Architectural Manager / Sr. Architectural Manager

Join us and grow your career with a certified Great Place to Work for the last ten years running. We are a team of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Scientists committed to making meaningful contributions to the world around us. Our quest for excellence goes beyond the ordinary; we seek extraordinary people who want to showcase their talents and join us in making a difference for our clients and communities. You will be part of a collaborative group that champions your career and passions, embraces challenges, understands the importance of work-life balance, and shares our commitment to making a positive impact through your work.

Farnsworth Group is seeking a Leader to serve as the Architectural Manager/Sr. Architectural Manager in the below posting location.

Posting Location for this role: Phoenix, AZ

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced Architect to grow the Phoenix office with the backing of a successful company. This key leadership position will provide entrepreneurial drive to develop business opportunities along with technical leadership. Specific responsibilities include cultivating strong client relationships, leading marketing activities, building a local team, developing and mentoring staff, collaborating with other disciplines, establishing and maintaining budgets, and working in partnership with leadership throughout the company.

Job Activities

• Serve as a seller-doer, generating work, creating long-term relationships and delivering long-term value to clients.
• Play a key leadership role on projects throughout all project stages.
• Create, manage, and produce projects for municipal, higher education, and other institutional and commercial clients.
• Key contributions to further define and guide the strategic plan throughout the region.
• Manage regional business development pursuits, including strategic proposal development for the group and coordinating a core group of interior design and architecture professionals to achieve business development and financial goals.
• Leading and coordinating business development efforts, including market research, client relationships, developing leads and securing contracts.
• Developing and driving marketing plans, budgets and key performance indicators.
• Developing, reviewing and approving proposals, reports and contract documents.
  
  

Candidate Qualifications

• Multidisciplinary experience in any or all the following markets: Municipal, Higher Education, and Commercial.
• Demonstrated design insight and leadership on major projects.
• Experience with responding to Requests for Proposals, Expression of Interests, Statement of Qualifications.
• Strong business development skills, including significant experience building and maintaining productive relationships with a client base.
• An entrepreneurial orientation with a strong understanding of the business development challenges of a consulting services provider.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent organization, coordination, leadership, team-building and managerial skills.
• Knowledge of market assessment techniques, insights and contacts.
• Proven success in developing new clients and maintaining strong client relationships.
  
  

Specific Requirements Include

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, from a NAAB accredited program, required; Master's, preferred
• Registered Architect in Arizona, required; NCARB preferred
• 15 years of experience in architectural design and planning of facilities within core markets
• Proven business development experience in the architectural industry.
• Demonstrated technical expertise, proven project management, supervisory and business development experience.
  
  

About Farnsworth Group

Farnsworth Group is a 135-year-old engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with over 600 talented professionals across a nationwide network of 24 offices. We champion strong working relationships and have been involved in over 24,000 projects in the last decade alone. Our clients range from rural communities to some of the world's largest brands, with our oldest partnerships dating back nearly 100 years. Our forward-thinking focus on people, passion, and performance has earned us top rankings in Architectural Record and Engineering News Record magazine.

A Great Place to Work Certified

For ten consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the esteemed certification as a Great Place to Work; our employees are the reason why! Annually, our staff engage in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization that delves into employee perceptions about credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. Those results are benchmarked against the nation’s leading companies, and only those top performers gain the Great Place to Work certification. The invaluable insights from the survey have played a pivotal role in further shaping our work environment and fostering a culture to make Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.

Featured Benefits And Perks Include

• 401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Professional Development and Training
• Mentoring Program
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
• Pet Insurance Plan
• Hybrid Work Program
  
  

Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company’s culture and success.

Statement On Diversity And Inclusion

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us…and let’s make a difference, together.

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.

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