Senior Architect
Make an Impact
As a Senior Architect, you you will be involved in generating design concepts into final solutions on a wide variety of project types. In partnership with the Project Managers and Design Architects, you will be accountable for overall project quality, financial performance, meeting project schedules, and team communication. The Senior Architect will provide leadership in the building systems integration process, growing our business and mentoring other architects.
Deliver Results
- Monitor and contribute to the design process from the conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design intent is consistently and properly executed.
- Make determinations on the overall strategy for producing the documents and identify the drawings and related documents required for each stage of the work for the project team. This includes the level of development required for the Building Information Model (BIM).
- Provide extensive expertise in the technical aspects of the design including code compliance, specifications, systems integration, and constructability.
- Attend site-visits to expedite construction and resolve issues encountered in the field such as unforeseen conditions, code issues and interpretation of construction documents.
- Utilize and provide leadership in the best use of design software/technology, including Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, BSD Spec Link and other emerging technologies, for presentation and production purposes.
- Attend interviews for new projects as well as interviews for potential staff as requested.
- Foster and maintain a collaborative professional working relationship with all the various disciplines, including consultants and vendors.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or equivalent in education and experience required for professional licensure.
- Licensed Architect with current license.
- 10+ years of licensed architectural experience.
- Advanced knowledge of Revit, including producing construction documents.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Architecture.
- NCARB registration.
- AIA membership.
- LEED AP certification.
- CSI-CCS certification.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and Teams.
- Proficiency in SketchUp and BSD Spec Link.
People Matter
Each individual’s background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.
Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.
The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today’s needs and preparing for what’s to come. We live by the idea that design isn’t simply about beauty, it’s about improving strategic outcomes—what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.
Sustainable and Inclusive
We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.
Employee Owned
We act like owners—because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.
Culture of Excellence
The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
Progressive Companies is committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.
Other details
- Job Family Architecture
- Job Function Architect
- Pay Type Salary
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Grand Rapids, MI, USA