Senior Architect

Summer Consultants, Inc. • Mclean, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Summer Consultants is seeking an experienced Senior Architect to join their Architecture group in either their McLean, VA or Greenbelt, MD office. This role is ideal for someone with technical depth, practical renovation experience, and the ability to lead both project work and architectural staff within a multidisciplinary engineering and architecture environment. The position focuses on renovations and modernization projects within existing buildings, requiring architects to solve real-world constraints such as designing within existing conditions, coordinating with in-house engineers, considering constructability, and delivering practical solutions. The Senior Architect will play a central role in project execution and team leadership, providing day-to-day supervision and technical guidance to architectural team members, while driving drawing quality, coordination, and delivery performance. The role offers opportunities to work on interesting facilities, collaborate closely with engineers, and contribute to the growth of a small architecture team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s professional degree in Architecture (5 year, NAAB-accredited) OR Master’s degree in Architecture (NAAB-accredited) OR NCARB’s Education Alternative.
• 10+ years of experience in design and construction administration of architectural elements and systems.
• Experience with renovation, modernization, and work within existing buildings.
• Experience leading or supervising team members in a professional design environment.
• Experience with field surveys, code analyses, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Strong understanding of constructability, detailing, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and Revit.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning, organization, and task prioritization skills.
• Ability to conduct day-long field surveys outdoors and indoors in conditioned and unconditioned spaces, including walking up to 10–20k steps in a day, climbing up and down a 6-foot ladder, kneeling, squatting, and bending.
• With advanced scheduling notice, the ability to travel 5 to 10 nights per year if needed.
• Sole U.S. citizenship is a strict requirement of this role due to government contract requirements and mandated access restrictions. Dual citizenship is not acceptable.

Nice To Haves

• Active architectural registration (RA) in the United States.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary A/E environment.
• Experience serving federal, institutional, or higher education clients.
• Experience with occupied renovation work and phased construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural work across project phases, including field investigation, programming support, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration.
• Produce construction drawings with technical details and review specifications.
• Independently execute and oversee architectural scope on renovation, modernization, and improvement projects.
• Provide direct day-to-day supervision, technical guidance, and quality review for architectural team members.
• Coordinate architectural production efforts, staffing priorities, and workload flow.
• Support the technical and professional development of team members through coaching, feedback, and on-the-job instruction.
• Conduct field surveys and evaluate existing building conditions.
• Perform code and life safety analyses and integrate requirements into project documents.
• Identify constructability issues, coordination risks, and existing building constraints early in project development.
• Work collaboratively with engineers, clients, consultants, contractors, manufacturers, and internal team members.
• Support construction administration activities, including submittal review, responses to RFIs, site visits, and punch list support.
• Help maintain strong client relationships through responsiveness, coordination, and dependable project execution.

Benefits

• 100% Company paid individual health insurance, with 50% of family premiums paid.
• Dental and vision insurance available.
• 401K with total employer contribution opportunity of up to 7%.
• Fully paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life and AD&D coverage.
• Eleven (11) paid holidays and twenty-two (22) days of PTO per year.
• Education Assistance Program.
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid work options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior