leadership and mentoring skills to motivate high-performing teams.
• Commercially astute with understanding of profitability, resourcing and practice performance.
• Role suits Associate Principal and above.
• Senior leadership position with opportunity to influence growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant and potentially complex architectural projects from concept through to delivery.
• Take responsibility for design quality, programme, documentation and client outcomes.
• Provide senior level oversight of project teams and review key deliverables.
• Help resolve technical, design and coordination issues.
• Develop long term client relationships and understand commercial objectives.
• Attend client meetings, presentations and project reviews.
• Identify potential new opportunities.
• Assist with fee proposals, tenders and presentations.
• Review design and documentation.
• Help with resourcing and project allocation.

Skills

Project leadership

Design capability

Technical knowledge

Business development

Leadership & mentoring

Commercial awareness

Job description

An established multidisciplinary consultancy with a long standing presence in the built environment. With a strong technical foundation and a collaborative approach, the business works across a diverse portfolio spanning residential, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, community and public-sector projects.

Role

Project leadership

• Lead significant and potentially complex architectural projects from concept through to delivery.
• Take responsibility for design quality, programme, documentation and client outcomes.
• Provide senior level oversight of project teams and review key deliverables.
• Help resolve technical, design and coordination issues.

Client management/ Business Development

• Develop long term client relationships and understand their commercial objectives.
• Attend client meetings, presentations and project reviews.
• Identify potential new opportunities.
• Assist with fee proposals, tenders and presentations

Team leadership & mentoring

• Review design and documentation.
• Help with resourcing and project allocation.

Requirements

• 15+ years experience within the architectural industry, with significant project leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading complex architectural projects from concept through to completion.
• Strong design capability and sound technical knowledge.
• Experience contributing to business development and winning new work.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Commercially astute with an understanding of project profitability, resourcing and practice performance.
• This would suit an Associate Principal and above.
• Senior leadership position within an established architectural practice
• Opportunity to influence the future direction and growth of the business
• High quality and diverse project portfolio
• Collaborative and design focused team environment
• Strong career progression and professional development opportunities.