Jobs at Perkins&Will

Lead technical documentation, drawing production, consultant coordination, and QA/QC for complex life sciences and laboratory projects. Manage multidisciplinary teams, regulatory reviews, AHJ submissions, construction administration, and client communication. Coordinate architecture, interiors, lab planning, MEP, and process engineering while ensuring code compliance, constructability, and documentation quality. Mentor staff and apply advanced architectural, computational modeling, visualization, and lab planning expertise.

Leads laboratory planning and architectural design for pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and advanced research facilities. Responsibilities include programming, master planning, equipment planning, MEP coordination, technical documentation, construction administration, client and user-group engagement, budgeting, scheduling, QA/QC, sustainability integration, and mentoring staff. The role develops detailed lab layouts, specifications, drawings, room data sheets, and presentation materials while supporting business development and Science and Technology practice initiatives.

Leads technical design coordination for complex laboratory facilities across all project phases. Responsibilities include lab planning, MEP and specialty consultant coordination, code and regulatory review, quality assurance and control, constructibility, construction administration, client presentations, design reviews, and staff mentorship. The role requires advanced architectural software skills, lab or high-compliance building experience, sustainability credentials, architecture education, and progress toward licensure.

Leads firmwide justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion strategy across a global design practice. Advises executives, embeds inclusive practices into talent systems, leadership, operations, and design work, develops accountability metrics, coaches leaders, guides inclusive design, builds external partnerships, and represents the firm in industry initiatives. Requires professional design or related expertise combined with organizational change, cultural intelligence, communication, and leadership capabilities.

Lead design and delivery of complex science and technology lab projects, ensuring lab planning and MEP systems meet research requirements. Translate technical lab needs into design decisions and budgets, manage documentation/QC, coordinate consultants, handle regulatory/AHJ submissions and construction administration, mentor staff, and contribute to pursuits and client communication.

Lead end-to-end project delivery for architectural projects: manage scope, fee, budget, schedules and staffing; coordinate clients and teams; monitor construction administration; control risk; mentor staff; support marketing and client relationships; ensure compliance with project delivery standards.

Contribute creative design work across schematic, design development, and construction document phases. Produce and self-check drawings in Revit and Rhino, coordinate with partners and consultants, participate in reviews and presentations, and pursue professional credentials (ARE/AXP, LEED GA, Living Design accreditation).

Support the marketing director and studio leadership by preparing proposals, marketing collateral, and presentations; manage social media and website updates; coordinate events, PR, and award submissions; research markets and maintain firmwide databases while ensuring brand-consistent graphic design and clear communications.

Lead laboratory programming, master planning, and design for complex scientific facilities. Translate user needs into lab layouts, manage equipment planning, coordinate MEP and consultants, produce architectural documents, mentor staff, and support business development and sustainability integration throughout project delivery.

Lead design tasks within a collaborative architecture studio, producing schematic through construction documents, coordinating consultants, selecting materials, supporting presentations, mentoring others, and ensuring compliance with codes, specifications, and project delivery standards.

The role involves technical planning and programming for laboratory facilities, leading design development, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring project compliance and quality standards.

Serve as Operations and Project Managers' right-hand: organize and oversee Project Coordinator team, manage project data and templates, coordinate invoicing and contracts, support training and development, track project status/invoicing/schedules, produce meeting minutes, and perform administrative and operations tasks to ensure deadlines and processes are met.