Project Architect

Dills Architects, P.C.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dills Architects, P.C. in Virginia Beach is seeking a seasoned Project Architect to lead project teams from concept through construction with design clarity and technical authority.

You will guide documentation sets, coordinate with consultants, and engage with clients and stakeholders while mentoring junior staff. This on-site role demands strong Revit skills, deep knowledge of construction systems, and exceptional communication.

Qualifications

• Registered Architect with minimum 8 years in a design-focused practice.
• Lead design development with high technical quality and strong client service.
• Experience managing teams through all project phases and complex consultant coordination.
• Knowledge of construction systems, detailing, specifications, constructability, and cost analysis.
• Translate design intent into clear, coordinated, buildable documents.
• Strong organizational and project management skills balancing scope, schedule, budget and quality.
• Ability to lead internal teams and engage with clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in civic, federal, and/or educational projects preferred.
• Mentor and elevate junior staff.
• Fluency in Revit required.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams from concept through construction, balancing design vision and technical execution.
• Advise on contract negotiation and fee proposals.
• Oversee production and coordination of drawing sets for clarity and completeness.
• Foster productive team engagement and clear project workflows for documentation.
• Lead client meetings, presentations, and project communications.
• Guide code analysis and integration of standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate with internal and external team members and consultants.
• Provide thorough quality control reviews.
• Perform construction administration including submittals, RFIs, pay apps, punch lists, and change orders.

Skills

Registered Architect

Project leadership

Team management

Construction documentation

Revit

Client communication

Consultant coordination

Code analysis

Mentoring

Tools

Revit

Job description

Dills Architects is more than a design practice; we are stewards of the possible discovering and activating the best of people and places in the public realm. Our work uncovers what communities, landscapes, and institutions can become, then guides this potential into reality. These values shape how we move through the work:

Courage| willing to take on complex challenges;Curiosity| believing there is more;Humility| recognizing our role within a larger context;Collaboration| shaping the vision together; Stewardship| carrying the promise with care.

Dills Architects is searching for a creative and dedicatedProject Architect.We are looking for senior level candidatesto lead projects with both design clarity and technical authority. This role requiresstrong designjudgement paired with the ability to execute and oversee documentation with precision.

This is an on-sitepositionatour Virginia Beach office.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Architectrequiredwith minimum8years of experience ina design-focused practice
• Demonstrated ability to lead designdevelopmentwith high technical quality and strong client service
• Successmanaging teams through all project phases, includingcomplexconsultant coordination
• Depth ofknowledgeinconstruction systems and assemblies,detailing,specifying,constructability, and cost analysis
• Ability to translate design intent into clear, coordinated,biddableand buildable documents
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to balance scope, schedule,budget,and quality
• Confident and responsible communicatorwithabilitytoregularlyleadinternal teams and engage directly with clients and stakeholders
• Experiencein civic, federal, and/or educational projectsis preferred
• Ability and willingness to mentor and elevate junior staff
• Fluency in Revitrequired

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leadproject teams from concept through construction,balancingdesignvisionand technical execution
• Advise on and support contract negotiation and fee proposal efforts
• Oversee the production and coordination of drawing sets, ensuring clarity, quality, and completeness
• Foster productive teamengagement,guideteam workflows, and provideclear direction for project documentation
• Lead client meetings, presentations, and project communication
• Guide project code analysis and integration of standards and guidelines
• Coordinate with internal team members and external consultants
• Provide thorough, comprehensive, and clearQuality ControlReviews
• Perform construction administration services, to include submittals, RFIs, pay applications, punch lists, and change orders