Senior Project Architect

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Charleston, SC, US

10 days ago Requisition

Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is one of the largest privately held architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast, with offices located throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

GMC is seeking a Senior Project Architect
to lead impactful architectural projects, with opportunities available in our Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston, SC offices
. In this role, you’ll drive technical execution and play a key part in delivering exceptional projects from start to finish, guiding project teams, coordinating with clients and consultants, and ensuring design excellence throughout every phase of delivery.

You’ll collaborate with a talented, multidisciplinary team to support projects from early planning and conceptual design through construction administration, bringing expertise in technical documentation, coordination, and problem-solving to each assignment. This position offers the opportunity to influence project outcomes, mentor emerging professionals, and contribute to a collaborative culture focused on innovation, quality, and meaningful community impact.

If you’re passionate about creating thoughtful, high-performing spaces and are ready to take a leadership role in delivering projects that make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Leads project team working within the GMC Architecture Community framework respecting team structure, project roles and responsibilities, and utilization of production tools and standards.
• Member of multi-office architecture practice sharing, contributing, and learning best practices for delivering exceptional projects that include local government/civic, academic and healthcare.
• Broad general knowledge of architectural principles and practices, and proven ability to apply them.
• Ability to function effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects.
• Understanding of the entire project process-development/scoping, design, and construction.
• Ability to design and detail a complete project, system component or process.
• Prepares complete project documents including the Project Manual/Specifications
• Understands economic and decision analysis principles in area including financial, regulatory, and environmental issues.
• Proficient in Revit Architecture, and complementary design tools.
• Assigns tasks to and directs architects, technicians, and administrative staff.
• Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of the architectural work.
• Prepares scopes, budgets and schedules for assignments.
• Independently performs most assignments with instructions as to the general results expected.
• Interacts with clients, customers, officials, contractors, and others.
• Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of architectural assignment.
• Demonstrates leadership skills and continuous improvement with decision-making time management and delegation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture from an accredited architectural program
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience
• Registered Architect or completed NCARB Program
• Proficient in Revit
• Must be able to listen and communicate effectively
• Must be a self-starter, team player and able to establish good working relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, team members, and other employees
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability…