Architect - Façade and Roof Package Lead
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Façade and Roof Package Lead
About the Role
As a Façade and Roof Package Lead, you'll take ownership of the development, coordination and delivery of facade and roofing packages, working closely with Project Leads, architects, consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers.
You'll help translate ambitious architectural concepts into coordinated, buildable and high-quality solutions while ensuring the original design intent is maintained throughout project delivery.
The role requires a strong understanding of facade and roof systems, interfaces, detailing and multidisciplinary coordination, alongside the ability to confidently lead a complex architectural package and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
About us at Populous
At Populous, our teams design the places where people love to be together. From stadiums and arenas to convention centres, airports, mixed-use developments, and entertainment precincts, we have delivered many of the world’s most iconic and community-defining projects.
With projects spanning Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, we bring global expertise and local insight to every design. Our Sydney team is central to this network, delivering impactful projects locally and across the region with a focus on sustainability, innovation, and community.
Why Populous
We don’t consider ourselves just another architecture and design practice. At Populous, we believe our strength lies in our people and their diversity of experiences. Across APAC, our team represents over 35 nationalities, and we actively celebrate and support this.
We provide our people with:
- The opportunity to contribute to projects of global significance in Sydney and across APAC
- A collaborative international network of experts and design leaders
- Career development opportunities, including leadership training, mentorship, and global mobility
- A vibrant workplace culture where creativity, collaboration, and innovation are valued
- An environment where everyone can be themselves and grow their careers in any direction they want, all while being in an inclusive and supportive workplace
- Oh, and we’re recognised as one of the best places to work in Australia! We’ve been recognised as a Work180 Top 101 Employer for Women two years in a row, winners of two Work180 Workplace awards and recognised as a HRD 5 Star Employer!
What will you be engaged in?
As a Façade and Roof Package Lead, you will:
- Contribute to the design, documentation, specification and delivery of complex architectural projects
- Take ownership of and lead facade and roof packages, coordinating their development from design through documentation and delivery
- Develop, modify and review architectural details, drawings and documentation relating to building envelopes, facades and roofing
- Work closely with Project Leads to ensure facade and roof solutions maintain the overall architectural vision and design intent
- Coordinate architectural interfaces between facade, roof, structure, services, waterproofing and other building elements.
- Collaborate with clients, contractors and suppliers to resolve technical and design requirements
- Coordinate and review information from facade engineers, structural engineers and other specialist consultants
- Identify design and coordination issues early and work collaboratively with the wider project team to develop appropriate solutions
- Participate in design reviews, coordination meetings, workshops and stakeholder presentations
- Review drawings, models, mark-ups and specialist information to ensure alignment with architectural intent and project requirements
- Manage assigned tasks and package deliverables to meet project timelines and quality expectations
- Build strong working relationships with clients, consultants and internal project teams
- Contribute to broader architectural design, documentation and project delivery activities as required
What we are looking for
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- Master’s degree in Architecture from a recognised university
- Current Architectural Registration in Australia (Preferred), or able to get registered in the next 12 months
- Approximately 5-10 years’ professional experience, or equivalent, within an architectural practice
- Ability to work with Rhino (and Grasshopper preferred) as well as strong BIM and Revit capability
- Knowledge of the NCC and Façade related Australian standards
- Ability to hand sketch confidently for technical and buildable designs
- Confidently able to present technical and design related issues to clients and stakeholders
- Strong architectural design, technical delivery and documentation capability
- Demonstrated experience working on facade, roof and/or building envelope packages
- Experience developing and coordinating complex architectural details and interfaces
- Strong problem-solving skills, technical attention to detail and a solution-focused approach
- Ability to take ownership of significant architectural packages while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience working on complex or large-scale sports, entertainment, aviation or major public projects beneficial
At Populous, we’re not only looking for technical skills but also for people who share our passion for creating places where communities come together.
We design the places that bring people together — and we know that happens best when our own team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage people of all identities, abilities, and lived experiences to apply and join us in shaping the future of design.
Send us your CV and portfolio and come help us design the places that bring people together.