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Exton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Industrial Architect to join our team in Exton, PA.
This position is expected to work in the office a minimum of three days per week, with project travel as required. The successful candidate will be a highly experienced industrial architect with extensive expertise in the planning, design, and delivery of cleanroom and controlled-environment facilities. This individual will serve as a technical leader, trusted advisor, and project architect responsible for developing innovative facility solutions that meet operational, regulatory, quality, and safety requirements while supporting client business objectives.
This position is intended for a Senior Principal/Subject Matter Expert/Technical Director-level professional with demonstrated leadership in cleanroom and advanced manufacturing facility design.
Your role
- Lead architectural design, planning, and execution of large-scale industrial and manufacturing facilities.
- Develop facility concepts, programming, master plans, feasibility studies, and basis-of-design documentation.
- Provide architectural leadership for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; biotechnology and laboratory environments; semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs); food and beverage processing plants; cleanrooms and controlled environments (ISO 5-8/Class 100-100,000); and industrial warehouse and production facilities.
- Coordinate closely with process engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, automation, validation, and construction teams.
- Lead development of GMP-compliant architectural solutions for regulated facilities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable building codes, industry standards, and client requirements.
- Participate in client presentations, design reviews, and stakeholder workshops.
- Develop architectural standards and design guidelines for cleanroom environments.
- Conduct constructability reviews and support execution planning.
- Mentor junior architects and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Support business development efforts, proposals, technical interviews, and client relationship management.
- Provide technical oversight during procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, and startup activities.
- Review and approve architectural deliverables, including conceptual designs, floor plans, equipment layouts, cleanroom classifications, material and personnel flow diagrams, BIM models, and construction documents.
Location
Exton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-167119
Salary range
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About you
- Bachelor'S or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited institution.
- Registered Architect (RA) required.
- Minimum 20 years of architectural design experience for industrial and manufacturing facilities.
- Minimum 10 years of direct cleanroom facility design experience.
- Proven experience delivering multiple projects in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, food and beverage production, and industrial production facilities.
- Extensive knowledge of GMP and cGMP facility requirements; ISO 14644 Cleanroom Standards; IBC, NFPA, and local building codes; FDA-regulated facility design; and environmental, health and safety (EH&S) requirements for industrial facilities.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
- Strong knowledge of architectural detailing for cleanrooms, controlled environments, and critical process spaces.
- Proficiency with Revit, BIM 360, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office applications.
Technical expertise:
- Cleanroom envelope design; material and personnel flow segregation; airlock and gowning design; contamination control strategies.
- Clean utility integration; process area adjacency planning; hazardous material classifications; architectural systems for controlled environments.
- Facility master planning; modular and prefabricated cleanroom systems; industrial fire and life safety design; operational readiness and facility startup support.
Leadership competencies:
- Strategic thinking and problem solving.
- Client relationship management and executive-level communication skills.
- Technical leadership, mentoring, and staff development.
- Design quality management and project delivery excellence.
- Business development and proposal support.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with major EPCM, engineering consulting, or design-build organizations.
- Experience on projects exceeding $100 million in capital value.
- Knowledge of Annex 1 requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing, BSL laboratory facilities, semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities, aseptic processing facilities, and advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) facilities.
- LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) certification.
- Experience supporting global clients and international projects.
- Experience with digital project delivery and BIM execution planning.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.
Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Expected compensation range is between $150,700- $188,400 annually depending on skills and experience.
Are you ready to expand your career with us? Apply today and help us shape something extraordinary.
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer EOE/Veteran/Disability
Please review AtkinsRéalis' Equal Opportunity Statement here.
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