Architect - Industrial Buildings

Kiewit; Lone Tree (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Retirement plans with company matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking Senior level and Lead Architects to lead architectural design across diverse industrial facilities, including data centers, healthcare, nuclear, and manufacturing projects. You will oversee the design process within the Kiewit Architect and Engineering Group, coordinating with engineers and contractors in EPC/Design‑Build environments.

You’ll guide life safety/code analyses, manage budgets/schedules, and mentor junior staff while working from the Lone Tree, CO area with

Qualifications

• NAAB-accredited architecture degree required.
• Licensed Architect with current license for Senior/Lead role.
• NCARB Certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be a self-starter, run a team/project, mentor junior architects.
• Complete life safety and code analyses coordinating with authorities having jurisdiction.
• Manage architectural design balancing aesthetics, function, cost, and budget/schedule.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated building designs.
• Assist in technical bid analyses and value engineering reviews.
• Provide recommendations on budgets and construction costs during VE process.
• Direct and manage architectural team and EPC/Design‑Build workflows.
• Perform architectural design using Revit and Navisworks; support construction administration.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Communication

Estimating & takeoffs

Vendor coordination

Project management

Education

NAAB-accredited architecture degree

Licensed Architect

NCARB Certification

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Scheduling software

Job description

Requisition ID: 182571

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit is hiring for several Senior level and Lead Architects to join our team to deliver design solutions for a diverse range of industrial buildings across multiple market sectors. In this role, you will work within the Kiewit Architect and Engineering Group as part of an overall project team leading and overseeing the building's architectural design for various types of buildings and facilities across multiple market areas, within Kiewit. This could include advanced technology (data centers/server rooms), nuclear buildings, hospitals, water/wastewater treatment facilities, large office buildings, University building, manufacturing, transportation structures, and industrial process buildings. You will be managing fast-paced projects, including coordination and collaboration with in-house project engineers and contractors to successfully execute building estimates, conceptual designs, and construction documents and administration.

District Overview

Kiewit Architectural & Engineering (KAE) delivers fully integrated design and engineering solutions for some of North America's most complex and high visibility infrastructure, energy and building programs. Working hand in hand with Kiewit's construction operations, the group provides coordinated Progressive Design Build (PDB), Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) and other alternative delivery models, that reduces risk, accelerates delivery, and drives innovative, cost-effective outcomes.

Powered by a multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers, and designers, KAE focuses on creating high performance, sustainable facilities across key growth markets including Power, Industrial, Nuclear, Federal, Aviation, Mission Critical, Healthcare, Sports & Entertainment, and Commercial Buildings. The team supports sophisticated projects in sectors such as government, nuclear, transportation/transit and education, delivering scalable, forward-looking solutions tailored to each client’s operational, regulatory, and long-term needs.

Location

This position may be based out of our Lone Tree Colorado office. Opportunities for flexible/hybrid work are available for the Lone Tree office. We prefer candidates already local to the Denver/Lone Tree area.

Responsibilities

• As a Sr. Architect: Be a Self-Starter, Run a team/project, help set up the "office" if establishing remote offices in other locations, as well as be a resource/mentor to other more junior Architects.
• Responsible for completing life safety and code analysis by reviewing codes and standards, coordinating related design items with Authority Having Jurisdiction, and communicating findings with the team.
• Manage the architectural design for the buildings, balancing aesthetics, function, cost and functionality, and ensure the project complies with Kiewit standards while maintaining budget and schedule.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, security, and telecommunications to deliver integrated building designs. Support, inform and advise the project team and client on the building design as it develops through the project life cycle.
• Assist in providing technical bid analysis reviews during the bid period and determining the practicality of submittals.
• Provide alternative recommendations to the project team regarding project budgets and associated construction costs during the value engineering process.
• Manage and maintain project schedules, direct and manage the architectural team. Mentor more entry-level architectural staff. Familiar and confident in understanding the workflow required to estimate, bid, and construct buildings in an Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) and Design-Build environment.
• Perform architectural designs using REVIT, as well as perform checking and navigation in Navisworks for interferences. Perform construction administration activities, and field work as required for project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture from a NAAB accredited program is required. Registered Architect with a current license is required for a Senior/Lead role.
• NCARB Certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years of architectural design experience, working in a highly matrixed, multi-disciplined A/E firm or for a GC, performing functions as outlined above. Will consider Architectural experience of all Building Types with the exception of residential and commercial. Experience leading projects, from design through construction administration, where you are leading other architects for the full building envelope project, managing scope, schedule and manhour utilization.
• Experience with Data Centers, Server Rooms, Buildings with unique ventilation and cooling systems, pre-Engineered metal buildings, modular construction, Federal or military facilities, Aviation, Sports, and nuclear facilities, hospitals, highly desired. Experience with execution of all building project design phases from concept to construction is required. Must have experience coordinating building design with MEP and Structural design engineers, and managing the architectural design for the building to ensure compliance with company standards, while maintaining and budget and schedule.
• Experience with sequencing deliverables and producing waterfall schedules is required
• Experience writing architectural specifications, supporting bid analysis reviews, performing budget and schedule reviews, and providing value engineering for the project.
• Proficient in Revit, Microsoft Office applications, Bluebeam, and Navisworks and scheduling/budget software
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and experience with estimating/quantity takeoffs for construction and developing procurement packages, bid review and vendor selection processes, is required.
• Experience mentoring and leading more junior staff and managing your team to ensure deliverables are met for your project. Prefer experience with EPC and Design/Build environments.
• Experience with Construction Administration activities and performing field work as required ()

Working Conditions

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation: $140,000 - $175,000

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

This posting will be active from: 10/09/2026 - 01/05/2027

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.