Senior Architect & Workplace Design Leader

Socket.dev; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

BHDP Architecture in Raleigh seeks a Senior Architect to elevate project outcomes through disciplined coordination and clear documentation. Building on the Architect III role, this position drives technical delivery across complex efforts, ensuring design intent translates into buildable, well-coordinated solutions that meet client goals.

You will mentor teams, set quality expectations, and lead risk management while maintaining a hands-on focus on technical excellence, coordination, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture degree (NAAB accredited program preferred).
• 12+ years in the design and/or architecture industry.
• Licensed Architect.
• Advanced Revit knowledge – independently deliver defined drawing packages/projects and teach others on best practice.
• Advanced knowledge of production-ready visualization capabilities (SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion).
• Demonstrated capability to delegate, coach, and raise team performance
• Demonstrated initiative; sees challenges as opportunities
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration within a team
• Models professional workplace behaviors: reliable follow-through and calm, solutions-oriented communication with co-workers and clients

Responsibilities

• Provides project-specific technical leadership by setting clear expectations, assigning ownership, and driving follow-through on high-risk decisions and deliverables.
• Serves as the primary project technical expert and risk steward, ensuring decisions are documented and implemented consistently with BHDP standards, while supporting the PM with client-ready guidance on risks, options, and impacts.
• Leads and enforces QA/QC at key milestones by setting clear team expectations and ensuring critical comments are resolved before issuance.
• Assigns owners and due dates, drives follow-through to verified closure, and drives root-cause correction and project delivery standards reinforcement—serving as a trusted advisor by communicating key risks, options, and impacts to the Project Manager and client.
• Delivers high-quality technical solutions efficiently on assigned projects by standardizing repeatable approaches and focusing effort on high-risk interfaces.
• Reduces redesign/rework and protects fee and schedule through coordination, clear documentation, disciplined decision-making, and early issue resolution—preventing late-stage changes and supporting predictable client delivery.
• Develops Architects and Designers on assigned projects through coaching that teaches the “why” via real-time feedback and live markups and reinforces growth through documented development goals and performance input.
• Creates and reinforces reusable learning assets that measurably improve others’ quality, independence, while reducing repeat errors over time.
• Ensures team compliance with BHDP delivery platforms and digital standards (Revit template discipline, model/sheet hygiene, and naming/issue protocols) and uses tools effectively (Bluebeam, issue/decision logs) to drive coordination, documentation clarity, and QA/QC closure.
• Prevents workflow and tool breakdowns from creating rework, coordination drift, milestone delays, or client-facing surprises.

Skills

Revit expertise

Visualization tools

Mentoring

Team leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Client communication

Education

Bachelor of Architecture

Licensed Architect

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Enscape

Lumion

Bluebeam

Job description

BHDP Architecture in Raleigh seeks a Senior Architect to elevate project outcomes through disciplined coordination and clear documentation. Building on the Architect III role, this position drives technical delivery across complex efforts, ensuring design intent translates into buildable, well-coordinated solutions that meet client goals.

You will mentor teams, set quality expectations, and lead risk management while maintaining a hands-on focus on technical excellence, coordination, and