Senior Interior Project Architect

Perkins&Will•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Our SF studio is a 100-person team inside a 3,000-person global firm, which means you get the resourcing and technical bench of a major practice with the accountability and visibility of a small one. We're growing, we're busy, and we need a Senior Interior Project Architect who can hold design authorship and technical execution in the same hand, without needing the plan explained twice. This is a Senior Project Architect role focused on interiors, protecting the experience of the space itself, making sure the finish palette, acoustics, and detailing actually deliver what the design promised while the project survives base building constraints, code and accessibility review, and value engineering. You are the person in the room who remembers what the space was trying to feel like when everyone else has moved on to solving the immediate fire. We're looking for someone who treats interior technical coordination as core design work, not a constraint to route around. Someone who can sit across from a client, a base building architect, and an MEP engineer in the same afternoon, understand what all three actually need, translate between disciplines that don't naturally speak the same language, and still land on a finish and detail package that holds up in construction and in daily use for years afterward.

Requirements

Technical range: Building, zoning, and energy code fluency.
Site analysis.
Preliminary design studies through contract documents and specifications.
Construction contract administration.
Consultant coordination.
Client communication that doesn't require a translator.
Software: Advanced Revit
Rhino/Grasshopper for conceptual and computational modeling
Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop)
Enscape, Lumion, or V-Ray for visualization
Physical modeling: 3D printing, laser cutting
Environmental analysis tools such as Ladybug/Climate Studio a plus
Credentials: Bachelor's degree in architecture or a related discipline, required
Architectural license
LEED GA within 6 months of hire
One Living Design accreditation of your choosing: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation

Responsibilities

Lead interior design and delivery on complex projects.
Direct documentation, drawing production, and QC/QA reviews.
Coordinate architecture, FF&E, lighting, and acoustics consultants.
Serve as the technical voice to the client.
Translate jargon in both directions.
Manage regulatory review and AHJ submissions for building code, accessibility, and zoning, particularly the jurisdictional quirks specific to complex urban work.
Run construction contract administration effectively, which means your team doesn't just show up to meetings, they close loops.
Stay current on building technology and systems relevant to high-rise and mixed-use delivery.
Contribute to pursuits, proposals, and interviews when the work calls for it.
Lead charettes, pin-ups, and design reviews that produce decisions, not just discussion.
Mentor staff and manage assignments in a way that grows their judgment, not just their task list.