Project Architect II - National Retail

As a Project Architect II, you will lead technical design development and documentation for complex architectural projects while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams. You will translate client needs and design intent into coordinated models, drawings, and specifications that reflect Progressive Companies’ Performance-Based Design approach. In this role, you will also help mentor emerging professionals and ensure projects meet the highest standards of quality, sustainability, and compliance.

• Develop architectural models, construction documents, and specifications for small-to-moderate complexity projects while integrating applicable building codes, sustainability strategies, and material standards.
• Coordinate architectural drawings and project specifications to ensure consistency, constructability, and seamless integration across disciplines.
• Collaborate with internal teams, consultants, and engineers to resolve design challenges and maintain alignment with project scope, schedule, and design intent.
• Review submittals, drawings, estimates, and technical documentation to verify accuracy, quality, and compliance with project requirements and regulatory standards.
• Resolve technical issues during construction administration, including site visits, documentation discrepancies, and code compliance challenges.
• Apply proficiency in tools such as Revit and AutoCAD to produce accurate, coordinated documentation and maintain organized project files and submissions.
• Mentor junior team members by sharing technical expertise and supporting professional development and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Architectural licensure (RA) preferred or actively pursuing licensure.
• Typically 6–10+ years of professional architectural experience with increasing responsibility in project documentation and technical design.
• Strong experience producing construction documents and coordinating technical design for architectural projects.
• Proficiency with Revit and AutoCAD; experience with additional design and documentation tools is a plus.
• Solid understanding of building codes, construction detailing, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams including consultants and engineers.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to junior staff is preferred.

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.

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.

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…