Senior Architect
ISG
$65,000 - $135,000 / year
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Description
We believe great careers are built through ownership, opportunity, and the freedom to make an impact. As an employee owner and Senior Architect, you’ll have the autonomy to influence the direction of our architecture practice, grow meaningful client relationships, and build a team around a strong foundation of work already underway.
You’ll be both a design leader and business builder, trusted to identify opportunities, deepen existing partnerships, develop new relationships, and help determine where the team goes next. You’ll have the support of ISG’s multidisciplinary network, experienced leaders, and technical resources while having the independence to make your mark locally.
This is an opportunity to step beyond project delivery and own your career, your relationships, and the growth of the team around you. You’ll work alongside talented architects, designers, engineers, and project managers while mentoring the next generation and creating opportunities for others to grow with you. Here are a few recent projects:
- The MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex Expansion
- Le Mars Community School District New Elementary School
- South Tama County Middle School Campus Renovation
- Meskwaki Nation Recreation Center
- Prairie Rock Trails Bike Park
View additional ISG projects: Portfolio
We are looking to add your design expertise to continue supporting similar projects. Here are more details:
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Iowa architecture team with ownership for its continued growth, development, and success while contributing to the broader direction of ISG’s architecture practice.
- Grow and strengthen client relationships by serving as a trusted advisor, understanding client needs, expanding existing partnerships, and identifying new opportunities.
- Lead project and design efforts from initial concept through completion, bringing strong architectural judgment and a client-focused approach to every project.
- Build and develop your team by attracting talent, mentoring emerging professionals, delegating meaningful responsibility, and creating opportunities for others to succeed.
- Own project performance, including budgets, work plans, contracts, quality control, and delivery while maintaining strong design standards.
- Leverage ISG’s multidisciplinary expertise to pursue innovative opportunities, collaborate across geographies, and deliver impactful solutions for clients and communities.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 10+ years of professional design experience and licensed to practice architecture
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree from an accredited architecture program
- K-12, Sports + Recreation and Government + Cultural, experience, a plus
- Ability to communicate ideas empathetically and visually through both written and verbal media
- Ability to represent ISG and clients in public forums
- Familiarity in Revit, Adobe Suite and Sketchup computer software packages
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and participate with a variety of team members on different projects at varying levels of development
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Paid time off, pro-rated amount available on your start date
- Paid holidays and paid volunteer time
- Paid parental leave
- Bi-annual profit sharing
- Employee Ownership Stock Plan (ESOP)
- 401K retirement plan
- Life insurance
- HSA and FSA options
- Bereavement leave
- Supplemental voluntary benefits
- Short term and long-term disability
- Parking reimbursement, varies on office location
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision Paid time off, pro-rated amount available on your start date Paid holidays and paid volunteer time Paid parental leave Bi-annual profit sharing Employee Ownership Stock Plan (ESOP) 401K retirement plan Life insurance HSA and FSA options Bereavement leave Supplemental voluntary benefits Short term and long-term disability Parking reimbursement, varies on office location
About this role
ISG is seeking a Senior Architect to lead its Iowa-based architecture practice while contributing to the firm's broader direction. This role combines design leadership with business development—you'll oversee project delivery from concept through completion, manage team growth and mentorship, and cultivate client relationships across sectors like K-12 education, sports and recreation, and government projects. You'll have autonomy to shape the team's future while drawing on ISG's multidisciplinary resources across architecture, engineering, planning, and interior design.
The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of professional design experience, an architecture license, and a degree from an accredited program. Proficiency with Revit, Adobe Suite, and SketchUp is expected, along with strong communication skills for client and public engagement. Experience in K-12, sports and recreation, or government projects is valued. You'll balance design standards with project performance—owning budgets, schedules, quality control, and delivery—while building a team around meaningful work.
ISG offers employee ownership through an ESOP, profit sharing, comprehensive health coverage, paid parental leave, and volunteer time. The salary range is $65,000–$135,000, with openness to discussion if your experience and needs fall outside that band. This is an in-office position in Waterloo, Iowa.
Typical pay for this role
$140,000
Typical range: $120,000 to $140,000
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