Senior Architect – School Design

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Architect to lead the planning, design, and delivery of school campuses across multiple geographies. This is a strategic, client-side leadership role where you will drive design excellence, ensure alignment with global standards, and help create future-ready, scalable learning environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Delivery

• Lead campus master planning and architectural design across multiple projects
• Drive pedagogy-led, child-centric design aligned with international curricula
• Ensure high standards of design quality, functionality, and long-term scalability

Design Governance & Standards

• Anchor design reviews across concept, development, and design freeze stages.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and global benchmarks
• Identify and mitigate design, coordination, and execution risks

Consultant & Stakeholder Management

• Lead coordination with architects, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams
• Partner with academic, operations, and leadership teams to align design with educational and business objectives.

Project & Execution Oversight

• Provide design oversight during construction, including review of drawings, materials, and site progress
• Support brownfield and live-campus projects with a focus on safety and operational continuity

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture with 15 - 20 Years of experience in architectural design and project delivery.
• Strong experience in large-scale institutional or campus projects.
• Proven ability to lead design coordination and manage consultants.
• Exposure to international standards and multidisciplinary environments preferred.
• Open to look at candidates from Retail or commercial Domain.