Project Architect

About the Role

This Project Architect role offers the opportunity to manage and lead architectural projects from concept through completion, with a focus on healthcare, educational, and laboratory facilities. You will oversee small to medium-sized projects, occasionally contributing to larger-scale work, while coordinating multidisciplinary teams, interfacing directly with clients, and participating in design development using Revit and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead architectural projects from concept through completion.
• Oversee planning, budgeting, scheduling, and leading project teams.
• Interface directly with clients to gather requirements and manage relationships.
• Design and develop floor plan layouts for complex facilities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including MEP, electrical, interior design, and architecture.
• Produce construction documents and drawings using Revit or AutoCAD.
• Conduct construction administration and documentation.
• Manage meetings, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Research and apply new market information to project strategies and design solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
• 8+ years of architectural experience, preferably with K–12, healthcare, educational, or laboratory projects.
• Proven project management experience, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and team leadership.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing directly with clients and managing client relationships.
• Proficiency in Revit or AutoCAD for design and production of construction documents.
• Strong experience in construction administration and documentation.
• Ability to design and develop floor plan layouts for complex facilities.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Solid understanding of project coordination processes and best practices.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with SketchUp for 3D modeling and visualization.
• Registered Architect credential is a plus.
• Previous experience serving as a Project Manager on architectural projects.
• Knowledge of healthcare project requirements, including health codes and Health Department standards.
• Experience with facility design, particularly in healthcare and educational environments.
• Interest in developing deeper expertise in healthcare and education projects.
• Leadership skills and desire to grow into or continue in a project management capacity.
• Ability to work effectively in an open, collaborative office environment.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $50.48 - $50.48/hr. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available.
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents).
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• Transportation benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave).

Schedule

• This is a Contract to Hire position.
• Fully onsite in Kalamazoo, MI.