Senior Leader
Project Architect / Project Manager
The Project Architect / Project Manager is a senior leadership role at Progress Studio, built for an architect with 8+ years of experience running commercial projects end to end. You'll own the schedule, the drawing set, and the client relationship — from the first programming conversation to a stamped permit set to a finished building. This seat carries real authority over how projects get run, not just a piece of the design process.
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Employment
Full-time
Experience
8+ Years
Licensure
AIA / NCARB
Licensure Support & Professional Development
Hybrid Schedule + PTO
Employer Paid Health Benefits
Overview
The Role
The Project Architect / Project Manager runs projects and delegates tasks to the rest of the team. That means owning the project schedules, coordinating the drawing sets, and nurturing the client relationships that keep clients loving us. Other aspects of the role include maintaining project schedules through client and consultant portals, developing and coordinating project scopes and fees with the principal architect, keeping the Revit model clean, and making the calls that keep a project buildable and on budget.
This is a senior leadership role with long-term leadership responsibility. You'll run multiple concurrent projects, coordinate consultant and engineering disciplines across each one, review construction documents for accuracy and code compliance, and serve as one of the main faces of Progress Studio to clients and contractors. After eight-plus years in the field, you know the difference between a smooth project and a painful one usually gets decided long before construction starts — and this role gives you the authority to act on it.
Progress Studio is small enough that the person running the project is also the person drawing it and sitting in the OAC meeting. This role will be very involved in almost every aspect of our projects.
What You'll Actually Do
Lead projects from programming and space planning through construction administrationProduce and manage Revit models and full construction document sets, keeping code and life-safety front and centerCoordinate MEP, structural, and civil consultants, and own the QA/QC review before each issuePrepare and answer plan review comments for local and multi-state jurisdictionsRun client and contractor meetings — agendas, decisions, and follow-up in writingReview submittals and shop drawings; conduct site observations and punch list reviewsMentor designers and drafters, and help set the drawing standards the studio grows into
What you Bring
Requirements
Preferred
8+ years in commercial architecture with full CD sets under your nameLicensed architect in Indiana or actively pursuing licensure (Project Architect track) — with a strong construction, owner's-rep project management, or senior interior design backgroundCompleted professional degree in architecture; active registration or a clear path to itFluency in ProCore, Revit, Bluebeam, cloud document workflowsWorking knowledge of the Indiana Building Code and IDHS plan review, or similar jurisdictionsDirect experience running consultant coordination and construction administration across multiple teams both internally and externallyPerforming ComCheck reports and reviewing drawing sets amongst other consultantsFluent in Adobe, Microsoft, Canva, and other productivity software
Project Experience in the following but not limited to: Healthcare, Dental, Medical, Veterinary, Multi-Family Housing, and Adaptive ReuseGround-up experience alongside tenant build-out workMulti-state licensure or willingness to pursueLiDAR scanning and as-built documentation workflows
Benefits we Offer
Employer-Paid:
Professional Development Days
Annual Salary Increases & Bonuses
10 Paid Company Holidays per Year
Generous PTO ALlowance
IRA Employer Match
Licensure Exam Fee Support
Hybrid & Flexible Schedules
Professional Development:
Life Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Insurance Stipend
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
The Hiring Process
Step 05
Final Decision
We'll follow up directly once we've made a final decision on your application.
Step 04
We'll have 2 or 3 in person interviews with the principal architect and senior leaders to dive deeper into your experience, our current projects and their complexities, and explore how you might fit in with our team.
Interviews
Step 03 - Prospective Candidates
We'll schedule a virtual conversation with you and the principal architect at Progress Studio about the work you want to be doing and what we're looking for.
Introduction Call
Step 02
Review
We'll review your application — portfolio, resume, and work samples — looking for how you approach a project from concept through construction. We will share whether we are moving forward with your application.
Step 01
Submit your application below.
Share your information on the linked application form on this page and include your resume and a portfolio PDF or link.
