At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Job Function

A Senior Project Architect is a highly experienced architectural professional responsible for leading complex projects from concept through construction, ensuring design excellence, technical precision, and successful project delivery. This role combines advanced design leadership, deep building systems expertise, project management acumen, and strong client engagement skills. The Senior Project Architect guides project teams, resolves complex technical challenges, and ensures that all project work aligns with code requirements, quality standards, and organizational goals.

Essential Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out the following duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Sets design direction, establishes project standards, and ensures alignment with client goals and regulatory requirements.
Leads the development of architectural concepts, design strategies, and technical solutions for complex or large-scale projects.
Responds to RFIs, provides expert-level technical clarifications, and supports construction-phase decision-making.
Leads the development of construction documents and oversees technical detailing.
Oversees and approves design documentation, quality reviews, detailed design drawings, BIM models, and technical coordination across all project phases.
Manages the architectural workflow for multi-phase or multi‑disciplinary projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.
Develops and delegates architectural documents, elevations, and sections to junior architects.
Develops integrated sustainable solutions to technical and design problems following established standards.
Identifies and mitigates design, technical, and coordination risks early in the project lifecycle.
Directs quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy, constructability, and adherence to building codes and zoning regulations.
Ensures design consistency across all project phases, from schematic design through construction administration.
Prepares construction cost estimates and CSI format specifications.
Oversees site visits, field reports, and compliance reviews to ensure alignment with design intent.
Attends, chairs, and represents the design project team at construction progress meetings.
Presents design concepts, technical strategies, and project updates to client leadership.
Serves as a primary or senior-level point of contact for clients.
Supports proposal development and participates in interviews for major project pursuits.
Coordinates architectural work with engineering disciplines and specialty consultants.
Must be fluent in REVIT, Auto Cad, Microsoft Word, Excell, PowerPoint, Blue Beam or Adobe Pro.

Additional Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned to support project and team needs.

Qualification Requirements

Bachelor of Architecture from an accredited college or university (or equivalent).
Registered Architect License in one or more states.
10+ years of experience in architectural design; within an architecture corporate environment preferred.
Project management experience of multiple projects varying in scope and scale, between $500K and $25M preferred.
Design of industrial, water/wastewater buildings and hazardous materials code analysis preferred.
Ability to develop complete contract documents including drawings and specifications.
Strong communication, organization, and time‑management skills.
Willingness to attend meetings outside of regular business hours when necessary.

Ability to travel to client sites and project locations as required.
Valid Driver's License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made:

Regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
Frequently required to stand and walk.
Occasionally required to use hands to handle tools or controls, reach with arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Climbing ladders and walking on roofs.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions:

May occasionally work near moving mechanical parts and in outdoor weather conditions.
May be exposed to wet or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, or chemicals.
Use of personal protective equipment may be required.
Noise levels are typically quiet to moderate depending on the project site.

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is $144,000 - $176,000.

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

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