Senior Architectural Designer

Federal Trade Commission

Senior Architectural Designer at Perkins Eastman creating project designs and plans while managing teams. Leads architectural design through all project phases with an emphasis on collaboration and mentorship.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $102,315 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Creates project designs and plans for all phases of projects and coordinates building design consultants while monitoring drawings.
Develops and represents lead technical viewpoint on projects.
Coordinates with Director and Department Head on appropriate technical solutions and product strategies.
Coordinates all trades and agencies related to building design while monitoring drawings.
Manages projects and leads a team in development of the aesthetic design and the preparation of architectural design including drawings and specifications.
Collaborates with or serves as the Project Designer for the design of the project.
Develops a working process with the team that ensures that the design intent of a project is maintained for the duration of the project.
Coordinates the work of design consultants, and serves as liaison with Project Management, other Architects and consultants.
Meets with clients and presents design presentations.
Coordinates with relevant regulatory/governmental authorities to achieve entitlement approvals related to zoning and building.
Mentors junior staff.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have Masters of Architecture or related field, 6 years relevant architectural design experience, and required skills.
Alternatively, must have Bachelors of Architecture or related field, 8 years relevant architectural design experience, and required skills.
Required skills include: (3 years experience) in design and documentation of hospitality, senior living, gaming;
working on adaptive reuse and historical renovation projects, including existing building survey and documentation;
construction administration project phase, including submittal review, RFI investigation and response, and site observation;
working with building and practice area codes, including IBC, NFPA 101, ANSI, ADA, FHA and BOMA guidelines;
coordinating with relevant regulatory/governmental authorities to achieve entitlement approvals related to zoning and building;
(2 year experience) in leading the design of projects;
AutoCAD;
Revit;
Autodesk Construction Cloud;
Microsoft Office Suite;
Newforma Project Center;
Affinity Design software;
Sketch-up;
Lumion;
Enscape;
In-design;
Illustrator;
Bluebeam.
Must obtain LEED, EDAC or WELL accreditation post-hire.
Little local travel to client sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey may be involved.
Applicants may be required to submit a portfolio.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Referral Bonus
Life at PE: Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment.

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Hard Skills & Tools

architectural designdesign documentationconstruction administrationadaptive reusehistorical renovationsite observationzoning approvalsbuilding codesproject managementteam leadership

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationclient presentationcommunicationcoordination

Certifications

LEEDEDACWELL