Senior Architect - Shanghai
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Senior Architect in Shanghai responsible for leading design and project delivery on large-scale, high-profile international projects, managing teams, controlling budgets, and ensuring creative and technically innovative architectural solutions.
About this role
As an international architectural firm, UNS is active in the broadest fields of architecture. Our project portfolio covers every aspect of architecture, ranging from small to large-scale projects, research, and theory. The atmosphere within our offices is international, multidisciplinary, and ambitious, but also open, non-hierarchical, team-based, and friendly, with attention to personal well-being, knowledge development and career planning.
UNStudio is currently looking for Senior Architects to join our Shanghai office:
Requirements
Skills:
Minimum 10-12 years of experience working on international, high-profile, and large-scale projects
Responsible and accountable, with strong project management and team leadership skills
Excellent communication, budget control, planning, and organizational skills
Excellent aesthetic sensibilities and design abilities
Extremely technical with the ability to resolve architectural solutions through innovative thinking
Fluent in English; Fluent in Mandarin, a plus
Proficient 3D + 2D software skills (Rhinoceros, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office, etc.)
Contact & how to apply
Working conditions are according to local legislation. Benefits follow UNS Shanghai standards. Applications consisting of a short cover letter, CV, portfolio (PDF, max.10mb enclosed in the application email), last & expected salary and availability can be sent digitally to
Shirley Tsang at hr.asia@unstudio.com.
When you work at UNS:
You have the opportunity to work on high profile, challenging global projects
You are part of a creative, fresh, professional and academic working environment
Your experience is highly valued, but your innovative and entrepreneurial attitude is prized most highly
You work in an international team that is highly ambitious, collegial, and self-motivated, made up of recently graduated architects, experienced senior architects, and every level in between
You design through knowledge and discovery and continually learn on the job
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