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Senior Design Architect

New Albany, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Jan 2026

About the role

Join our team at TowerPinkster and open a new door to an amazing career! TowerPinkster, a regional architecture, engineering, and interior design firm based in Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky, is looking for a talented Senior Design Architect with experience in K-12 education design for our New Albany, Indiana office. The purpose of this position is to listen and collaborate with our clients to develop programming and design concepts which bring creativity and innovation. The candidate would have a strong ability to work with and mentor younger designers and provide insights and guidance to the design group. Areas of design specialty would be beneficial in any of TowerPinkster’s five core market sectors, as well as any advanced certifications or training.

Position responsibilities + EXPECTATIONS

Business Development:

Support Marketing Team in award submittals for authored projects.
Understand and support school funding (bonds, limited sale bonds, QSAB)
Study K-12 trends, including continuing education at conferences.
Be the K-12 school design expert resource to the team and community.
Periodically speak on K-12 topics at school focused conferences.
Network with the community at business functions during and after hours.

Project:

Strong design mindset and capabilities for project planning, programming and exterior expression.
Lead project team members on K-12 project design specifically.
Design with budget-conscious foresight to exceed expectations and limit re-design.
Create and write reports, communications and presentations to clients.
Perform as a Lead Designer on driven projects.
Lead and coordinate project efforts with other disciplines, clients and construction partners to meet schedule milestones.

Client:

Perform business development functions, to include marketing, networking to create personal connections and involvement in professional organizations.
Participate in the process of interviewing prospective new clients to understand needs, as well as build upon current client relationships.
Collaborate with clients in planning design, determining solutions and scope of project to develop design plans to meet client needs.
Propose innovative solutions to client needs while building stakeholder consensus.
Construct scope of work and determine budget.
Manage existing client relationships and develop relationships with future clients.

Mentorship:

Mentor team to share experiences, knowledge, skills, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
Inspire creativity in other team members through collaboration and humility.
Lead, teach and guide other project team members to assist in their growth and development.
Provide input on work priorities and project scheduling
Conduct quality control reviews on various projects
Serve as a K-12 subject matter expert to resolve any project related concerns.
Provide input to department standards and procedures for K-12 project work.

Position Qualifications

Licensed architect with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the field.
Technical understanding of constructability and material selections that relate to design expression.
Able to present from medium to large size groups and represent the Firm positively.
Able to sketch and draw by hand and create computer-generated 3D graphics.
Able to create dynamic graphic presentations and exhibit solid design and communication skills.
Working knowledge of REVIT, Photoshop, InDesign, Word, Excel and Google.
Solid foundational knowledge of K-12 project work, Indiana knowledge preferred.

WHAT WE OFFER
We take a holistic approach to ensure the wellbeing of our team members. TowerPinkster is proud to support its team members with a robust compensation and benefits package, which incl