Project Architect
About Your New Employer
A multidisciplinary architecture studio with experience across multiple sectors, including healthcare + education, public works, and data centres. The practice specialises in architecture, urban design, and master planning, focusing on people-centred, sustainable, and context-driven solutions.
The practice is known for its collaborative, people-centric culture, commitment to sustainability, and innovative use of technology such as BIM. This firm offers flexible work arrangements, supports professional development, and is recognised for its inclusive and diverse workplace.
Their reputation is built on quality, innovation, and long-term client relationships, with a significant portion of its business coming from repeat clients and global brands
About Your New Job as Project Architect
- Lead the delivery of data centre and pharmaceutical/life sciences architecture projects from early concept through to completion, creating high-performance, technically robust environments across mission-critical facilities, manufacturing plants, cleanrooms, laboratories, and controlled production spaces.
- Oversee the technical development of projects, ensuring full compliance with Irish Building Regulations, Technical Guidance Documents, client specifications, GMP requirements, and sector-specific regulatory and operational standards.
- Work closely with clients, specialist consultants, contractors, process engineers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are functional, compliant, efficient, and delivered to the highest technical and quality standards.
- Conduct regular site visits and inspections to monitor construction progress, quality of workmanship, commissioning coordination, and adherence to regulatory, safety, and mission-critical performance standards.
- Act as a job runner, managing project programmes, budgets, consultant coordination, and stakeholder expectations while maintaining design integrity, technical excellence, and regulatory compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
What Skills You Need
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience working as an Architect, with a strong portfolio of data centre, pharmaceutical, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical projects.
- Excellent technical knowledge and a thorough understanding of Irish Building Regulations, fire safety strategy, cleanroom design principles, controlled environments, building services coordination, and relevant regulatory frameworks such as GMP, validation processes, and quality compliance standards.
- Proven experience managing projects through the construction stage, carrying out site inspections, coordinating multidisciplinary consultants on site (including MEP, process, and specialist contractors), and resolving complex technical, coordination, and compliance-related issues.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to manage clients, collaborate effectively with technical and operational stakeholders, and work confidently within multidisciplinary design and delivery teams.
- Familiarity with local authority processes, planning requirements, Building Control procedures, BCAR compliance, and the approval and validation pathways typical within the Irish data centre and pharmaceutical sectors.
What’s on Offer
- You will receive a competitive salary package, with remuneration depending on experience in the range of €70,000 to €80,000.
- The role comes with a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.
- There are strong opportunities for ongoing professional development and clear career progression within the practice.
- You will work on high-profile, meaningful healthcare projects with a well-established and respected architectural firm.
What’s Next
Apply now by clicking “Apply Now”, or contact Thomas Hyland directly on (01) 474 4690 for a confidential discussion.
