Posted: 27-May-26
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Salary: $115,000–$135,000 annually
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Additional Information:
Saam Architecture is seeking a Senior Architect (ref. AIA definition) with 10+ years of experience to lead the delivery of federal and defense facilities with a focus on USACE and National Guard work. The role will include hands-on technical leadership, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and engaging directly with clients to develop and execute high-performing design solutions, within the unique constraints of federal criteria, schedules, and review processes. Greater New England-based candidates with government and defense project experience preferred.
Our firm has a progressive, remote-first business model that values the contributions of the entire team and offers opportunities in a wide range of project types. Saam offers a full benefits package and a progressive work model, featuring radical flexibility, remote work infrastructure, and flexible time off within a client-commitment culture. The ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to join a profoundly different firm culture that embraces and supports life/work balance while practicing exceptional architecture.
Position Type: Full-time, exempt
Work Model: Remote-first with periodic in-person collaboration (Boston hub) and project travel as needed. Quarterly meetings in Boston.
Salary Range: $115,000–$135,000 annually, depending on experience, credentials, clearances, and alignment with federal/defense delivery requirements
How to Apply:
Please email the following to opportunity@saam-arch.com:
- Cover letter (highlight USACE, National Guard, and UFC experience)
- Resume
- Portfolio or work samples (please share only unclassified/publicly releasable material)
Please note in the email subject line: Senior Architect
Required Qualifications:
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen, background screen required.
- Professional licensure: Registered Architect (active U.S. license required).
- Federal/Defense technical leadership: Lead architectural delivery (drawings, specs, and consultant coordination) across all phases (programming through CA), and apply DoD design standards, including Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), to produce compliant, buildable, and review-ready documents.
- Team leadership and coordination: Direct day-to-day architectural production and mentor staff, and coordination with structural, MEP/FP, civil, security/communications, and specialty consultants.
- Remote-first delivery: Execute high-quality work in a distributed setting using clear communication, documentation, and proactive coordination to manage priorities, deadlines, and quality expectations.
- Client engagement and communication: Present technical and design solutions directly to clients and end users, as well as leading design reviews, comment adjudication, and action-item closeout.
- Advanced Revit proficiency: Extensive Construction Document experience and consultant model coordination, and a strong understanding and experience with exterior technical detailing.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project management experience.
- Enclave experience and CUI training.
- Familiarity with additional federal procedures, standards, and accessibility frameworks used on government projects, not already listed above.
- Active security clearance or demonstrated ability to obtain/maintain clearance when required.
- Design-build experience (bridging documents, performance-based requirements, contractor coordination during design-build execution).
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency.
