Technical Architect (EMEA) at Utopia in Portugal, Portugal

We are looking for a technically strong and detail-oriented architect to join our design team within the real estate development business, focusing on boutique hospitality assets.

In this role, you will be responsible for translating the design intent into fully coordinated, precise, and buildable documentation. You will work across all design stages with a focus on technical development - from RIBA Stage 3 through construction, ensuring that the project’s quality, constructability, and coordination are preserved throughout. You will collaborate with the broader design and engineering team and serve as a key point of contact for design problem-solving, system integration, and detailing.

This role is focused on the later design phases. Personal engagement in RIBA 3-5 will be around 75%, with early-stage design support and feasibility input up to 25%.

We expect you to be highly proficient in Revit (including parametric families, freeform modeling, and terrain modeling), with strong BIM coordination experience. You should also have a solid understanding of construction methodologies, materials, detailing, and multi-disciplinary integration. Experience with Navisworks is required; Rhino, AutoCAD, and Enscape are a plus.

To succeed in this role, you should be independent, analytical, proactive in solving technical and coordination challenges, and capable of consistently delivering high-quality, buildable design packages. Fluency in English is essential.

• This is a full time day job with expected involvement up to 40 hours a week

• This is a fully remote job

• We work normal central European time zone (CET) working hours 9-17 or 10-18, we expect you to participate in daily team's meetings

• Utopia does not provide visa sponsorship and/or relocation package for this position

• Responsibilities

• Deliver technical design for high-end hospitality projects, ensuring buildability and coordination

• Develop and manage coordinated Revit models and construction documentation

• Coordinate architecture with structural, MEP, and interiors using BIM / Navisworks

• Resolve multidisciplinary clashes and propose practical technical solutions

• Prepare tender and construction-stage documentation aligned with codes and specifications

• Maintain quality control of models and drawings; flag risks early

• Support façade and system detailing based on construction logic

• Collaborate with procurement on technical specifications and materials

• Guide BIM modelers and contribute to internal technical standards and workflows

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture

• 5 to 10 years of experience in architectural design

• Experience working on low-rise residential and hospitality projects - private homes and villas, hotels and resorts

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD and Nawisworks

• Professional level of English, both written and verbal

• Portfolio is a must