Senior Design Architect - Education

Progressive AE • Full-time • Charlotte, North Carolina, US • 2w ago

Make an Impact

As a Senior Design Architect, you are a highly experienced professional with an extensive background in translating design concepts into final solutions across a variety of project types. Partnering with Project Managers and Project Architects, you ensure that design intent aligns with project budgets and schedules. You will lead architectural teams, cultivate innovation, drive results, and mentor others, demonstrating interpersonal and organizational savvy to deliver exceptional client-focused design outcomes.

Deliver Results

Lead all phases of the design process, including predesign, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
Oversee the integration of design intent into documentation, ensuring alignment with Performance Based Design principles.
Develop design strategies and coordinate documentation with multidisciplinary teams, consultants, and municipal authorities.
Guide teams in producing high-quality documentation, including drawings, specifications, and 3D renderings, using Revit, AutoCAD, and other design software.
Conduct field observations to address unforeseen conditions and ensure adherence to design intent during construction.
Mentor and direct junior staff, providing feedback on accuracy, completeness, and quality of their work.
Collaborate with Pre-Construction Estimators to make informed decisions on construction costs during the design process.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture.
Registered Architect (RA).
10 years of architectural design experience, including leadership roles.
Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, and other design tools; experience in producing construction documents.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of building codes, sustainability principles, and integrated design processes.
Proven ability to lead design charrettes, develop client presentations, and manage complex project coordination.
Experience mentoring architectural teams and fostering a collaborative, professional working environment.

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.

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