Associate Principal

Are you a licensed architect, natural leader, and astrategic thinker with an exemplary management style? Do you have career aspirations to become a member of the leadership team? If you’re also looking for a diversified firm that offers training and mentorship within its ten different market sectors? Are you looking to become involved with initiatives and activities that advance your career and your Firm? Then this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

Spiezle Architecture is a 100% employee-owned firm! When you join Spiezle as an employee-owner, this is YOUR Company. By nature, employee ownership reinforces our culture of transparency and helps fuel our entrepreneurial spirit. As a leading architectural design firm, we collaborate with our clients to create innovative design solutions, build long-term value, and contribute to making our clients’ lives easier daily. Since our founding in 1954, the firm has had remarkable leadership which provided consistent and steady growth over the years and always remained ahead of the competition which is why we are within the top 175 firms within the country. Our vision, mission, and values guide us in everything we do, and employee ownership shapes our culture. That means the success of our firm, as well as our future is a direct result of our employee-owners’ efforts. Spiezle’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) makes us accountable not only to ourselves, but to each other. It’s our company, and our actions and engagement make the difference!

The Spiezle team has earned a reputation as preeminent professionals who provide the best possible design and service. Such efforts have encompassed more than $1 billion in construction projects in the last decade alone. With over 130 employees and eight locations, we assist clients with a variety of project types across the United States led by our passionate Thought-Leaders, our work is focused on Education, Healthcare, Senior Living, Corporate, Multi-Family and Government projects.

We are seeking a results-driven and talented licensed architect for our Associate Principal role to assist in leading our Tempe, Arizona office as part of a strategic expansion into the western region. This role offers the opportunity to work on both local and national projects while helping establish leadership, culture, and design excellence in a growing regional office. As an integral member of the leadership team, you will be responsible for business development, executing projects that meet design, profitability, and schedule goals, while supporting staff development through mentorship and team building.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Firm-Wide

• Has the ability to run an expanding office in the western market

• Become part of leader succession and transition

• Able to coordinate with company offices in other States

• Attend Executive Committee meetings every other month

• Participate in yearly strategic planning meeting(s)

Project Management

• Manages complex projects and provides guidance to other project managers and project architects; including monitoring project status and accounts receivables.

• Mentoring of project managers and project architects leading to increasing maturity and soundness of judgment in decision-making and in anticipating and solving project-related problems;

Marketing

• Responsibility in developing leads and maintaining contacts within the field that results in bringing in new work; market clients for future projects in close consultation with the Principal-in-Charge and or CEO; participates in contract negotiations; participates in proposal presentations, including draft budgets/fees; serve as presenter for interviews for larger or more complex projects and as supporting presenter in interviews for smaller or less complex projects.

• Attend networking functions of targeted clients/customers to ensure brand/name recognition

• A thought-leader within the profession

Administration and Financial Management

• Development, management, and improvement of project management methodologies

• Participates in ongoing Team Performance Management, Training & Development, and Selection of key team members

• Business acumen in the area of budgeting, labor forecasting, setting fee to achieve targeted profit level, risk management for projects

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to communicate effectively both in written format and oral presentation

• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities

• Ability to generate revenue and cultivate a client base

• Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment

• Ability to interpret financial statements and metrics

• Ability to serve as an agent of change and foster positive employee morale

• Ability to delegate tasks appropriately

• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership

• Possess a thorough knowledge of contract administration and office procedures

• Possess a thorough knowledge and ability to implement quality project management processes and methodologies

• Working knowledge and coordination of all consultant work to maintain efficiencies and meet deadlines. Possess an in depth understanding of the basics of most building systems

• Project management responsibility for large scale projects

• Financial Management and Profit/Loss capability

• Contract and Risk Management capability

• General knowledge of AutoCAD/BIM/Revit; and Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required

EDUCATION

Bachelors or Masters Degree in Architecture from an accredited college/university.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 15 years of experience, with demonstrated leadership skills successfully leading project teams

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Architectural License in Arizona (or eligibility for reciprocity) required; or other related discipline certification or license.

LEED, WELL or equivalent designation in sustainable design a plus.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU!

• We are an employee-owned company and YES, you will be an owner and receive stock without purchase
• Competitive pay, bonus opportunities, and year-round Flexible Fridays to jump start the weekend
• The ability to work remote up to 2 days a week once acclimated!
• Flexible work hours
• We offer a robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), ESOP, Group Life & Disability, Voluntary Life, plus many more!
• Stipend for AIA membership and paid Professional License Renewal.
• Professional Development opportunities that align with the Firm's leadership succession plan and/or individual development
• Social and team building events
• We encourage our employees to pursue local and professional advocacy groups
• We provide the opportunity to help with pro-bono initiatives that bring architecture to the community

Spiezle Architectural Group is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran. For additional information, please visit our website at www.spiezle.comor send your resume to careers@spiezle.com.