Overview

Founded in 1955, Goody Clancy is an interdisciplinary firm of 65 architects, preservationists, and planners based in Boston, providing architecture, planning, and preservation services to colleges, universities, and independent schools nationwide. The firm's work has been recognized with more than 100 awards for excellence in design, planning, sustainability, and social responsibility, including six National AIA Honor Awards, the 2013 APA National Excellence Award for a Planning Firm, and a 2025 AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Award. Goody Clancy was also the first employer in Boston to earn the JUST Label from the International Living Future Institute and is a recurring recipient of the AIA New England Emerging Professionals Friendly Firm Award.

Position Summary

Goody Clancy is seeking an accomplished Senior Project Architect to serve as a technical partner to our Design Principals and Project Architects. The role is instrumental in translating design vision into thoughtfully detailed and well-coordinated buildings that embody both design excellence and technical rigor. Working across multiple projects, the Senior Project Architect collaborates with Design Principals, Project Architects, project teams, and consultants to ensure design intent is successfully realized in every project phase through exceptional documentation, technical coordination, constructability, and quality. This position is ideal for an experienced architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring others, and helping elevate the quality of architectural design across the firm.

The Senior Project Architect serves as a firmwide technical resource, partnering with project teams during complex projects and critical phases of project delivery. Working alongside Design leads, the role helps translate design vision into coordinated, technically sound, and successfully executed architectural solutions by providing expertise in building systems, detailing, code compliance, documentation, constructability, quality assurance, and construction administration. The Senior Project Architect also mentors staff and contributes to the advancement of firmwide technical standards and best practices.

Reports to: Principals-in-Charge for project work, Director of Operations for firmwide responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

Design Partnership and Technical Integration
Partner with Design Principals from concept through construction to successfully translate design vision into well-coordinated and technically rigorous architectural solutions.
Preserve design intent while resolving technical, regulatory, constructability, and coordination challenges.
Participate in design reviews to promote technical excellence while maintaining the integrity of each project's design vision.
Technical project leadership
Supports Design Principals and Project Architects on the firm's most complex and technically challenging projects.
Advises teams on building systems, detailing, constructability, coordination, specifications, and technical problem solving.
Participates in consultant coordination, client meetings, project reviews, and contractor discussions when senior technical expertise is required.
Balances design intent with constructability, budget, schedule, code compliance, and long-term building performance.
Practice leadership
Serves as a firmwide technical resource supporting multiple project teams.
Helps develop and implement firmwide technical standards, documentation practices, QA/QC procedures, and best practices.
Collaborates with leadership to improve technical consistency, project quality, and project delivery.
Identifies opportunities to improve documentation standards, workflows, and processes.
Promote a collaborative culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Quality Assurance & Risk Management
Serves as a firmwide resource for QA/QC, supporting multiple project teams by leading reviews at major project milestones.
Reviews construction documents for technical accuracy, coordination, constructability, and code compliance.
Identifies technical risks early and help project teams develop practical solutions that protect both design intent and project success.
Recommends improvements based on lessons learned to continually strengthen project quality throughout the practice.
Staff development
Mentors Project Architects and technical staff across all experience levels in detailing, documentation, coordination, constructability, and construction administration.
Leads a new Project Architects Group that will meet regularly to share best practices and build a culture of mentorship, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

Massachusetts Registered Architect.
20+ years of progressively responsible architectural experience with demonstrated Senior Project Architect leadership.
Extensive experience delivering technically complex projects.
Comprehensive knowledge of building systems, construction methods, detailing, specifications, project delivery, and construction administration.
Strong understanding of building codes, accessibility, and life safety regulations.
Demonstrated experience leading QA/QC reviews and improving technical quality across multiple project teams.
Proficiency in Revit/BIM and digital project delivery.
Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
Passion for advancing technical excellence.

Compensation & Benefits

Participation in Goody Clancy's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). All employees enter the plan automatically on the first entry date (January 1 or July 1) after one year of employment and 1,000 hours of service. No financial cost to employees to participate.
Competitive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
401(k) retirement plan.
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
Professional licensure, continuing education, conference attendance, and professional development support.
Hybrid workplace with in-office collaboration on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and remote work flexibility on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Salary Range: $140,000-$180,000, commensurate with experience.

To Apply

Submit your resume, cover letter, and representative work samples to hr@goodyclancy.com. Please include "Senior Project Architect" in the subject line. Goody Clancy is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive.

Senior Project Architect