Architect

Foster + Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life assurance

Retirement planning

Employee assistance programmes

Job summary

Foster + Partners in San Francisco is seeking an Architect to lead multidisciplinary architectural projects from concept through completion. You will guide teams, balance design excellence with programme and budget, and ensure delivery to the highest standards.

You will bring significant project leadership experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, and become a key interface with clients and consultants while delivering world-class architecture.

Qualifications

• Significant architectural experience with a proven track record leading complex projects.
• Strong communication and relationship-building across multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Ability to coordinate internal and external design teams to achieve project outcomes.
• Solid understanding of design management, coordination, and legislation.
• Commercial awareness: delivering projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, motivate and coordinate internal project teams on complex architectural projects.
• Own the design process, overseeing activities from concept through delivery.
• Deliver world-class architecture balancing design excellence, programme, and budget.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants and partners to drive outcomes.
• Develop professionally through learning and knowledge sharing on high-profile projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

BIM proficiency

Tools

Revit

Job description

Architect

Department: Architecture

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: San Francisco

Reporting To: Ben Dobbin

Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000 / year

Description

As an Architect at Foster + Partners, you will play a leading role in the delivery of world‑class architectural projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams from concept through to completion. You will combine design leadership, project management and team development to help create innovative architecture, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards, on time and on budget.

This role is ideal if you want to:

• Lead, manage, motivate and coordinate internal project teams on complex and high‑profile architectural projects.
• Take ownership of the design process, overseeing and coordinating all project activities from concept through to delivery.
• Deliver world‑class architecture while balancing design excellence, programme requirements and project budgets.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants and external project partners to drive successful project outcomes.
• Continue developing your professional expertise through ongoing learning, CPD and career development within a world‑leading architectural practice.

What you will bring to the team:

• Significant professional architectural experience, with a proven track record of leading and delivering complex projects.
• The ability to use initiative and sound judgement to respond to the evolving demands of projects.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence and build relationships across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Proven experience coordinating and integrating the work of internal and external design team members to achieve successful project outcomes.
• A strong understanding of the architect's role, including current legislation, project coordination and design management principles.
• Commercial awareness, with an understanding of delivering projects on time, within budget and in line with client objectives.
• The ability to effectively manage large volumes of project information and data, combined with advanced Revit proficiency and confidence working in a BIM‑led environment.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes medical and dental insurance, partially funded by the practice, life assurance, retirement planning support and access to employee assistance programmes providing counselling, wellbeing resources and lifestyle support.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities for development through continuous learning and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.