Senior Architect, Workplace
DLR Group
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Description
DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
We have an opening for a Senior Architect to support project work in our Workplace sector. This role can be based in the following cities:
- Omaha, Nebraska
About Workplace at DLR Group:
DLR Group’s Workplace practice provides a suite of services to end users and developers throughout the US, including core and shell architecture, tenant improvement, interior design, workplace strategy, engineering, and building performance optimization. The distributive leadership of our Workplace studio enables us to mobilize comprehensive teams that can meet the requirements of virtually any workplace building project or program, regardless of size or location.
Position Summary
As a Senior Architect at DLR Group, you will take on a leadership role in managing key aspects of projects, overseeing the development and delivery of project documentation. You will collaborate closely with integrated design teams to produce high-quality work, ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and work plans.
As part of our integrated design team, you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. You will partner directly with the Project Manager to ensure the financial health of the project, the quality of project documents, claim prevention, team collaboration and communication. Additionally, you will lead the cross-functional design disciplines in developing technical solutions.
If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.
What you will do:
- Lead project development, client relationships, and project implementation in coordination with the Project Manager and Project Designer
- Oversee and ensure quality assurance/control, adherence to practice standards, and protocol compliance
- Align design intent with project schedules, budgets, and profitability targets
- Spearhead conceptual design and technical strategies, coordinating all disciplines involved in building design
- Present design and technical solutions to clients and stakeholders
- Mentor and lead teams to produce high-quality deliverables and drive innovative design excellence
- Execute quality assurance and control measures throughout all project phases
- Maintain clear communication with the Project Manager and design team, ensuring alignment on design intent
- Manage client expectations and foster strong relationships through effective presentations and engagement
- Ensure timely project delivery while meeting budget and profitability goals
Required Qualifications:
- Strong technical knowledge with the ability to coordinate and contribute to design and technical solutions
- Undergraduate Degree in Architecture required; professional licensure required
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in architecture
- Proficient in Revit, Bluebeam, and other standard architecture software
- Ability to lead sustainable design principles in technical plans and deliverables
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong organizational abilities
- Active participation in professional organizations and involvement in marketing and business development activities
*TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT CURRENT PORTFOLIO/WORK SAMPLES IN PDF FORMAT*
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.
About this role
DLR Group's Workplace practice is seeking a Senior Architect to lead project delivery for workplace sector clients across the US. You'll manage key aspects of projects from conceptual design through documentation, working alongside integrated teams of architects, engineers, and interior designers. This role requires you to balance design excellence with project financial health—coordinating schedules, budgets, and profitability while ensuring quality and preventing claims. You'll present technical solutions to clients, mentor team members, and maintain alignment between design intent and project realities.
The position demands at least eight years of professional architecture experience, a license, and strong proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam. You should be comfortable leading sustainable design strategies, communicating across disciplines, and engaging in business development. This is a leadership role that values both technical depth and collaborative problem-solving, suited to someone who thinks strategically about how design serves human experience while keeping projects on track and profitable.
DLR Group is 100% employee-owned, meaning you'll have direct ownership stake in the firm's success. The Omaha office operates on a four-day in-office model with Friday flexibility. You'll need to submit a current portfolio in PDF format to be considered.
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