Employment Type: Full-time 7-10+ years' experience
About Us:
Hachem is an award-winning international design practice, blending global experience with a close-knit, collaborative studio culture. Our Melbourne team is highly skilled, detail-driven, and committed to delivering exceptional design outcomes. We foster an environment built on respect, teamwork, and positive engagement, where every individual contributes to a well-run, welcoming, and high-performing studio.
About the Role:
Hachem is seeking an experienced Senior Architectural Designer to join our Melbourne studio. We are looking for someone who combines strong architectural and interior design thinking with excellent technical documentation skills, with experience or a strong understanding of high-end hotel and hospitality projects, and who can confidently contribute across concept design, design development, documentation and construction stages. Work on high-profile architecture, hotel and hospitality projects across Australia and APAC within a collaborative, design-led studio that values creative thinking, technical excellence and highly resolved design.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop architectural and interior design concepts from client briefs
Prepare and manage high-quality drawing and documentation packages
Produce plans, elevations, details, schedules and construction documentation
Ensure documentation accurately reflects the design intent
Coordinate with consultants, contractors and project teams
Review and incorporate mark‐ups and design changes
Assist with construction administration and site coordination
Contribute to material,



finish and detailing decisions
Work closely with senior leadership across all stages of project delivery
Requirements:
Degree in Architecture
Minimum 7–10+ years' professional experience
Strong architectural and interior design sensibility
Excellent Revit and AutoCAD skills
Strong proficiency in Rhino is highly regarded
Grasshopper experience advantageous
Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
Strong construction detailing and buildability knowledge
Excellent technical documentation skills
Experience in high-end hotel and hospitality architecture and interiors highly regarded
Fluent in English and Mandarin
Strong communication, organisation and time‐management skills
Authorized to work in Australia
Mandarin language proficiency is highly regarded, given our work across Asia and international client base.
What We Offer:
The opportunity to work on diverse, high-profile local and international projects
A collaborative, creative and design‐led studio environment
Career development and leadership opportunities
A market-competitive salary package
Team events and activities throughout the year
Staff birthday celebrations
A three‐week Christmas and New Year studio shutdown—so everyone can properly recharge and return super fresh for the year ahead
If you're passionate about design, confident leading projects and experienced in working directly with clients, we'd love to hear from you.
This is a Melbourne‐based role. Applicants must have full, unrestricted working rights in Australia.
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📌 Senior Architectural Designer | Melbourne
🏢 Hachem
📍 Melbourne