Mallol is seeking a senior designer to join its team in Panama City, Panama.

At Mallol as a senior designer, you don’t execute a concept someone else has defined — you define it, protect it, and carry it through intact, from the very first conceptual line to the last detail built on site. You hold real autonomy over creative, technical and material decisions, and your judgement determines whether a project strengthens or dilutes the firm’s identity.

The senior designer holds full technical and aesthetic responsibility for their assigned projects, with the autonomy to decide on concept, materiality and technical coordination.

Key responsibilities:

define and lead the project’s overall concept, ensuring the creative vision isn’t diluted during development and documentation
translate the BOD and client requirements into a design proposal that is coherent, feasible and aligned with the project’s objectives
advise the client on the financial implications of their aesthetic decisions, protecting the design intent within the programme budget
lead the strategic volumetric and compositional decisions the team will develop through the SD and DD phases
define the project’s detailing and visual representation standard, checking compliance on every deliverable
audit critical points in the Revit model, ensuring BIM production respects the design intent and the agreed LOD
actively influence the client, leading the project’s strategic narrative in key presentations and negotiations

What we’re looking for:

degree in architecture or interior architecture (qualified)
eight to 12 plus years’ leading the design of complex architecture and interiors projects, with design team management experience
advanced training or specialisation in design, architectural theory or creative management; a postgraduate qualification in project management highly desirable
advanced command of Rhinoceros, SketchUp, Grasshopper and AutoCAD; intermediate Revit skills and familiarity with AI-powered design tools
mature, differentiated creative vision, with strategic autonomy in high-impact decisions
strategic, persuasive client narrative — able to convince and steer the project’s vision, even under pressure
creative leadership as the team’s technical reference and formal mentor to less experienced designers
Spanish mandatory and intermediate English (business or technical) is desirable

About Mallol and Panama

At Mallol, what we design gets built. We are a Panamanian firm with over 45 years of history in architecture, interior design and urban planning, with more than 160 professionals. Our footprint is visible across much of Panama City’s skyline and extends to institutional projects, public infrastructure, healthcare and religious architecture across Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Bolivia and the United States — a portfolio recognised with international design awards.

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