Careers

Talent keeps the bar set high. Our people have big, ambitious ideas but can be lateral and precise. Sound like you?

At VIA, we challenge the norm to create the exception. One size never fits all. Each piece of work we produce is shaped by its own unique circumstance and purpose.

Good design and architecture gets our blood pumping. We channel our energy into our work, pushing boundaries whenever we can.

Working across a diverse range of sectors, we are becoming known as the market leaders, moving the goal posts on what is imagined and what is possible.

Our team are our pride and joy. We have creative, curious and diverse minds, experience and skills within the team, who come together as a powerful collective to create inspired outcomes for our clients and of course the people who will live and work in the spaces we create.

If you are interested being a member of the VIA team, send your CV and portfolio of works through to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.

Current Opportunities:

 

Architectural Technician

Based in Melbourne, though working with clients at a national level in different states, a new opportunity has become available for an Architectural Technician.

This role will work closely with a mix of Project Architects, Associates and Directors of the company, depending on the project. You will provide critical support on projects throughout the process working with teams to produce a high standard of documentation our clients expect from us, be it graphical standards, detail resolution, documentation control and maintaining drawing sets.

Internally, you will work with a group of senior leaders with a very strong technical background and client focused experience, which will provide a supportive and future-focused learning environment. The nature and scale of the projects will provide a challenge and the opportunity to develop you career further.

This role is best suited to a technician/draftsperson with a minimum of 3-4 years’ experience. People who are working towards becoming an architect, that are technically proficient in Revit, with strong client communication skills, are also encouraged to apply. You should have a relevant diploma in drafting/documentation, which can be demonstrated through examples from your career to date.

If you are interested being a member of the VIA team, send your CV and portfolio of works through to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.

Project Architect

Based in Melbourne, though working with clients at a national level in different states, a new opportunity has become available for a mid to senior level Project Architect.

This role will work closely with a mix of Project Architects, Associates and Directors of the company, depending on the project. You will provide critical support on projects, to consultants, builders and clients throughout the process. The person in this role will gain diverse experience, working across design and presentation stages, through to documentation and contract administration elements. Internally, you will work with a group of senior leaders with very strong design and technical backgrounds and client focused experience, providing a supportive and future-focused learning environment. The nature and scale of the projects will provide a challenge and the opportunity to develop you career further.

This role is best suited to architects that are proficient in Revit, combined with strong client communication skills that you can articulate with examples through your career to date. You should have a Bachelor of Architecture degree, and ideally be ARBV registered or equivalent, as a minimum. VIA fosters professional development and promotes an inclusive environment where architects work closely together and support each other. If you have both the technical and project typology base (community, retirement or high-volume residential living) and very strong communication skills to work in a commercial environment we would love to have a conversation with you.

If you are interested being a member of the VIA team, send your CV and portfolio of works through to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.

Design Lead

Our studio is looking to appoint a new Design Lead architect to the team. This is a key role for the business offering a pathway into Senior Leadership roles at VIA for the right candidate.

This role will report directly to our Design Director and work closely with Project Architects and Associates. The person in this role will be involved in and play a critical role during the client briefing phase. Subsequently, you will demonstrate a track record in understanding a client’s drivers and aspirations and demonstrate the ability to interpret those aspirations and bring them to life in your design solutions. Ultimately you will be confident in presenting designs as to how and why they deliver on the clients brief, delivering practical and aesthetic objectives.

The Design Lead will understand how to assess construction opportunities and constraints, so that the designs they present can be delivered. The role involves having strong conversations with Structural Engineers and service engineers to help bring their vision to life.

You will provide critical support on projects and a high standard of leadership in the design stages across a range of typologies. You will balance multiple project commitments and deadlines and be comfortable working both independently and a part of a team, demonstrating strong leadership skills. The nature and scale of the projects will provide a challenge and the opportunity to develop you career further.

This role is best suited to a Senior Architect who has chosen to pursue the design stage as a specialisation and focus within their career. VIA fosters professional development and promotes an inclusive environment where architects and technicians work closely together and support each other. If you have both the design skills and thought leadership, along with strong communication skills to work in a commercial environment we would love to have a conversation with you.

If you are interested being a member of the VIA team, send your CV and portfolio of works through to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.

Collaboration brings people together. It creates an environment where different skillsets and experiences can work as one.

We are human first

Having compassion, consideration and understanding of others, extends to the way we behave, towards those we work with and alongside.

We value creativity

From big ambitious ideas to intelligent responses on a micro scale, creative thinking ensures that we are able to devise and deploy new and innovate approaches to our craft.