Project Architect or Project Lead, Auckland

Lead the projects that shape Auckland’s skyline.
Are you an experienced architect with a decade of New Zealand practice behind you, ready to own the room with clients and the drawing board with your team?
We believe great design starts with great people. At Plus Studio, our Project Architects and Project Leads are the connective tissue between bold ideas and built outcomes—the client champions, the team anchors, and the quality keepers who make every project count.

What You’ll Do
• Lead projects from inception to completion, taking accountability for design quality, programme, and budget delivery.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships, acting as the primary point of contact across all project stages.
• Direct and mentor project teams, creating conditions for strong collaboration and professional growth.
• Drive design development with confidence—translating strategic vision into resolved, constructible outcomes.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Contribute to business development by identifying opportunities and supporting the Auckland studio’s growth.

What We’re Looking For
• Experience: 10+ years of professional architectural experience gained in New Zealand.
• Registration: Registered Architect (NZRAB) preferred, or actively working towards registration.
• Client-facing: Proven ability to manage client relationships with confidence, clarity, and commercial awareness.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Revit (essential); strong working knowledge of NZ Building Code and consultant coordination.
• Leadership: A natural mentor—someone who leads by example and brings out the best in those around them.
• Attitude: Calm under pressure, accountable, and committed to delivering at the highest standard.
• Availability: Full-time, Monday to Friday.
• Eligibility: Full working rights in New Zealand.Bonus Points: Experience across residential, mixed-use, or large-scale commercial typologies; new business development acumen.

Why You’ll Love It Here
We are designers for the built environment—delivering solutions that are equal parts big picture and small details. Drawing on 27 years of expertise, we understand how to push the limits of creativity without breaking them. With 11 studios across Australia and New Zealand, we have the capability too.

Plus Studio in Auckland was established in 2016. Our team are a fearless and friendly bunch, embracing every project with positive energy and famous Kiwi hospitality. We deliver award-winning expertise across all scales, from Aotearoa’s highest residential building to the smallest detail. Fostering long-standing client relationships across the North Island, our studio is built on a tight-knit, supportive culture. We draw on 220+ creatives across Australasia.

Our commitment to design is simple: we don’t do ugly. Every project we undertake is thoughtful, intentional, and built to last, designed with care because great work is about how it makes people feel. We achieve this by letting the left and right brain work together, finding the magic at the intersection of rigorous fact and emotional storytelling. We are all in, every time, applying a thoughtful and rigorous approach to ensure every idea, from the boldest to the smallest refinement, stands up, stacks up, and shines.

Great work doesn’t happen in isolation. We see ourselves as co-creators, working side by side. No egos, no silos—just a shared commitment to making something extraordinary. When we move as one, we create places that work better, feel better, and bring people together.

This is a place where your initiative is celebrated, your intelligence is respected, and your contribution plays a vital part in our collective success.

We invest in you with extensive professional development, covered registration fees, generous parental leave, a wellness allowance, and extra leave days for true work/life balance.

What You’ll Get
• A paid, full-time position with competitive remuneration commensurate with experience.
• A modern, centrally located studio in Auckland, easily accessible via public transport.
• An excellent social calendar and morale-focused culture—that you get to help shape.
• Monthly design competitions, presentations, and learning opportunities to push your skills.
• Genuine support to develop in areas that matter to you.

How to Apply
If you’re a seasoned architect who leads with confidence, earns client trust, and knows how to get great work across the line, we’d love to hear from you.

Send an email to nz@plusstudio.co, including:
• Cover letter outlining why you’d love to join Plus Studio
• CV (education, languages, professional experience)
• Portfolio snapshot
• Professional referees with contact details

Remuneration will be discussed at interview and will be commensurate with experience.
This position is only available for those with full working rights in New Zealand.
We hire based on talent and fit—not on cultural background, gender, religion, age, or ability.
We do not accept speculative applications from agencies.
Due to the high volume of applications anticipated, we will likely only be able to respond to successful candidates.