Senior Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Studio Schicketanz, an award-winning architecture and design firm, is excited to announce an opening for a Senior Licensed Architect for a leadership position in the Carmel Studio.

About Our Company

Studio Schicketanz is a full-service architectural firm providing a wide range of architecture, planning, and interior design services.

• Based in Carmel, our firm specializes in customized residential architecture and interiors.
• We are known for environmentally conscious designs and are dedicated to creating sustainable projects that draw upon the strengths of their surroundings.
• All of our projects seamlessly merge interior design, architecture, and the exterior spaces beyond.
• The Senior Architect is a project leadership position with responsibility for architectural design and overall project coordination.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Architects and Designers.
• Provide project leadership from design through construction.
• Oversee architectural design, documentation, and coordinate technical development and production with the Bangalore Studio.
• Develop in-house design proposals and lead client presentations.
• Establish project priorities, delegate responsibilities, and monitor team performance and deadlines.
• Coordinate with outside consultants on project-related work, proposals, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with Contractors on project management, bidding, construction administration, and payment applications.
• Coordinate with the Design Team and Permit Processor as part of in-house project management.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with clients throughout the project.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Conduct periodic site visits and help resolve field conditions and construction issues.
• Manage project documentation, online and paper filing, and office standards.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, consultants, contractors, and internal team members.

Leadership Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and mentor Architects and Designers and foster a collaborative, productive team environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong ability to delegate responsibilities, establish expectations, and hold team members accountable for deadlines and quality.
• Experience serving as the primary architectural lead and point of contact for clients, consultants, and contractors.
• Strong client-management skills with the ability to confidently lead presentations, meetings, and project discussions.
• Ability to make sound design and technical decisions and provide clear direction to project teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve project challenges in a timely and professional manner.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects from concept through construction while maintaining design quality, schedule, and budget.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a project leadership or senior architectural role preferred.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• California architectural license required.
• Proficiency in Revit required.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture required; Master's degree preferred.
• LEED certification preferred.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, technical, and graphic skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong understanding of residential architectural design, documentation, and construction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, creative, and highly collaborative environment.

If you would like to join a dynamic, energized, innovative, and collaborative environment where your ideas will be heard and your skills challenged, please send your cover letter and resume . No phone calls, please.

We are dedicated to creating projects that fully integrate the dreams and needs of our clients with the nature of their sites while honoring the principle of sustainability.

Company Description

We are dedicated to creating projects that fully integrate the dreams and needs of our clients with the nature of their sites while honoring the principle of sustainability.