Senior Architect, Justice+Civic

DLR Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employee owned

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

A renowned design firm is seeking an Architect/Senior Architect to lead projects focused on Justice + Civic design. This role involves managing documentation and coordinating with design teams to ensure project quality and adherence to budgets. Candidates must possess a degree in Architecture, professional licensure, and significant experience in public sector projects. The firm promotes employee ownership and offers a flexible work environment, allowing for a four-day office schedule, with remote work on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in a commercial firm.
• At least 4 years designing Public Sector, Institutional projects.
• Active participation in professional organizations required.

Responsibilities

• Align design intent with project schedules and budgets.
• Mentor and lead teams to produce high-quality deliverables.
• Develop creative solutions to design challenges.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Revit

Organizational abilities

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Architecture

Professional licensure

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

Job description

Role

Our Texas region has an opening for an Architect/Senior Architect, specializing in Justice + Civic projects. This role could be based in the following cities:

• Austin
• Dallas
• Fort Worth
• Houston

About Justice + Civic at DLR Group

As a nationally recognized expert in Justice + Civic facility planning and design, DLR Group serves municipal, county, state, and federal public‑sector clients to deliver civic, public safety, and justice design solutions that achieve excellence in operations, sustainable design, resilience planning, space planning, building assessment, cost of ownership analysis, and project management. As stewards of the built environment, DLR Group’s Justice + Civic practice elevates behavioral, environmental, and social betterment, resulting in healing, equity, and transformation for the individual and community.

Position Summary

As an Architect/Senior Architect at DLR Group, you will take on a leadership role in managing key aspects of projects, overseeing the development and delivery of project documentation. You will collaborate closely with integrated design teams to produce high‑quality work, ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and work plans. As part of our integrated design team, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You will partner directly with the Project Manager to ensure the financial health of the project, the quality of project documents, claim prevention, team collaboration and communication. Additionally, you will lead the cross‑functional design disciplines in developing technical solutions. If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee‑owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

What You Will Do

• Align design intent with project schedules, budgets, and profitability targets
• Mentor and lead teams to produce high‑quality deliverables and drive innovative design excellence
• Maintain clear communication with the Project Manager and design team, ensuring alignment on design intent
• Develop creative and technically sound solutions to design challenges, ensuring high standards of design excellence
• Coordinate project drawings, specifications, and documentation with the project team, ensuring alignment with design intent and budget
• Lead collaboration within project teams, generating innovative design ideas and solutions
• Apply advanced architectural concepts to projects, including complex assignments requiring new or improved techniques
• Integrate QA/QC procedures and practice standards into project deliverables, resolving any issues
• Ensure BIM standards are applied and coordinate with the Project Manager and BIM Manager
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced staff, fostering a collaborative learning environment
• Meet project deliverable deadlines and manage time effectively to maintain project schedules and work plans
• Participate in client presentations and contribute to successful project outcomes

Required Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to coordinate and contribute to design and technical solutions
• Undergraduate Degree in Architecture required; professional licensure required
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in a commercial firm, inclusive of at least 4 years designing Public Sector, Institutional, Civic, Public Safety, and/or Justice buildings
• Proficient in Revit, Bluebeam, and other standard architecture software
• Ability to lead sustainable design principles in technical plans and deliverables
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong organizational abilities
• Active participation in professional organizations and involvement in marketing and business development activities
• TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT CURRENT PORTFOLIO/WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT*

Company Overview

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee‑owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value‑based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four‑day in‑office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.