Senior Design Architect

Overview

Senior hands-on individual contributor role setting the design direction for Sanctuary's wellness-first residential communities, taking projects from first sketch through design development and into construction with the architecture, BIM and U.S. consultant teams.

What you'll do

• Lead concept and design development for residential buildings and community spaces: massing, floor plans, elevations and material palettes.
• Translate nature-led wellness principles into clear, buildable design solutions, testing options quickly and bringing a clear recommendation.
• Design for the site, landscape, light and climate of the Texas Hill Country, and help shape the 135-acre master plan and future sites.
• Build design guidelines, material libraries and reference standards, and review the wider team's work with clear, constructive feedback.
• Create sketches, renderings and presentations for leadership, partners and buyers, and explain design decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.

What you'll need

• 6-10 years of architectural design experience, focused on residential or hospitality.
• A portfolio of built or well-developed work showing real design sensibility.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture.
• A track record of taking projects from concept through DD on your own.
• Confidence presenting and defending design decisions to architects, consultants and leadership.
• Comfort working with high autonomy on a remote, cross-cultural team.
• Revit (required).

Nice to have

• Sustainable, biophilic or wellness-focused design experience.
• U.S. real estate projects or time at an international firm.

Details

• Location: Remote, India, with daily overlap with U.S. hours.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Reports to: Leadership.
• Pay: USD 2,000-4,000 per month, based on experience.
• Start: Immediately or within 30 days.
• Application: portfolio required.