Senior Architect

GHD Group Pty Ltd•San Francisco, CA

5d•$111,195 - $185,235•Hybrid

About The Position

At GHD, we are committed to addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of energy, water, and communities. We are a global network of multi-disciplinary professionals providing clients with integrated solutions through engineering, environmental, design, and construction expertise. Our future-focused, innovative approaches connect and support communities around the world, building resiliency and sustainability for generations to come. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents. Shape the Future of Energy with GHD. GHD is seeking a Senior Architect to lead multiple teams in delivering high-quality design outcomes across a diverse project portfolio in the US West region. In this senior leadership role, you will align resources and priorities, strengthen technical and operational performance, and help our people deliver innovative, compliant solutions for clients and communities. You will combine deep design expertise with strong people and portfolio leadership. You will guide complex design and project management activities, support business development, and build trusted client and stakeholder relationships. Just as importantly, you will develop leadership capability across your teams and help prepare the next generation of technical and people leaders. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Requirements

More than 15 years of broad, progressively responsible architecture experience, including deep technical expertise.
More than 8 years of experience planning, managing and organizing people and resources within an established policy and governance framework.
A master’s degree in architecture or an equivalent level of education and experience.
Professional registration or accreditation is required; commitment to obtaining and maintaining applicable credentials is expected.
Demonstrated success managing multiple projects or a portfolio, including budgets, schedules, quality, risk and stakeholder expectations.
Strong people leadership skills, with experience building effective teams, managing performance, coaching others and developing future leaders.
The judgment to navigate complex or competing information, make timely decisions and adapt your approach as priorities change.
Clear, compelling written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
A collaborative, client-focused approach and the ability to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
A continuous-improvement mindset and confidence applying engineering systems, tools and emerging technologies to complex problems.
US Citizenship is required

Responsibilities

Lead multiple design teams, aligning resources, priorities, schedules and delivery expectations across a varied project portfolio.
Manage portfolio performance, budgets and reporting, escalating risks and resolving delivery constraints in partnership with senior leaders.
Direct the design and validation of complex or innovative architectural solutions that meet client, regulatory, quality, performance and cost requirements.
Drive continuous improvement in engineering and business processes, using relevant metrics and lessons learned to prevent recurring issues.
Translate functional strategy and business plans into clear team priorities, motivating people to achieve local and regional goals.
Set performance objectives, hold team and project leaders accountable, and take timely action to keep commitments on track.
Identify development needs, coach team members and support continuing professional development and succession planning.
Build productive relationships with clients and stakeholders, understand their expectations, and communicate solutions and decisions clearly.
Support business development and strategic planning while fostering collaboration across disciplines, teams and offices.