Senior Architect - Athens

The Role

As a Senior Architect, you will act as one of the architectural leads on major European projects while contributing to the successful delivery of international programmes. You will work closely with multidisciplinary design teams, clients, and stakeholders to drive technical excellence, coordination, and project performance.

• Lead architectural design and technical delivery across all relevant project stages, from concept design through technical design, permitting, tender documentation, and construction support.
• Act as a technical lead for complex projects, ensuring design intent is successfully translated into coordinated and deliverable technical solutions.
• Coordinate and oversee architectural deliverables, ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance with project requirements and client expectations.
• Review and implement project-specific design strategies that respond to Greek and relevant international building regulations, codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Lead or coordinate statutory approvals, permit applications, and submissions to local authorities and professional bodies, ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the design process.
• Manage multidisciplinary coordination with Structural, Civil, MEP, Sustainability, and specialist consultant teams to achieve fully integrated design solutions.
• Oversee BIM-led design delivery, spatial coordination, technical detailing, and clash resolution processes across project teams.
• Support project planning, resource allocation, programme management, risk mitigation, and quality assurance processes.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Architects and junior team members, supporting their professional development and technical growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, consultants, and project teams throughout project life cycles.
• Contribute to design reviews, technical workshops, internal knowledge-sharing initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.

Education: A Master’s Degree in Architecture (or equivalent 5-year professional degree).

Professional Registration: Registration with a recognised architectural body (e.g. TEE, ARB, or international equivalent) is required or actively being pursued, subject to local requirements and role level.

Technical Leadership: Extensive experience leading architectural technical design development, coordination, and delivery across complex projects and multidisciplinary teams.

Regulatory Expertise: Strong knowledge of Greek building regulations and permitting processes, together with the ability to interpret and apply relevant international codes, standards, and client requirements.

Experience: Minimum of 6–8+ years  post-qualification experience, with appointment level (Project Architect or Architectural Associate) determined by experience, technical capability, and leadership responsibilities.

Project

Experience:

Proven track record delivering large-scale industrial, infrastructure, Data Centre, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics, or other technically complex commercial projects. Previous Data Centre experience is highly advantageous.

Permitting & Approvals: Demonstrable experience producing, coordinating, and/or leading permit submissions and official documentation for local authorities and professional bodies.

Communication

Skills:

Full professional fluency in written and spoken English and Greek, with strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.

Project & Team Management: Experience managing project deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces, supporting project programmes, and leading design teams.

Digital Delivery: Strong proficiency in Revit for BIM authoring and technical documentation, alongside experience using Navisworks for coordination, model review, and clash detection.

Leadership & Mentoring: A collaborative leader who can guide, support, and develop team members while fostering a positive and high-performing project environment.

Problem Solving: Excellent technical, analytical, and organisational skills, with the ability to confidently navigate complex design and delivery…