Principal Architect

We are looking for a principal architect to join our Design team within the Real Estate Development business to drive our luxury hospitality projects. 

In this role, you will be responsible for deploying high design standards that meet industry leading benchmarks across several real estate projects of the company, support the design director in translating the initial design intent into the completed project and secure overall user experience of luxury hospitality asset on a highest level on every phase of design development.

A successful candidate must have a significant experience in leading architectural design teams in development of five-star hotels, villas, top level private residences in tropical and seashore areas from concept stage till completion.

Responsibilities:

• Working on high-end and potentially iconic residential / luxury hospitality projects
• Leading and managing versatile design teams across all stages of the project
• Developing design strategy, overseeing design delivery timeline, controlling deliverables completeness and quality
• Managing the design department, distributing the workload rearranging roles, tasks, recruiting new and evaluating in-house members’performance
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and contractors

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture
• 10+ years of experience in design consultancy, PMC or general contractor’s office
• Clear track record of managing teams of at least 10 people on at least two projects at a time
• Experience working on high-end residential / hospitality projects
• At least 3 completed projects with a full time involvement in design development and construction supervision in the last six years
• Knowledge of peculiarities of design & construction in tropical areas, especially Caribbean and South America
• Familiarity with luxury construction materials market in South American region
• Good negotiation and communication skills, incl. external consultants, suppliers, manufacturers, consultants
• Deep understanding and applied skill of BIM development in Revit and ACC environment
• Understanding of CGI techniques, software, approaches
• English and Spanish knowledge - professional (C1)
• Capability to work regular (9-17) working hours in UTC-3 or UTC±0 timezone

Nice to have:

• Portuguese and / or Italian knowledge

• Knowledge of Costa Rica, Brazil and Dominican Republic’s building codes and construction legislation

Salary and benefits are competitive and based on candidate experience.