Make an Impact
As a Senior Architect, you will be a critical team member within our Charlotte office helping to mentor staff, performing QA/QC, and leading specification writing for key projects. You also will have the opportunity to lead the construction administration process for a variety of upcoming projects in the Charlotte region, with a focus on mixed-use and multi-family wood project types. This will entail spending time in the field, mitigating risk, and advocating for design intent.
Deliver Results

• Provide extensive expertise in the technical aspects of the design including code compliance, specifications, systems integration, and constructability.
• Attend OAC and Progress meetings to assist in resolving issues encountered in the field such as unforeseen conditions, code issues and interpretation of construction documents.
• Observe construction work and issue field reports to document progress and communicate conformance of work to the Contract Documents.
• Attend interviews for new projects as well as interviews for potential staff as requested.
• Foster and maintain a collaborative professional working relationship with all the various disciplines, including consultants and vendors.
• Have knowledge and understanding of the General Contractor's or Construction Managers overall schedule as it relates to the Contract Documents.
• Ensure General Contractors and Construction Managers conform to Progressive AE standards and processes for submittal reviews.
• Mentor and train junior architects on construction administration and other technical processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or equivalent in education and experience.
• Minimum 15 years of architectural experience, including experience with the following:
• Construction administration.
• Wood construction projects.
• Mixed-use or multi-family projects.
• Experience utilizing Revit or AutoCAD required, including producing construction documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Architecture.
• Licensed architect with current license.
• NCARB registration.
• AIA membership.
• LEED AP, CSI-CDT, and CSI-CCS certification.
• Bluebeam and Procore experience.
• Proficiency in SketchUp and BSD Spec Link.
• Experience in Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and Teams.

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.
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• Job Family Architecture
• Job Function Architect
• Pay Type Salary

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