Lead Designer | Residential Design Short Description: Lead a high-performing design team and shape the future of residential design. Bullet Points: Lead a high-performing design team Influence strategy, quality and innovation Build your long-term career Full Job Description: Are you an experienced Architect or Senior Building Designer looking for the opportunity to step into a genuine leadership role where your ideas, technical expertise and mentorship will influence the future direction of a growing business? Our client is a well-established residential design and construction company with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, functional homes across NSW. With a pipeline of approximately 200 projects annually, they continue to invest in innovation, quality design and their people. This is both a leadership and operational hands-on role. About the Role Reporting to the Pre-Construction & Estimating Manager, you'll provide both technical and people leadership across the design function. You'll oversee projects from concept through to approval-ready documentation while mentoring designers, improving systems and ensuring the business continues to deliver market-leading residential designs. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll be the first point of contact for design requirements while leading and developing the team. Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor an internal design team Produce high-quality architectural documentation using ArchiCAD Drive design quality while minimising rework Manage design workflow, priorities and team performance Review and continuously improve an extensive residential design portfolio Collaborate closely with estimating, construction and sales teams Ensure designs comply with NCC, NSW Planning requirements and relevant Development Control Plans Manage design risks, approvals and project changes Support the business as it expands into new project capabilities About You To be successful, you'll bring: Degree qualified in Architecture or similar Minimum 5 years' experience in residential architectural or building design Demonstrated leadership or design management experience Advanced ArchiCAD experience Strong understanding of NCC/BCA and residential construction Excellent documentation and detailing skills Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities A commercial mindset balanced with creative design thinking Passion for mentoring and developing others Why Join? Leadership opportunity with genuine influence Full-time position Supportive and collaborative culture Opportunity to mentor and develop an experienced team Long-term career progression as the business continues to grow Diverse residential project portfolio including approximately 200 projects each year Stable, growing organisation investing in its future Apply Now If you're an experienced architectural professional looking for your next leadership opportunity, please apply now. If you would like any further information, please call Kate Lowe on 0416 129 042 or email kate@vervepartners.com.au. I welcome a confidential conversation with you. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the First Peoples of this country, their culture and Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that this land was and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the First Peoples of this country, their culture and Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that this land was and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.
