Architectural Executive

About the Role

This role offers the chance to contribute to projects that shape how people live, connect, and experience their communities. You will work with a team of creative professionals on the journey from early concept through to project delivery, helping turn ideas into built spaces with lasting impact.

The organization emphasizes design quality, human-centered outcomes, and collaboration across disciplines. It also places importance on sustainability and on creating work that adds real value to society.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Director, Associate, or Architect in carrying out the project team’s design approach and management plan.
• Coordinate between stakeholders, guide collaboration, and help ensure that everyone’s inputs are aligned with project goals.
• Check design work for alignment with applicable codes, regulations, and authority requirements.
• Track project progress, monitor team deliverables, and help maintain timelines and target outcomes.
• Contribute to business development efforts for potential clients.
• Take part in practice-improvement efforts and sustainability-focused initiatives.
• For Architects, carry out duties expected of a Qualified Person under Singapore’s Building Control Act.
• Carry out pre-design tasks, including feasibility studies, site reviews, and zoning analysis.
• Translate client requirements, budgets, schedules, and authority constraints into workable design solutions.
• Develop design proposals with attention to technical requirements, standards, codes, and practical resolution of issues.
• Support conceptual and detailed design development with the Project Director, Associate, or Architect.
• Prepare the overall project programme and schedule.
• Handle project documentation and tender-related preparation.
• Draft material specifications and finish schedules.
• Oversee construction-stage project work, including site issues, design clarifications, and handover coordination.
• Assist with project administration and record-keeping.
• Support the administration of building contracts of any form.
• Review shop drawings.
• Work with technical officers and architectural coordinators on construction drawings and documentation.
• Coordinate with consultants from different disciplines on design and technical matters.
• Carry out other project-related tasks as needed.

Requirements

• A degree in Architecture, such as BArch or MArch, or a Graduate Diploma from a recognised and accredited institution.
• Strong working knowledge of design tools and software, including AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Revit, Enscape, Lumion, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Microsoft Office.
• Clear understanding of planning rules, building codes, and regulatory procedures.
• Highly organised, accurate, and analytical in approach.
• Strong visual sense and creative design judgement.
• Solid knowledge of the architecture and construction industry.
• Comfortable solving problems and working in a structured way.
• Able to take a broad, integrated view of design and collaborate with specialists where needed.
• Self-driven, methodical, and capable of working independently while managing time well and meeting demanding deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Fresh graduates may apply; candidates with experience and Qualified Person status may be considered for Architect roles.

About the Company

SAA Architects Pte Ltd is part of the Surbana Jurong Group, a global network of built-environment professionals working across more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. The company positions itself around collaborative problem-solving and the creation of a smarter, more sustainable future.

Application Notes

Applicants should submit an updated CV or resume, along with a portfolio for Architect applicants.

Additional Information

This is a full-time, onsite role based in Singapore. The listing does not specify salary, benefits, notice period, number of vacancies, or start date.

The role welcomes fresh graduates, while applicants with relevant work experience and Qualified Person credentials may be brought in at Architect level.