Architecture - Architect II
Make an Impact
As an Architect II, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary project team to develop and execute design concepts across a wide range of project types. You will ensure technical design content, documentation, and project quality while working with senior staff to align design concepts with budget, schedule, and principles. You will utilize your leadership and technical skills to manage complexity and ambiguity while driving project success.
Deliver Results
- Ensure the overall design intent of the project is incorporated into the detailed documentation.
- Monitor and contribute to the design process from concept to construction administration.
- Resolve complex technical issues and ensure coordination with all disciplines.
- Provide technical support in areas such as code compliance, systems integration, and constructability.
- Execute document modifications, review submittals, and assist in product research.
- Attend site visits to resolve field issues and ensure construction compliance.
- Mentor and support less experienced staff, including Architectural Student Interns and Architects I.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or equivalent education required for professional licensure.
- Licensure: Licensed architect with current license; NCARB registration and AIA membership preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of licensed architectural experience.
- Technical Skills: Advanced knowledge of Revit/AutoCAD and construction documents; experience with SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, and BSD Spec Link preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Architecture.
- CSI-CDT certification (training provided).
- LEED AP and WELL AP certifications 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.
Other details
- Job Family Architecture
- Job Function Architect
- Pay Type Salary
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Grand Rapids, MI, USA