Lead Architect

IPS-Integrated Project Services; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 131,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS-Integrated Project Services is seeking a Lead Architect to guide the architectural discipline across pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health facilities. The role involves leading the Architecture Group staff and ensuring project delivery in line with IPS standards and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in architecture with a strong life sciences background, NAAB-accredited education, and a solid understanding of BIM workflows and GMP-related design.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of diversified architectural experience with 8+ years in supervisory/management roles.
• B.Arch. degree with NAAB accreditation.
• Architectural registration.
• 8+ years in Life Sciences industry.
• Deep knowledge of process, mechanical, structural, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems in design.
• Working knowledge of BIM workflows.
• Familiarity with applicable building codes.
• GMP cleanroom design experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership of the technical discipline and direct daily operations of the Architecture Group staff.
• Ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness of engineering work per IPS standards and codes.
• Oversee technical output to meet project goals, legal and IPS guidelines, and efficiency.
• Assess project requirements, break tasks, and coordinate with Project Manager on scope, budget, and staffing.
• Review drawings and documents for regulatory compliance and IPS quality standards.
• Provide oversight for construction administration activities (bulletins, sketches, submittals, RFIs).
• Guide design solutions by interpreting markups and implementing changes.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team coordination

Communication

Education

B.Arch. (NAAB Accredited)

Tools

BIM workflows

Job description

Job Description

At IPS, you will apply your knowledge, skills, and passion to make a difference in the lives of people by solving complex challenges related to pharmaceutical, biotech, and animal health research and manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a dedicated Lead Architect to join our talented team at our office in Somerset, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, or Germantown, Maryland. In this role, you will provide leadership of the 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 the 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 the 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 assure 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 executing changes on the project based on such mark-ups.
• Reviews contractor application for payments.

The salary offered for this role is between $131,000 and $210,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education.

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.

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 field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, process, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other "non-administrative" areas.

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

FTE

IPS offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well‑being, and professional growth. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, flexible spending accounts, and educational assistance.

PBE

IPS offers a benefits package designed to support your health, financial well‑being, and work‑life balance. Our offerings include comprehensive medical and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities. Integration is how we think and work. It requires the ability to unite existing and emerging technologies into a process that reliably delivers products and accelerates speed to market. That end‑to‑end mindset allows us to be agile and anticipate challenges as we move projects toward operational readiness. IPS applies design and delivery expertise, client‑side experience, and supplier‑side insight to every project. We infuse our curiosity, our passion, and our commitment to partnership in delivering solutions at any scale. We meet our clients where they are and get them to where they need to go. That’s only possible when we care as much as our clients do.

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
• 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.