Senior Project Architect in Columbia, South Carolina at Goodwyn Mills Cawood LLC
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Job Description
Bring your experience. Find your people. Build what matters.
At Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC), we believe great work happens when talented people have the trust, resources, and support to do their best work.
As a Senior Project Architect, you’ll bring your experience to meaningful projects that shape the communities we serve. You’ll have the opportunity to serve as the licensed professional overseeing projects of varying sizes and complexities, collaborate with talented professionals across disciplines, and build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and contractors.
Most importantly, you won’t be expected to do it alone. You’ll be surrounded by a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, shares knowledge, and is invested in your success.
What You’ll Do
As a Senior Project Architect, you’ll serve as a trusted technical architect, helping guide projects of significant scale and complexity while supporting the people around you.
You’ll:
- Leads large, complex projects from conceptual design through execution, ensuring alignment with client requirements, budget limits, and project goals.
- Sets the primary technical viewpoint for assignments, developing innovative design solutions and applying advanced concepts to complex or novel challenges.
- Directs quality assurance reviews, performs cross-discipline coordination checks, and verifies plans, reports, and calculations for complete technical accuracy and regulatory conformity.
- Serves as a key client liaison, effectively interpreting client needs, resolving scope-of-work matters, and managing inquiries from external stakeholders and regulatory agencies.
- Partners closely with Project Managers, department heads, and external consultants to ensure seamless integration of specialized architectural systems and technical strategies.
- Guides and develops junior staff by providing technical mentoring, conducting peer reviews, and facilitating knowledge sharing across offices and disciplines.
- Proactively identifies and reports project risk management issues while upholding the profession's ethical obligations to clients, public welfare, and firm standards.
- Actively participates in project pursuits and marketing efforts to represent the firm positively to prospective clients, employees, and community partners.
- Contributes subject matter expertise to enhance internal architectural procedures, project delivery standards, and technology workflows.
- Promotes company core values by actively participating in local professional societies and community service activities.
We’ll Support Your Growth
We’re looking for an experienced individual ready to make an impact at GMC in either our Greenville or Columbia, SC office.
It’s about sharing what you know, learning from others, and helping the entire team succeed.
In this role, you’ll have opportunities to:
- Drive major, complex architectural projects from initial concept through completion, developing innovative design solutions tailored to client goals.
- Serve as the lead technical authority by establishing design standards, evaluating complex systems, and conducting rigorous QA/QC reviews across all project deliverables.
- Collaborate closely with clients, project managers, and multidisciplinary consultants to resolve scope, coordinate technical strategies, and manage regulatory inquiries.
- Mentor and guide junior architects and project staff, fostering technical growth and cross-office collaboration.
- Nurture business pursuits, strengthen client relationships, and advocate for firm standards, core values, and community engagement.
The Kind of Leader We’re Looking For
You’re an experienced Project Architect who enjoys both the work and the people behind the work.
You bring:
- A commitment to quality and thoughtful problem-solving.
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to share your experience with others.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- A desire to contribute to something bigger than an individual project
What You’ll Need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from accredited university
- 17+ Years of relevant experience post-graduation, preferred
- Certification as a licensed professional is required
- Advanced knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Where You’ll Work
This is primarily an office-based role, with opportunities to get out into the field and stay connected to the projects and people you’re serving.
Travel: Up to 20%, Architectural staff will be expected to travel to various work sites to perform fieldwork, meet with clients, attend professional development opportunities, etc.
This position requires work to be performed in an office environment and in the field. Work done in the field may consist of exposure to various types of weather and temperatures. You may also be exposed to pollutants, chemicals, insects, and possibly water-borne pathogens, Employees are required to wear appropriate protective clothing and gear when performing fieldwork.
Office work may consist of prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer with movements such as bending, twisting, crouching, etc. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
Why GMC?
At GMC, we believe communities are built by people—not companies. We’re one of the Southeast’s largest privately held architecture and engineering firms, but our size isn’t what defines us. Our people do.
We bring architects, designers, engineers, planners, environmental professionals, surveyors, and disaster recovery experts together to solve complex challenges and create better outcomes for the communities we serve. Our work touches everyday life—from schools, parks, hospitals, and commercial developments to clean water, safe streets, resilient environments, and everything in between.
And while the work matters, how we work matters just as much.
We’re guided by four values:
- Quality — We care deeply about the work we put into the world.
- Integrity — We do the right thing for our clients, colleagues, and communities.
- Creativity — We believe the best solutions come from curiosity, collaboration, and fresh thinking.
- Care — We invest in our people, our clients, and the places we’re fortunate to serve.
At GMC, your experience has a place, your ideas have a voice, and your leadership can make a difference. Come build something meaningful with us.
GMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.