Licensed Architect / Creative Project Manager

Elizabeth Hales Design; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office Mon-Thu

Fridays remote

Job summary

Elizabeth Hales Design in Salt Lake City seeks a Licensed Architect / Creative Project Manager to lead luxury residential and boutique hospitality projects from concept through completion. This senior, design-focused role requires translating client visions into architectural concepts, confidently leading clients and teams, and ensuring momentum across all project phases.

The candidate will collaborate with operations and quality teams, drive schematic design, manage consultants, and own project

Qualifications

• Licensed Architect with 6–8+ years of professional architectural experience
• Proven experience leading architectural projects and project teams
• Strong conceptual and schematic design capabilities
• Experience managing projects from early concept through construction
• Excellent client communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills
• Luxury residential and/or boutique hospitality experience strongly preferred
• Must currently live in or be willing to relocate to Salt Lake City, Utah; in-office Mon-Thu; Fridays remote

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural programming, conceptual design, and schematic design for assigned projects
• Establish and develop the overall architectural vision including floor plans, massing, circulation, exterior architecture, materiality
• Translate client goals and site opportunities into cohesive architectural concepts
• Lead presentation and communication of design concepts to clients throughout the design process
• Maintain design integrity from schematic design through construction administration
• Serve as primary architectural project leader with accountability for direction, milestones, and deliverables
• Direct and mentor architectural team members and coordinate with Interiors, engineers, and consultants
• Coordinate with Operations on schedules, staffing, and hour allocations
• Coordinate with Technical Quality on codes, documentation, permitting, and QA/QC
• Anticipate design and project challenges and proactively maintain momentum
• Participate in early client meetings and prospective conversations
• Communicate EHD's design process and architectural approach to clients

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Project management

Architectural design

Schematic design

Team mentoring

Job description

HOURS: MONDAY - THURSDAY IN OFFICE / FRIDAY WORK FROM HOME

ABOUT EHD:

Elizabeth Hales Design is a premier architecture and interior design firm creating highly considered residential and commercial environments through an integrative approach to design. We believe exceptional spaces are the result of thoughtful collaboration, intentional design, and a strong connection between architecture, interiors, materiality, and function.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

EHD is seeking an experienced Licensed Architect / Creative Project Manager to join our Salt Lake City studio. This is a senior, design-focused leadership role responsible for establishing and driving the architectural vision of luxury residential and boutique hospitality projects while leading the overall project process from concept through completion.

The ideal candidate is both a strong architectural designer and an experienced project leader—someone who can translate a client's vision into a compelling architectural concept, confidently lead clients and project teams, make thoughtful design decisions, and maintain momentum across all phases of a project.

At EHD, project leadership is highly collaborative. The Creative Project Manager works closely with our Operations Manager and Technical Quality Manager, allowing this role to remain focused on creative direction, schematic design, client leadership, team management, consultant coordination, and overall project ownership. Operations supports project schedules, staffing, hours, and resources, while Technical Quality oversees code compliance, technical documentation, constructability, permitting, and QA/QC.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead architectural programming, conceptual design, and Schematic Design for assigned projects.
• Establish and develop the overall architectural vision, including floor plans, massing, circulation, exterior architecture, materiality, and composition.
• Translate client goals, site opportunities, and EHD's design philosophy into thoughtful and cohesive architectural concepts.
• Lead the presentation and communication of design concepts to clients, guiding conversations and decisions throughout the design process.
• Maintain the integrity of the design vision from Schematic Design through Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration.
• Serve as the primary architectural project leader, maintaining accountability for project direction, priorities, milestones, and deliverables.
• Direct and mentor architectural team members, providing clear creative direction, feedback, and project priorities.
• Coordinate closely with EHD's Interiors team to ensure architecture and interiors are developed as a cohesive whole.
• Lead coordination with builders, engineers, landscape architects, specialty consultants, and other project partners.
• Partner with the Operations Manager on project schedules, staffing, hour allocations, workload, and overall project performance.
• Partner with the Technical Quality Manager on building codes, technical documentation, constructability, permitting, drawing standards, and QA/QC.
• Anticipate design and project challenges, develop solutions, and proactively maintain project momentum.
• Participate in preliminary sales meetings, project interviews, and prospective client conversations.
• Clearly communicate EHD's design process, capabilities, and architectural approach to prospective and current clients.
• Maintain a high level of design quality, organization, communication, and accountability throughout the life of each project.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed Architect required
• 6–8+ years of professional architectural experience
• Proven experience leading architectural projects and project teams
• Strong conceptual and schematic design capabilities
• Strong architectural portfolio demonstrating elevated design thinking and creative ability
• Experience managing projects from early concept through construction
• Excellent client communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultants and project stakeholders
• Strong understanding of building codes, permitting, construction documentation, and the construction process
• Luxury residential and/or boutique hospitality experience strongly preferred
• Ability to balance creative thinking with project organization, decision-making, and accountability
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Must currently live in or be willing to relocate to Salt Lake City, Utah
• Must be available to work in-office Monday through Thursday; Fridays are remote/work-from-home

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for a creative architect who knows how to lead a project—not simply manage one. This person should be confident in establishing an architectural vision, presenting ideas to clients, directing a team, making design decisions, coordinating consultants, and maintaining accountability as a project moves from an initial concept into a built environment.

The successful candidate will bring together design talent, leadership, client relationships, and disciplined execution. They should be equally comfortable sketching through an early design idea, leading a client presentation, directing an architectural team, and collaborating with technical and operational leadership to move a project forward.

Above all, we are looking for someone who understands that great architecture comes from considering the whole picture—site, form, materiality, function, interiors, and the way a space will ultimately be experienced.