Associate Principal, Architect - Living

About the job

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Arcadis Miami office is seeking an Associate Principal, Architect to join our Living team within the Architecture and Urbanism (A&U) division of the Global Business Area Places.

In this role, you will collaborate with a highly qualified team of architects, planners, and designers working on a variety of Living projects. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in the planning, design, and delivery of residential and Living environments, while building strong client relationships and leading teams to deliver creative, high-quality solutions.

This position provides an opportunity to work with collaborative teams throughout various project stages, delivering innovative and thoughtful Living solutions for our clients. Candidates should bring strong experience across planning, design, and project delivery, along with the ability to take on a leadership role and contribute to the continued growth of the Living practice.

Role accountabilities:

• Serve as an architectural project leader for the design and delivery of a wide range of Living projects, supporting projects through successful completion while contributing to the growth objectives of the Living practice.

• Participate in local and regional business development activities and client meetings to help establish strategic direction, identify opportunities, support project pursuits, and develop long-term client relationships.

• Interface regularly with architectural, design, and engineering leaders across the region to maintain strong industry relationships and visibility into current and upcoming opportunities.

• Mentor, coach, and provide oversight to studio team members, supporting high performance, professional growth, and development while maintaining accountability for resource utilisation and project profitability.

• Collaborate with technical and managerial project leads to achieve key operational and project performance objectives.

• Support the continued growth and positioning of the Living practice in the US market, developing strong relationships with clients, consultants, and industry partners.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate qualification in Architecture or a related discipline.

• Registered Architect or equivalent professional registration preferred.

• 10–15 years of demonstrated design, planning, project delivery, and leadership experience, with experience across Living and residential project types and scales.

• Strong understanding of the design and delivery of Living environments, with the ability to develop and nurture relationships internally and externally.

• Experience with strategic positioning and project pursuits, including client engagement, fee negotiations, Expressions of Interest, Statements of Qualifications, Requests for Proposals, and formal interviews.

• Experience managing and mentoring teams of architects, technologists, and designers.

• Strong business development skills with a proven ability to support the financial and business aspects of a practice.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and client relationship skills.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $112,640- $168,960. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 45045
• Job Category: Architecture
• Posting Date: 2026-10-15
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: 701 Waterford Way, Suite 420, Miami, FL, 33126, US ()