Senior Project Architect - Education

Progressive Companies; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work schedule

Profit-sharing

Employee stock ownership plan

Job summary

A leading architectural firm is seeking a Senior Project Architect to lead complex architectural projects focusing on sustainability and performance-based design. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, significant experience, and proficiency in Revit or AutoCAD. Responsibilities include overseeing project documentation, ensuring code compliance, and mentoring team members. The firm promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, offering a supportive culture and a commitment to community engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years as a licensed architect or total post-graduate architectural experience.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring and QA/QC leadership.
• Proven ability to resolve technical/code issues with AHJs.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and documentation of complex projects using advanced design technologies.
• Oversee and delegate specification and documentation tasks.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews to uphold project standards.

Skills

Proficiency in Revit

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Strong communication skills

Time management skills

Stakeholder coordination skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Master’s degree in Architecture

NCARB certification

AIA membership

Job description

Senior Project Architect

As a Senior Project Architect, you will serve as a trusted technical expert and leader on complex architectural projects. You’ll collaborate closely across disciplines to ensure seamless design delivery, influence high-impact decisions, and support continuous improvement through mentorship and innovation. You will help shape the built environment with a focus on sustainability, code compliance, and the consistent application of Performance-Based Design.

Deliver Results

• Lead integration and documentation of complex projects using advanced design technologies including Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp.
• Oversee and delegate specification and documentation tasks, ensuring quality and industry alignment.
• Resolve RFIs during bidding and construction, addressing issues with AHJs and ensuring constructability.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews and intervene when necessary to uphold project standards.
• Support coordination across teams to ensure technical accuracy, sustainability goals, and code compliance.
• Monitor design intent from performance-based planning through documentation and construction.
• Mentor team members, lead lessons learned, and drive professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or equivalent education and experience required for licensure.
• Master’s degree in Architecture preferred.
• Completion of AXP and AREs resulting in licensure; minimum of 10 years as a licensed architect or 10 years total post-graduate architectural experience.
• NCARB certification and AIA membership preferred.
• Proficiency in Revit or AutoCAD.
• Strong communication, time management, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring, QA/QC leadership, and integrating sustainable strategies.
• Proven ability to resolve technical/code issues with AHJs and to lead documentation across all phases.

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.

The Progressive Companies

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.

Community & Growth

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.