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Senior Leader
You'll own projects, not tasks. That means holding the schedule, the drawing set, and the client relationship together — coordinating MEP and structural consultants, keeping the Revit model clean, and making the calls that keep a project buildable and on budget.
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Employment
Full-time
Experience
8+ Years
Licensure
AIA / NCARB
Posted July 2026
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The Role
Progress Studio is small enough that the person running the project is also the person drawing it and sitting in the OAC meeting. If you want distance from the details, this isn't the seat. If you want the whole arc of a project, it is.
What You'll Actually Do
planning through construction administration.Produce and manage Revit models and full construction document sets, including code and life-safety plans.Coordinate MEP, structural, and civil consultants; own the QA/QC review before each issue.Prepare and answer plan review comments for IDHS and local jurisdictions.Run client and contractor meetings — agendas, decisions, and follow-up in writing.Review submittals and shop drawings; conduct site observations and punch list reviews.Mentor designers and drafters, and help set drawing standards as the studio gro
What you bring.
Requirements
Recommended
8+ years in commercial architecture with full CD sets under your name.Professional degree in architecture; registration or active pursuit.Fluency in Revit; comfort with Bluebeam and cloud document workflows.Working knowledge of the Indiana Building Code and IDHS plan review.Direct experience running consultant coordination and construction administration.
Healthcare, dental, or veterinary project experience.Multi-state licensure, or willingness to pursue Florida and Georgia.Ground-up work alongside tenant build-out experience.LiDAR scanning and as-built documentation workflows.
The Hiring Process
Step 05
We follow up directly, whether that's an offer or a pass.
Final Decision
Step 04
One or more conversations, depending on the role, going deeper into your experience, our current projects, and how you work.
Interviews
Step 03
A conversation with the principal about the work you want to be doing and how the studio runs.
Introduction Call
Step 02
We review your full submission — portfolio, resume, and work samples — looking for how you approach a project from concept through construction,
Review
Step 01
The application form, a resume, and a portfolio PDF or link. Tell us which two sets you drew and what you owned on each.
Send us your work.
Head of Design
INDIANAPOLIS - FULL-TIME
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