Design Architect I
Make an Impact
As a Design Architect I, you will be involved in the full architectural project process, with a focus in generating and translating design concepts into final solutions for automotive dealerships. You will collaborate across a variety of disciplines to create complete documentation in all phases within the established design principles, budget, and schedule.
Deliver Results
- Lead clients through all phases of the design process with support from senior staff. Understand the overall strategy for producing documents and assist in identifying the content of the deliverables at each stage of the work, nurturing the design concepts through all phases of the process.
- Support senior design staff and other team members in all phases of the design process including predesign, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, bidding, and construction administration.
- Hand sketch and develop designs, graphic presentations, and 3D renderings to communicate design concepts.
- Utilize and encourage best use of design software/technology for presentation and production purposes, including Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe, SketchUp, and BSD SpecLink.
- Assist in coordination of building systems with consultants, confirmation of conformance with all applicable codes, and interfacing with municipal building departments and other governing agency officials to provide approvals.
- Accompany and assist others in conducting field observations to monitor the progress of construction.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or equivalent in education and experience required for professional licensure.
- Licensed architect with current license.
- 3 or more years of post-graduate architectural experience.
- Strong knowledge of SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign.
- Strong rendering skills.
- Experience in producing design deliverables, demonstrated through a strong portfolio of finished work.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Architecture.
- NCARB registration and AIA membership.
- CSI-CDT certification.
- LEED APBD+C and WELL AP certification.
- 5 or more years of experience.
- Experience designing automotive dealerships.
- Enscape experience.
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 Hourly
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Grand Rapids, MI, USA