Project Architect II - Lifestyle (Multifamily)

As a Project Architect II, you will lead key technical design components of complex architectural projects while ensuring alignment with client goals, codes, and sustainability standards. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate design intent into coordinated, high-quality documentation. In this role, you’ll apply advanced architectural expertise while mentoring emerging professionals and contributing to Progressive Companies’ Performance-Based Design approach.

Deliver Results

• Develop architectural models, contract documents, and specifications for small-to-moderate complexity projects while integrating building codes, sustainability strategies, and material standards.
• Ensure design intent and Performance-Based Design principles are consistently reflected throughout all project documentation and deliverables.
• Coordinate technical designs with internal teams, consultants, and engineers to ensure multidisciplinary alignment and integrated project solutions.
• Manage due diligence activities including documenting existing conditions, organizing project files, and supporting plan review submissions.
• Lead the review of submittals, drawings, estimates, and calculations to confirm accuracy, compliance, and alignment with project scope.
• Resolve construction and code-related issues during site visits, collaborating with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJ) and project teams to address technical challenges.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to professional development initiatives such as lessons-learned sessions to strengthen team capabilities and project outcomes.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or equivalent combination of education and experience required for professional licensure; Master’s Degree in Architecture preferred.
• Licensed Architect required, including completion of the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) and Architectural Registration Exams (ARE).
• Typically 5 years of experience as a licensed architect or 10 years of post-graduate architectural experience.
• Strong proficiency in Revit or AutoCAD and experience producing architectural models, construction documents, and technical specifications.
• Proficient using technology, standard software tools, and digital research resources.
• NCARB certification preferred.
• AIA membership preferred.
• CSI-CDT certification preferred (training provided).
• LEED AP BD C credential preferred.
  
  

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.

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.

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.