Are you ready to step into a senior leadership role where your decisions shape the future of the practice, the projects, and the people around you? This is an opportunity for an experienced Architect to take on an Associate Director or Director position with a well-established, design-led studio in the Highlands. The role offers a rare blend of strategic influence, creative freedom, and the chance to lead a talented team delivering projects that genuinely make an impact on communities. This is more than a title. You’ll be stepping into a role where your voice carries weight, your ideas are heard, and your leadership directly influences the direction of the business. You will be at the forefront of developing and maintaining client relationships, securing new work, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects from inception to completion. The practice has a strong reputation in the region and beyond, with a diverse portfolio spanning multiple sectors. You’ll have the freedom to shape the work you take on, ensuring it aligns with your strengths, values, and vision for architectural excellence. Day to day, you will lead a skilled and motivated team, setting the tone for quality, collaboration, and innovation. You’ll mentor and support emerging talent, ensuring they develop not only as architects but as confident professionals who share in the practice’s values and ambitions. Your commercial acumen will be as important as your design expertise. You’ll play a pivotal role in winning work, managing budgets, and ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards. This is a role for someone who is as comfortable in a client meeting as they are reviewing technical details or steering a design review. The location offers something few senior roles can match: the ability to combine a fulfilling career with an exceptional quality of life. Here, you can swap long commutes for more time doing what you love - whether that’s being in the mountains, on the water, or enjoying a tight-knit community with all the amenities of a thriving city. Yet the work is anything but small-scale. You’ll be leading projects that matter, influencing the built environment across a wide geographical reach, and making your mark in a place where your work is noticed and valued. The practice is looking for someone with proven leadership experience, strong business development skills, and the ability to build lasting client relationships. You’ll bring a track record of delivering high-quality projects across all stages, combined with the drive to take a senior leadership role and run with it. For the right person, this is not only a chance to lead but to shape the practice for the future. If you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to take your career to the next level in a role where you can make a genuine impact - both professionally and personally - this could be the move that defines the next chapter of your career.