Senior Project Designer

Job Title: Senior Project Designer

Department: Fitness/CRE/Spa

Reports to: Site Director

Job Type: Exempt

 

Arch Amenities Group

Wellness-driven. Hospitality-focused.

Arch Amenities Group is the leading provider of amenity management, consulting, and wellness services for hospitality properties, residential communities, and commercial real estate worldwide. Through a combination of strategic consulting, operational expertise, and innovative design, we help owners and developers transform amenity spaces into vibrant environments that elevate the guest and resident experience.

Our consulting division works with leading hospitality brands, developers, and operators to conceptualize and design spas, wellness spaces, fitness facilities, and lifestyle amenities that are both operationally sound and financially viable.

We are seeking a Senior Project Designer to support the development of wellness-driven hospitality and residential amenity spaces around the world.

 

Position Overview: 

The Senior Project Designer plays a key role in the concept development and design process for spa, wellness, fitness, and hospitality amenity projects. This position supports projects from early ideation through review of construction documentation, working closely with the consulting team, architects, interior designers, and ownership groups.

The ideal candidate combines creative design thinking with operational awareness, ensuring that spaces are not only visually compelling but also functional, efficient, and aligned with the intended guest experience.

This role requires the ability to translate client goals, brand positioning, and operational requirements into thoughtful design solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Concept Development:

• Engage in initial brainstorming sessions with internal consulting team to discuss project objectives, challenges and begin crafting conceptual ideas and document structure.
• Support ongoing concept development with early programming, sketches and diagrams to convey initial design intent.
• Create mood boards and presentations to communicate high level look and feel.

Wellness & Spa Programming & Design:

• Support the planning and layout of wellness and hospitality spaces including treatment rooms, thermal areas, locker rooms, fitness spaces, and relaxation environments.
• Integrate guest flow, service flow, and operational considerations into design solutions.
• Assist in translating programming requirements into functional and efficient layouts.

Collaboration & Technical Coordination:

• Collaborate with architects, engineers, consultants, and project teams throughout design phases.
• Support development of design documentation including drawings, specifications, and presentations.
• Ensure design solutions consider ADA requirements and operational considerations, along with any code-related issues raised by the architect or code consultant.

Client & Project Engagement:

• Participate in client meetings, presentations, and design charrettes.
• Communicate design rationale clearly to both internal teams and clients.
• Revise design concepts based on feedback and evolving project goals.

Project Support:

• Assist with materials research, sourcing, and sample coordination.
• Support quality control of design deliverables.
• Participate in site visits and coordination meetings with project teams when required.

 

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field.
• 5–8 years of design experience, preferably within hospitality, wellness, spa, or amenity design.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including architects, consultants, and developers.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong conceptual and creative design thinking.
• Excellent graphic and visual communication skills.
• Ability to translate operational and programmatic requirements into design solutions.
• Strong presentation and storytelling abilities.