Senior Architect / Registered Architect

Escape the Big City. Run Real Projects. Build a Future.

Most architects spend years waiting for the prospect to genuinely lead projects.

At Sims White Architects, you'll do it.

We're looking for a Registered Architect or Senior Architect with strong technical capability, excellent Revit skills, and the confidence to independently manage projects from briefing through to completion.

This is not a production role.

This is not a drafting role.

This is not a position where you'll spend years moving lines around someone else's job while waiting for a promotion.

You'll work directly with clients, consultants and builders. You'll lead projects, make decisions, solve problems and see your work built across one of Australia's fastest-growing regional centres.

For the right person, there is a genuine long-term pathway into senior leadership and potential ownership within the practice.

Why This Role Exists

We're an established and award-winning regional practice with a strong pipeline of work across:

- Health

- Education

- Heritage

- Residential

- Institutional and Community Projects

Our projects are diverse, technically challenging and highly visible within the communities we serve.

As our practice continues to grow, we're looking for an architect who wants more responsibility, more variety and more influence than most metropolitan firms can offer.

Who This Role Is Perfect For

Option 1: The Burnt-Out Big Firm Architect

You're capable of running projects but spend most of your time in meetings, internal reporting systems, timesheets and layers of management.

You've become a small cog in a large machine.

You want:

- More autonomy

- Direct client relationships

- Greater variety of project work

- A shorter commute

- Better work-life balance

- A meaningful role in a growing business

Option 2: The Ambitious Architect

You've recently become registered,



or you're several years into your career and ready for more responsibility.

You don't want to wait another decade for opportunities to appear.

You want:

- Real project leadership

- Exposure to clients and stakeholders

- Mentoring from directors

- Fast professional growth

- A genuine career pathway

If that sounds like you, we'd like to talk.

About Sims White Architects

Based in Toowoomba, Sims White Architects is one of regional Queensland's leading architectural practices.

We have built our reputation delivering high-quality projects across multiple sectors while remaining deeply connected to the communities we serve.

Our team enjoys what many city practices can no longer offer:

- Diverse project types

- Direct client engagement

- Genuine flexibility

- Low staff turnover

- Strong office culture

- Meaningful career progression

We are passionate users of Revit and continually push technology to improve project delivery and design outcomes.

About Toowoomba

Let's be honest.

Most people don't move to Toowoomba because they have to.

They move because life is better.

Instead of spending 10-15 hours each week commuting, you'll be home in minutes and can walk you dog in the time you used to spend commuting.

Instead of stretching to buy a small apartment, you can afford a house.

Instead of fighting traffic on weekends, you're minutes from mountain bike trails, national parks, cafés, breweries, sporting facilities and one of Australia's best-performing regional economies.

Toowoomba is now less than an hour and a half from Brisbane,



yet offers a lifestyle that many city professionals are actively pursuing.

For many architects, moving here has been one of the best career and life decisions they've made.

What You'll Be Doing

- Independently managing architectural projects from concept to completion

- Leading consultant coordination and project delivery

- Working directly with clients and stakeholders

- Producing and reviewing documentation in Revit

- Managing project programmes and deliverables

- Mentoring younger team members

- Supporting business development and client relationships

Essential Requirements

We Will Only Consider Applicants Who:

- Are currently a Registered Architect in Australia

- Have substantial post-registration project experience

- Can demonstrate the ability to run projects autonomously

- Possess advanced Revit capability

- Have strong technical documentation skills

- Have a sound understanding of the NCC and Australian Standards

- Are willing to relocate to Toowoomba or the surrounding region

- Hold Australian working rights

A practical Revit assessment may form part of the interview process.

Highly Regarded

- Healthcare experience

- Education project experience

- Heritage experience

- Contract administration experience

- Team leadership experience

- Business development capability

The Opportunity

The right person won't simply be joining a practice.

They'll be joining at a time when they can help shape its future.

We are looking for someone seeking a long-term home, not just their next job.

For the right architect, this role offers a genuine pathway to senior leadership and succession opportunities over the next 5-10 years.

If you've ever looked around your current office and thought “there has to be more than this”, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply with your CV and portfolio.

📌 Architect / Senior Architect (Registered) (Brisbane)
🏢 Sims White Architects
📍 Brisbane