Senior Technical Architect

This includes AIA Virginia’s T. David Fitzgibbon Distinguished Firm Award, the Commonwealth’s foremost acknowledgment of sustained design excellence and professional contribution. They are simply how we work. This is not a document-production role — it is a position of craft and leadership. • Lead technical detailing on complex project types across cultural, hospitality, and educational markets • Develop and champion construction documentation that reflects the ambition of the design • Engage actively with contractors and construction processes — from pre-construction coordination through site observation — ensuring that design intent is realized in the field • Collaborate closely with architects, interior designers, and landscape architects in an integrated studio environment • Mentor and elevate the technical abilities of project team members • Partner with project leadership to navigate building codes, consultant coordination, and constructability • Contribute to the firm’s evolving documentation standards, details library, and technical knowledge base Here is what 3North can offer with confidence: • A distinguished 27-year practice built on design excellence and sound business leadership — with the stability and financial health to attract ambitious projects and support the people who deliver them • An award-winning portfolio of published, recognized work built with intention across cultural, hospitality, and educational markets • Genuine multidisciplinary integration of architecture, interiors, and landscape under one roof, collaborating daily • A 42-person studio culture that values craft, conversation, and continuous growth — large enough to do consequential work, small enough that your contribution is visible and valued • Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and participation in the firm’s profit-sharing program • Long-term potential for ownership and meaningful participation in the future of the practice • A primarily in-person, studio-based environment in Richmond, VA, with flexibility for occasional remote work • A home base in Richmond — a city with a thriving arts and culinary scene, a walkable urban core, exceptional outdoor recreation, and a cost of living that lets you actually enjoy it