Principal Computational Design Architect

Job Description

Principal Computational Design Architec

Workflow Enablement & Automation

• Analyse existing project workflows to identify inefficiencies, risk, and opportunities for automation.
• Build bespoke automated solutions using Grasshopper, Dynamo, Python, C#, and/or web technologies to eliminate repetitive, low‑value tasks.
• Develop custom plugins and web tools to bridge software silos (e.g. Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, Excel, databases).
• Establish best practices, templates, and standards for computational delivery across team capabilities.
• Validate workflows and tools directly within live project contexts to ensure they address actual delivery challenges, not theoretical scenarios.

Project Delivery & Technical Excellence

• Embed within live projects to solve complex design and delivery challenges using computational methods.
• Support form rationalisation, constructability, documentation efficiency, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Work closely with the Technical Architecture team to understand day‑to‑day delivery pressures, constraints, and coordination challenges, ensuring tools and processes are grounded in practical, buildable solutions.
• Champion a culture of “computational delivery,” demonstrating by example how digital methods directly improve project outcomes.

Strategic Digital & Ai Leadership

• Partner with the Digital Lead to define and evolve the long‑term digital and computational roadmap.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (AI, generative design, web platforms) and determine where they deliver real, production value.
• Lead the research, prototyping, and deployment of AI‑enabled workflows, including:
• LLMs for specifications, scripting, and documentation
• Image and geometry generation
• RAG / MCP and API‑based integrations
• Ensure new tools and methods are production‑ready, supportable, and aligned with project risk and governance requirements.
• Ensure AI and automation initiatives remain connected to the realities of production delivery, prioritising tools that demonstrably reduce effort, rework, and risk.

Essentials

• 10+ years in Architecture/AEC with proven experience working within multidisciplinary project teams, with a clear understanding of architectural delivery stages, constraints, and digital workflows.
• Expert proficiency in visual scripting (Grasshopper, Dynamo, Rhino.Inside, Elefront or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of Revit and Rhino environments and their APIs.
• Solid understanding of machine learning concepts, LLMs, and API integration in an AEC context.
• Proven ability to deliver production‑ready tools, not just prototypes.

Desirable

• Experience with C# (Rhino and/or Revit API).
• Experience with web development (React, Vue, Node.js, REST APIs).
• Experience deploying tools across multiple projects or team.
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