A multi-disciplinary collaborative team of architects and designers, our collective expertise creates game-changing places.
Our team brings together both deep generalist and sector-specialist skills, for projects that span Australia, Oceania and Asia. Critical thinking, rigorous testing and rapid out-of-the-box ideas guide our process – while design excellence underpins all our work. We’re driven to deliver places that meet the highest standard of style and structure and offer something more rewarding for people. Along with a twist of the unexpected too.
We are seeking a design led Associate or Senior Associate Architect with a sharp eye for early-stage design and a passion for shaping meaningful places. This front-end focused role suits a confident leader who thrives on taking projects from first sketch through to design development, with a strong command of feasibility, planning and early documentation.
You’ll drive the creative direction of significant mixed use, multi residential, hotel, commercial and public projects, working closely with clients, councils and collaborators to deliver compelling design outcomes that respond to place, ambition and constraint.
Join a highly collaborative, design focused studio committed to creativity, precision and respectful leadership. You’ll be supported by a team of passionate architects who share your belief in the value of good design and the rigour it takes to deliver it.
Key Responsibilities
Feasibility: Assess site opportunities, constraints, and planning regulations, in order to develop early-stage project and design strategies.
Massing and Master Planning: Develop project massing strategies and urban design responses that align with authority and SEPP guidelines.
Planning Approvals: Lead the preparation and coordination of Planning Proposals, State Significant Development Applications (SSDA) and Development Applications (DA), ensuring compliance and our client ambitions are balanced.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with clients, authorities and design review panels, to navigate planning controls and negotiate project outcomes. Act as lead consultant to drive program and guide clients and stakeholders.
Design Compliance & Documentation: Ensure that designs meet ADG requirements, SEPP controls, and local planning regulations, while supporting the transition from concept design to design development and documentation.
Team Coordination: Work closely with internal teams to drive design outcomes and mentor team members.
About You
You are a Registered Architect with experience in feasibility studies, concept design, planning applications, and design development for mixed use projects with a key focus on the multi-residential market. You have a strong understanding of the NSW planning framework and can navigate the front end design and approval process with confidence.
Required Skills & Experience
Registered Architect in NSW
Experience in feasibility, concept design and planning approvals
Key focus on the multi residential market including mixed use developments
Strong knowledge of SEPP regulations, ADG, and local planning controls
Proficiency in Revit (essential) for early-stage design and documentation
A deep understanding of project feasibility processes, and how to engage with and drive client outcomes
Ability to engage with planning authorities, design review panels and consultants
Experience working in multi-disciplinary environments across design, architecture, and urban planning
Note: Applicants must hold Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
Agencies need not apply.
We encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and portfolio in PDF format (max 10MB) to jointheteam@studiosc.com.au. No cover letter needed.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and portfolio in PDF format (max 10MB) to jointheteam@studiosc.com.au. No cover letter needed.
