Employment type: Full-time
Reports to: CEO

About Elsewhere Pods

Elsewhere Pods designs and manufactures high-quality prefabricated pods for residential and commercial applications such as eco-tourism cabins, granny flats and off-grid accommodation. We combine premium architecture, off-grid capability and repeatable manufacturing to create beautiful, deployable buildings at scale. Our product platform is expanding rapidly alongside new markets and next-generation pod systems.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Senior Architect with strong technical capability in Revit and proven experience delivering modular or prefabricated buildings. You will lead projects end-to-end from concept and feasibility through approvals, production documentation and on-site installation.

This is a hands-on technical and delivery role, suited to someone who is comfortable taking ownership, coordinating consultants, managing documentation and ensuring smooth progression from design to manufacture. With multiple pods often in production at once, you’ll bring structure, clarity and strong project management to keep design, documentation and construction aligned.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Documentation

• Lead architectural design from concept through to handover: early sketches, design development, permit documentation, production information and as-built sets.
• Produce and manage detailed BIM models in Revit including families, worksets, coordination and schedules.
• Maintain and refine a Revit detail and family library optimised for modular manufacture.
• Translate design intent into clear, buildable and manufacture-ready drawings.

Approvals & Coordination

• Prepare and submit building approvals and permit documentation.
• Liaise with building surveyors, councils and certifiers to resolve queries and conditions efficiently.
• Coordinate external consultants and integrate their deliverables into models and documentation sets.

Project Delivery & Quality

• Oversee site and factory inspections during manufacture and installation.
• Manage design-related site instructions, variations and RFIs.
• Ensure high standards of drawing management, version control and document handover in line with company SOPs.
• Support simultaneous pod delivery by maintaining accurate, coordinated documentation and predictable workflows.

Team Collaboration

• Work closely with Product and Operations to align design intent with production, installation and customer requirements.
• Provide guidance, support and technical direction to junior or emerging team members as the team grows.

What We’re Looking For — Required

• Bachelor or Master of Architecture (or equivalent).
• 3–5+ years professional architecture experience with demonstrated work in modular, volumetric or off-site prefabricated construction.
• Advanced Revit capability across model authoring, families, coordination and schedules.
• Strong technical documentation skills including detailing, specifications and coordination drawings.
• Proven experience delivering projects through concept, permit approvals, construction or installation.
• Strong project management skills, particularly in multi-unit or fast-paced delivery environments.
• Ability to communicate clearly with consultants, contractors, surveyors and approval authorities.
• Understanding of factory production processes, installation constraints and transport considerations for modular units.
• A portfolio demonstrating modular projects, technical drawings and Revit proficiency.

Desirable

Experience with parametric modelling or systems-driven modular workflows.

Familiarity with Australian building codes and approval pathways.

Experience with quality management systems, document control or production QA.

What We Offer

A senior role where architectural decisions directly shape manufacturing, delivery and customer outcomes.

The opportunity to influence the next generation of Elsewhere Pods.

Competitive salary and benefits, with pathways for growth as the architecture function expands.

What's Next

If this sounds like a challenge that you would like take on, please submit your CV below.