Architect resume guide

What to emphasize

• Licensure status.
• Project roles and phases.
• Typologies (residential, civic, commercial).
• Software as support.

Skills to feature

Design · Revit · Construction docs · Codes · Client presentations · CA

Only list skills you can discuss. Use Lynt’s tailoring tool to mirror honest language from each job description, then verify structure with the ATS checker.

Common mistakes

• Pretty portfolio, empty resume
• No phase clarity
• Missing licensure

Example architect resume bullet points

Each of these follows the same shape: what you did, how you did it, and what changed as a result. Swap the specifics for your own; keep the structure.

• Led design and construction documents for a 90,000 sq ft mixed-use building delivered on programme and within budget.
• Ran the entitlement process through three public hearings, securing approval for a project that had previously stalled twice.
• Coordinated structural, MEP and civil consultants across a full Revit model, resolving 200+ clashes before issue for construction.
• Reduced envelope cost 11% through a facade study that held the original design intent.
• Administered construction for an occupied renovation, phasing work so the building stayed in operation throughout.

ATS keywords for architect resumes

Parsers match plain strings, so spell acronyms out at least once. Only include a term if your experience backs it up.

• architect
• Revit
• AutoCAD
• construction documents
• building codes
• design development
• schematic design
• BIM
• zoning and entitlements
• construction administration
• ADA compliance
• consultant coordination

Action verbs that fit

Designed · Detailed · Coordinated · Permitted · Specified · Presented · Documented · Administered · Phased · Resolved

Certifications worth listing

Licensed Architect (NCARB / state)

The gate for the title itself. If you are not yet licensed, say Designer and note your ARE progress.

LEED Accredited Professional

Genuinely requested on institutional and public work.