Sr. Project Architect (Adaptive Re-use + Preservation)

DELV Design; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package (medical, dental

Vision and life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

DELV Design seeks a Senior Project Architect specializing in adaptive reuse and preservation to lead renovation and repurposing of historic buildings in Indiana. You will guide projects through all phases, mentor staff, and help expand the firm’s client base.

You’ll work with a collaborative team, manage design development, approvals, and construction administration, ensuring quality outcomes and community-focused solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in architecture
• Current architectural license in Indiana
• Portfolio demonstrating preservation/adaptive reuse work

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and design teams through all phases from due diligence to closeout
• Mentor junior staff and build team expertise in adaptive reuse and preservation
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to pursue new work

Job description

DELV’s place-based practice unites creative, human-centered design with a pragmatic and collaborative spirit, crafting authentic contemporary spaces anchored in community and context. Our approach is built on a shared purpose: enriching our communities through thoughtful design.

Our process is deliberately divergent and iterative, balancing opportunities and constraints with optimism. We are research-based and relationship-driven. We respect cultural, environmental, and economic forces in the pursuit of quality and meaningful solutions that endure. We foster connections through thoughtful engagement to guide our clients through transformational work.

The Ideal Candidate

• A self-starter who thrives in an environment with high-level direction and creative autonomy to approach their work
• A person who takes their craft seriously, but themselves...not so much
• Someone with an innate appetite for learning and takes the initiative to learn it
• An individual who’s motivated by their team’s success and works hard to ensure it
• A person who takes initiative
• Someone who enjoys flexing between roles and responsibilities on various unique projects and team structures

About the Role

As a senior project architect focusing on adaptive re-use and preservation, you will lead projects and design teams to most effectively renovate, rehabilitate, and preserve older and/or historic buildings for new uses. You’ll also help the firm pursue additional clients and expand this area of design expertise. Working alongside a collaborative design team, you will lead projects through all phases of due diligence/assessments, design, approvals and permitting, construction administration, and closeout. Mentoring younger staff assigned to these project types will be critical to the success of the firm’s projects in these areas and to the growth of our team members as architects and designers

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in architecture
• A current architectural license in Indiana or state of residence
• 8 - 12 years of related work experience
• Degree or certificate in preservation or significant documented experience in preservation
• Proficiency with Revit and Adobe Suite
• Robust adaptive re-use portfolio working with different façade and structural systems
• Ability to plan and detail exterior and interior components of various types of construction
• Well-versed in visualization tools and able to communicate designs three-dimensionally with a variety of tools and software platforms

Salary within this range will reflect experience, qualifications, and demonstrated project leadership. DELV offers a full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; paid family leave; generous PTO; and a culture you can't find anywhere else.