Senior Project Architect & Multidisciplinary Lead

SSOE; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid company holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Licensure assistance

401K with company matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development & training

Job summary

SSOE is seeking a Senior Project Architect with strong project management experience to lead multidisciplinary teams on education, healthcare, and commercial projects from concept through completion.

You will coordinate with clients, engineers, designers, and consultants to ensure regulatory compliance, quality design, and on-time delivery while guiding budgets and staffing across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Registered Architect (RA) license in good standing with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience guiding architectural projects from concept through completion, including scope, schedules, budgets, and multidisciplinary coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and project delivery for higher education, K-12, healthcare, governmental, and commercial projects from concept through completion.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure coordinated, practical solutions.
• Establish project work plans, schedules, budgets, and task assignments; oversee staffing and resource forecasting.
• Act as primary client contact, lead meetings, communicate expectations, and present milestones.
• Prepare fee proposals, negotiate client agreements, coordinate outside contracts, participate in interviews.
• Conduct code analyses and oversee regulatory conformance; lead peer reviews.
• Administer change management to track scope variations and authorize changes.
• Conduct site walks and field verifications; resolve field challenges and interface with authorities.
• Mentor junior staff and project architects; foster growth and adherence to standards.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client communication

Budgeting & scheduling

Regulatory compliance

Field verification

Travel readiness

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture

RA license

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

SSOE is seeking a Senior Project Architect with strong project management experience to lead multidisciplinary teams on education, healthcare, and commercial projects from concept through completion.

You will coordinate with clients, engineers, designers, and consultants to ensure regulatory compliance, quality design, and on-time delivery while guiding budgets and staffing across multiple projects.