Architecture Project Leader

Overview

We are looking for a highly capable Architectural Project Leader to lead our Penang studio and work closely with an Australian-based architectural team. This is a senior-level position suited to someone with strong technical skills, team leadership experience, and the ability to manage and deliver high-quality documentation packages across multiple projects.

About the Role

As a lead architect, you will be responsible for managing a team of 4–5 architects and technicians, delivering comprehensive documentation across 2–3 concurrent projects. Working remotely with our Australian counterparts, you will play a key role in translating design intent into detailed documentation from town planning through to tender and construction phases.

You will also be responsible for overseeing coordination with consultants, reviewing the team’s work for quality and accuracy, and contributing to the development of studio processes and skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of architects, ensuring efficient delivery of project documentation
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, from post–planning approval to tender and construction documentation
• Coordinate consultant drawings (structural, MEP, civil) and integrate them accurately into architectural packages
• Review and quality-check the work of team members to ensure consistency, technical accuracy, and alignment with project standards
• Produce detailed drawing packages including plans, sections, elevations, and schedules (e.g., window and door schedules)
• Liaise with international (Australian) project teams to ensure : Clear project briefing and understanding of design intent; Defined scope, deliverables, and deadlines; Ongoing quality assurance and documentation standards
• Development of team skill sets and technical capabilities
• Preferred but not essential : Support authority submission processes where required familiarity with Malaysian regulations

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CHT Arch Sdn Bhd is the first branch of Melbourne-based CHT Architects Pty Ltd firm.

Design-focused and multi-disciplinary, CHT Architects offers services in architecture, urban design and interior design. We work across multiple sectors, including multi-residential, single residential, aged care, retirement living, health, commercial, institutional and hospitality.

CHT Architects successfully undertakes projects locally, in regional Victoria and interstate (Australia) and in Malaysia. Our work consists of high-quality, distinctive buildings and spaces that complement modern Australian life and respond to the aspirations of those who occupy them. We aim to create environments that help enrich people’s lives.

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