Senior Project Architect

Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design; Carbondale (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design is seeking a Senior Project Architect to lead design development through construction, collaborating with designers, consultants, contractors, clients, and internal teams.

The role emphasizes design sensitivity, technical depth, mentorship, and hands-on coordination in demanding architectural environments, including mountain communities and resort contexts.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture is required.
• Approximately 10+ years of architectural experience with substantial project delivery responsibility.
• Architectural licensure strongly preferred.
• Experience with high-end custom residential architecture and coordination with commercial, hospitality, resort, multifamily, or mixed-use projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural development and technical execution of complex projects.
• Coordinate from design development through construction documentation and administration.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project architects, designers, and technical staff.
• Collaborate to protect and strengthen the architectural design intent across disciplines.
• Manage consultant coordination and integration of structural, MEP, civil, landscape, lighting, and specialty systems.
• Lead quality-control reviews and uphold firm standards for documentation and detailing.

Skills

Design sensitivity

Leadership

Technical depth

Revit

BIM

Coordination

Communication

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

Job description

• Company Description Poss Architecture and Interior Design is a multidisciplinary firm recognized for timeless, extraordinary design and a distinctly personal approach. For 50 years, the studio has crafted residences, resorts, clubs, and other projects with a consistent focus on excellence and careful attention to context. Each commission is thoughtfully tailored to reflect and elevate its setting, blending architectural innovation with refined interior design. The team designs with passion, creates with care, and delivers with precision, offering a collaborative environment for design professionals to grow. Joining Poss means contributing to high-caliber work in a firm that values creativity, technical rigor, and client-centered solutions.

We are looking for someone with a combination of design sensitivity, technical depth, leadership ability, and practical construction knowledge. As a Senior Project Architect, you will play a leadership role from design development through construction, working closely with project designers, consultants, contractors, clients, and internal teams.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Professional degree in Architecture.
• Approximately 10+ years of architectural experience, with substantial responsibility for project delivery.
• Architectural licensure strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with high-end custom residential architecture.
• Experience with commercial, hospitality, resort, multifamily, or mixed-use architecture is highly desirable.
• Advanced understanding of architectural detailing, building systems, materials, construction methods, and building codes.
• Strong experience producing and coordinating sophisticated construction-document packages.
• Strong Revit/BIM capabilities and experience working within collaborative BIM environments.
• Experience coordinating complex consultant teams.
• Experience working directly with contractors during construction.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to mentor younger staff and positively contribute to a collaborative studio culture.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the architectural development and technical execution of complex projects.
• Coordinate projects from design development through construction documentation and construction administration.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project architects, designers, and technical staff.
• Collaborate closely with project designers to protect and strengthen the architectural design intent.
• Manage consultant coordination and integration of structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, landscape, lighting, and specialty systems.
• Lead quality-control reviews and help maintain POSS documentation and detailing standards.
• Participate in client presentations, project meetings, contractor coordination, and construction-phase decision making.
• Assist project managers with schedules, staffing, work plans, budgets, and project delivery strategies.
• Identify technical, coordination, permitting, constructability, and scheduling issues before they become project problems.
• Help advance firmwide standards for architectural documentation, detailing, BIM, and project delivery.

Experience working on projects in mountain communities, resort environments, or highly regulated jurisdictions is a plus.