Principal Architect
dmc recruitmentBoulder, CO
$150,000 per yearAPPLY NOW
Principal Architect
dmc recruitmentBoulder, CO
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Architects, Except Landscape and NavalArchitectural and Engineering ManagersLandscape Architects$150,000 per year
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PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
COLORADO
Compensation:
$150,000-$180,000 + Performance BonusJoin an established, multidisciplinary architecture & design firm known for award-winning resorts, hospitality destinations, residential communities, and recreation-focused environments—grounded in landscape, culture, and a true sense of place. This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior leadership position and help shape both the design direction and business growth of the practice.
What You’ll Do: Lead strategy + growth:
- Build and expand a pipeline across resort, hospitality, mixed-use, multifamily, and destination-community work.
- Own client relationships:
- Act as trusted advisor for key accounts; guide projects from vision through construction.
- Drive design excellence:
- Provide senior design leadership on complex, context-sensitive projects—balancing creativity with budget, schedule, constructability, and sustainability.
- Guide multidisciplinary teams:
- Partner with architecture, master planning, landscape architecture, and interiors to create cohesive, memorable destinations.
- Mentor future leaders:
- Lead, coach, and develop architects in a collaborative studio culture.
- Oversee project performance:
- Support teams with executive-level oversight around scope, risk, profitability, and quality.
What We’re Looking For:
- Professional degree in Architecture(accredited)
- Licensed Architect(AIA preferred), ideally Colorado-registered or eligible 12+ years of progressive experience withsenior leadershipresponsibilities
- Proven leadership onresort/hospitality, mountain, environmentally sensitive, or destination-communityprojects
- Strong track record inclient developmentand securing/expanding work
- Solid command ofcontracts, financials, delivery, codes/entitlements, and construction
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- Why You’ll Love This RoleTake real ownership of strategy, client pursuits, and design leadership in a respected international practice
- Work in a culture built on collaboration, contextual design, and exceptional quality
- Create destinations that feel authentic to Colorado’s—and the world’s—landscape
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JOB OVERVIEW
Salary
$150,000 per year
Experience level
Manager
Location
Boulder, CO
Occupation
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Industry
Architectural Services
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