What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Architectural Designer position at DesignCell Architecture?
Why You’ll Love It Here
Your ideas matter: We believe the best work comes from collaboration and creativity. Every voice counts.
Growth is Built In: Clear paths to advancement, mentorship, and continuous learning.
Culture of Excellence: Integrity, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.
Long Term Growth
This role is designed with long-term growth in mind. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to take on increasing leadership responsibilities.
Experience:
A minimum of 10-15 years of firsthand architectural design experience working on US based projects. At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role and working on similar projects types. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
Your Role:
- Team Leadership: Demonstrated ability to mentor, manage, and guide junior designers, providing oversight, feedback, and support to ensure high-quality deliverables and professional growth within the team.
- Project Coordination: Manages own design projects with minimal or no supervision. Provide input on project designs from other team members. A proven ability to handle multiple, and often complex, projects. Complete a smooth transition from Design to Construction Documents (CDs).
- Design Excellence: Deliver the design of a project through entitlements phase and assists the production team. Mitigate risks and resolve design issues while ensuring client success.
- Client Relations: Define client goals and align expectations. Represent the firm in client facing and regulatory meetings.
- Regulatory & Industry Expertise: Experience in jurisdictional communications, city meetings, board, and council meetings. Demonstrates compliance with building codes, zoning regulations, and entitlement submittals. Conduct site feasibility research and visit sites when required.
- Innovation & Growth: Identify emerging technologies, materials, and methodologies to deliver quality designs.
What We’re Looking For
- Exceptional Communication: Confidently communicates design concepts and project status to clients, consultants, and jurisdiction. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Design Mastery: Combine aesthetics, functionality, and technical precision to develop site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and material specifications.
- Time Management: Highly organized and methodical to deliver projects on time and to budget.
- Technical Proficiency: Good proficiency in Revit.
Why DesignCell?
· Career Growth: From Designer and beyond – we invest in your future.
· Impactful Work: Projects that shape communities and make a difference.
· High Standards, Low Drama: We solve problems, not create them.
Physical Requirements: Office environment with some site visits required.
Disclaimer: This job description has been written to describe the general level of work performed. It is intended to include current essential functions, level of skill, and knowledge to complete the role. It is not a comprehensive list of duties. Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.