Job Description
Principal Architect - Design-Build
Our client is an established design-build general contractor delivering custom residential and small to mid-sized commercial projects throughout Colorado. With architecture and construction working closely together, the business offers clients a streamlined approach from early conceptual planning and entitlements through design, documentation, and construction. The company is seeking an experienced architect who can take ownership of the architectural practice while helping shape its next stage of growth.
The Principal Architect will lead the architectural division, owning client relationships, project delivery, and the continued growth of the practice. You will work closely with company leadership while remaining hands-on throughout the design process.
- Lead the architectural division and help establish its future growth strategy.
- Manage projects from conceptual design and entitlements through construction completion.
- Develop proposals, scopes, budgets, and project estimates from conceptual information.
- Produce and oversee comprehensive construction document sets for commercial and residential projects.
- Lead client relationships while coordinating consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.
- Perform code reviews and compliance studies and oversee contract administration.
- Identify opportunities to grow the division, expand client relationships, and build out the architectural team over time.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
For the Principal Architect - Design-Build we are seeking:
- 7-10+ years of progressive architectural experience.
- Licensed Architect with the ability to obtain and maintain Colorado licensure.
- Proven commercial architecture experience, ideally alongside residential or mixed project exposure.
- Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from initial design through construction.
- Strong knowledge of construction documents, building codes, consultant coordination, and contract administration.
- Excellent client-facing, project management, communication, and leadership capabilities.
- An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to balance hands-on design responsibilities with the strategic leadership of an architectural practice.
What's on offer:
- $100,000-$110,000 base salary
- Profit-sharing opportunity
- High level of autonomy and direct influence over the architectural division.
- Opportunity to grow the practice and build a team around you.
- Diverse portfolio spanning commercial, tenant improvement, and custom residential work.
- Stability and resources of an established design-build general contractor.
- Opportunity for long-term career progression as the architectural practice expands.
- Relocation candidates are encouraged to apply, with interview travel supported for qualified candidates.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$110,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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