Director of Architecture & Construction

Director Of Architecture & Construction

Steelman Partners is seeking an experienced Director of Architecture & Construction to lead the technical development, documentation, coordination, and construction execution of large-scale luxury hospitality, gaming, resort, and entertainment projects.

This senior leadership position is responsible for ensuring that Steelman Partners' design vision is successfully translated into coordinated, technically sound, constructable, and high-quality built environments. The Director will provide leadership throughout all phases of project delivery, from concept and schematic design through construction documentation, procurement, construction administration, and project closeout.

The ideal candidate is a licensed architect with extensive experience delivering complex hospitality projects and managing multidisciplinary architectural, engineering, consultant, contractor, and client teams. This individual must combine strong architectural judgment, technical expertise, construction knowledge, leadership capabilities, and an uncompromising commitment to design quality.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing senior architectural and technical leadership across multiple luxury hospitality, gaming, resort, hotel, restaurant, entertainment, and mixed-use projects.
• Ensuring the architectural integrity of each project is maintained from initial design through construction and final completion.
• Guiding project teams in translating conceptual design intent into coordinated, technically accurate, and constructable architectural solutions.
• Reviewing project design, planning, detailing, material selections, and documentation for quality, consistency, code compliance, and alignment with Steelman Partners' standards.
• Supporting the development and implementation of firmwide architectural production, documentation, and quality-control standards.
• Participating in design reviews and providing practical recommendations that preserve the design vision while addressing budget, schedule, operational, and construction requirements.

• Leading the firm's construction-phase involvement and serving as a senior point of contact for clients, contractors, consultants, and project teams.
• Overseeing construction administration activities, including submittal and shop drawing reviews, requests for information, supplemental instructions, architect's field reports, change documentation, and closeout procedures.
• Monitoring construction progress and quality to confirm general conformance with the contract documents and approved design intent.
• Identifying potential construction risks, coordination issues, cost impacts, and schedule concerns before they affect project delivery.
• Conducting or overseeing site observations, construction meetings, mock-up reviews, material reviews, punch walks, and final inspections.
• Working collaboratively with contractors and construction managers to resolve field conditions while protecting the client's interests and the integrity of the design.
• Reviewing proposed substitutions, value-engineering recommendations, and contractor alternatives for technical suitability, lifecycle performance, cost implications, and design impact.

• Overseeing project delivery through concept design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding, permitting, construction, and closeout.
• Establishing project-specific documentation strategies, responsibilities, review milestones, and quality-control procedures.
• Reviewing architectural drawings, specifications, schedules, details, and consultant documents for completeness, accuracy, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Ensuring architectural documents are appropriately coordinated with interior design, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, lighting, food service, landscape, audiovisual, acoustical, signage, and specialty consultant packages.
• Confirming that project documentation complies with applicable building codes, accessibility requirements, life-safety standards, jurisdictional requirements, brand standards, and contractual obligations.
• Supporting permitting and authority-review processes, including…