Project Leader

About us

Henning Larsen is a global design community operating in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism. Founded in Copenhagen in 1959, the studio has offices in nine countries and in 2023, opened our newest studio in Sydney, Australia.

The Role

After successfully winning multiple city-shaping projects across Australia, we are looking for a strategic, delivery-focused Project Leader in Perth, acting as Henning Larsen’s senior presence in Western Australia, embedded in a major city-shaping projects and contributing to long-term West Coast growth.

What we are offering

Reporting to the Regional Director and supporting the Design Director you will take on the role as Project Leader, based in Perth for the day-to-day management of large-scale projects based in Western Australia. The majority of the project team will be based in our Sydney studio. In this role, you will act as the primary Perth-based representative, working closely with the Sydney team while providing on-the-ground leadership, coordination, and support in Western Australia.

Beyond the project, you will contribute to new project pursuits and broader business development efforts across Western Australia. While working closely with our Australian team, you will also collaborate with international designers and specialists from across our global studio.

Across our Australian practice, we are delivering projects spanning a broad range of scales and typologies, from cultural institutions and universities to master plans and headquarters. You will join a studio defined by a strong design culture and a longstanding track record of award-winning, human-centred architecture.

About you

We are looking for an experienced Project Leader or Senior Architect who is passionate about innovative, high-quality architecture across both conceptual and detailed resolution and ultimately in working with Clients to achieve their goals.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in leading large-scale projects and managing diverse teams and external stakeholders. A collaborative mindset is critical to this role in working with institutional clients, diverse teams and wide-ranging stakeholders

This position is suited to a motivated Project Leader with strong conceptual capability and proven experience.

• A minimum of 8 years postgraduate experience
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills
• Excellent client / stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate and present clearly and concisely
• Experience in the full life cycle of projects including concept/schematic design as well as detailed design phases, construction, and collaboration with large multidisciplinary teams
• A thorough knowledge of Australian building codes and standards
• Proficient in Revit, with basic knowledge of supporting design software (i.e., Rhino, Enscape)
• Experience working in a team across multiple disciplines and geographies to engage in a collaborative design process
• Architectural Registration in Australia an added benefit
• Experience on high-profile national and international projects an added benefit
• Eligible to work in Australia, and ideally already based in Perth.

Team Player

You are a people person who effectively priorities and manages performance.  You are able to coordinate work with others, maintaining a focus on the quality of the end product. You are able to effectively apply your professional skills and take initiative to improve the way we work.  You participate actively in team meetings/discussions.

Henning Larsen Values

At Henning Larsen, people are at the heart of everything we do.  Henning Larsen is committed to all employees and their need to develop through leadership, investment in people and equal opportunities.  We provide career opportunities, training and tools needed for you to develop and thrive. 

About Henning Larsen

Henning Larsen is an international design studio with strong Nordic roots and values at the core of our practice. We foster a creative, non-hierarchical culture that supports collaboration, encourages initiative, and provides the freedom to test new ideas and perspectives. This environment, together with a commitment to continuous learning, strengthens both individual and collective capability across design and service.

With approximately 700 colleagues working internationally, we are driven by an ambition to pioneer sustainable change through our work. Our projects aim to inspire and innovate, advancing not only best practice but next practice. We combine design excellence with expertise in research, strategy, and technical innovation to deliver rigorous, forward-looking solutions.

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Access to a world of knowledge

We believe that creativity in design thinking is propelled through an active use of data and knowledge in the design process. You will collaborate with experts that provide world leading technical insight, data, and knowledge across engineering and socio-economic disciplines. Together, we create visionary buildings and spaces that offer tangible solutions to some of the most demanding challenges facing cities and communities around the globe.