Senior Industrial Architect

Senior Industrial Architect# Career Opportunities## Senior Industrial Architect Apply:
US.PA.Exton.

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** Job Description**##
** Overview
* * We are seeking a
** Senior Industrial Architect
** to join our team in
*** Exton, PA**.
* This position is expected to work in the office a minimum of three days per week, with project travel as required. The successful candidate will be a highly experienced industrial architect with extensive expertise in the planning, design, and delivery of cleanroom and controlled-environment facilities. This individual will serve as a technical leader, trusted advisor, and project architect responsible for developing innovative facility solutions that meet operational, regulatory, quality, and safety requirements while supporting client business objectives.

This position is intended for a Senior Principal/Subject Matter Expert/Technical Director-level professional with demonstrated leadership in cleanroom and advanced manufacturing facility design.##
** Your role
*** Lead architectural design, planning, and execution of large-scale industrial and manufacturing facilities.
* Develop facility concepts, programming, master plans, feasibility studies, and basis-of-design documentation.
* Provide architectural leadership for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; biotechnology and laboratory environments; semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs); food and beverage processing plants; clean rooms and controlled environments (ISO 5-8/Class ); and industrial warehouse and production facilities.
* Coordinate closely with process engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, automation, validation, and construction teams.
* Lead development of GMP-compliant architectural solutions for regulated facilities.
* Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, industry standards, and client requirements.
* Participate in client presentations, design reviews, and stakeholder workshops.
* Develop architectural standards and design guidelines for cleanroom environments.
* Conduct constructability reviews and support execution planning.
* Mentor junior architects and multidisciplinary project teams.
* Support business development efforts, proposals, technical interviews, and client relationship management.
* Provide technical oversight during procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, and startup activities.
* Review and approve architectural deliverables, including conceptual designs, floor plans, equipment layouts, cleanroom classifications, material and personnel flow diagrams, BIM models, and construction documents.##
** About you
*** Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited institution.
* Registered Architect (RA) required.
* Minimum 20 years of architectural design experience for industrial and manufacturing facilities.
* Minimum 10 years of direct cleanroom facility design experience.
* Proven experience delivering multiple projects in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, food and beverage production, and industrial production facilities.
* Extensive knowledge of GMP and cGMP facility requirements; ISO 14644 Cleanroom Standards; IBC, NFPA, and local building codes; FDA-regulated facility design; and environmental, health and safety (EH&S) requirements for industrial facilities.
* Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
* Strong knowledge of architectural detailing for clean rooms, controlled environments, and critical process spaces.
* Proficiency with Revit, BIM 360, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office applications.
* Technical expertise:
** Cleanroom envelope design; material and personnel flow segregation; airlock and gowning design; contamination control strategies.
* Clean utility integration; process area adjacency planning; hazardous material classifications; architectural systems for controlled environments.
* Facility master planning; modular and prefabricated cleanroom systems; industrial fire and life safety design; operational readiness and facility startup support.
* Leadership competencies:
** Strategic thinking and problem solving.
* Client relationship management and executive-level communication skills.
* Technical leadership, mentoring, and staff development.
* Design quality management and project delivery excellence.
* Business development and proposal support.

* Preferred qualifications:

** Experience with major EPCM, engineering consulting, or design-build organizations.
* Experience on projects exceeding…