Michael Baker International

Director of Architecture

Michael Baker International

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Utah

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cyber SecuritySaltStack

About the role

  • We’re expanding our Architecture team in Salt Lake City! Michael Baker International is hiring a Director of Architecture to lead strategic growth for our local team and strengthen our Integrated Design and Advisory presence. This leadership role will guide architectural resources across our multi-disciplinary practice and evolving market sectors, driving goals, values, and growth strategies.
  • As a champion of the seller-doer model, the Director will focus on business development in emerging private markets while supporting established sectors like Federal, Aviation, and Transit. The ideal candidate is a licensed Architect with proven success managing A/E programs and collaborative, cross-disciplinary teams. Strong communication and relationship-building skills—internally and externally—are essential.
  • Key priorities include:
  • Leading project planning, quality management, and risk assessment
  • Ensuring scope, schedule, and budget alignment
  • Driving proposal development and marketing efforts
  • Promoting creative design, technical excellence, and performance across global Architecture projects
  • Bold leadership through performance management, accountability, flexibility around unexpected issues/challenges, conflict management, and empathy.
  • Balance technical alignment with staff, projects, and clients. Coordinate throughout IDA leveraging the strength and diverse array of talents throughout our organization to effectively meet our client’s needs.
  • Ensure consistent use and application of operations management tools and facilitate weekly coordination meetings to facilitate effective resource planning, quality management, and project execution.
  • Facilitate inter-office/inter-disciplinary collaboration, communication, and cooperation.
  • Constructively critique individual and team efforts, towards continuous improvement.
  • Champion staff development through coaching and mentoring
  • Work with Operations Managers to ensure staff maintain certifications and current licensing and training requirements to meet government regulatory requirements.
  • Actively identify and recruit industry talent for strategic growth.
  • Encourage uniformly high design and production standards and monitors projects to ensure that quality and production standards are met for all design and contract documents.
  • Foster a continuous learning culture by encouraging communication and the sharing of ideas and technical knowledge through mentoring, in-house presentations, case studies, and continuing education opportunities.
  • Build rapport and establish positive relationships with existing and prospective clients to ensure client-focused performance.
  • Actively participate with professional and community-focused organizations to grow relationships and introduce/educate potential clients towards the Architecture/Building Engineering Practice at Michael Baker International.
  • Establish and promote collective leadership presence within the Salt Lake City Office, reporting “in-person” to the physical office approximately three (3) days per week.
  • This local leadership position provides oversight and direction for all our local IDA resources, as well as evolving Market Sectors; and encompasses establishing and implementing goals and objectives, developing and promoting IDA’s values and strategic plans, and positioning for growth.
  • Regularly attend local industr and client events representing the comprehensive capabilities of IDA to promote brand awareness.
  • Collaborate office space needs with Infrastructure Office Executive.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for IDA within the Salt Lake City Office.
  • Organize IDA meetings, events, and team-building activities monthly.
  • Foster a positive and inclusive office culture.
  • Provide administrative support to senior leadership as needed.

Requirements

  • BS/BA Architecture; Bachelor of Architecture; or MS/MA Architecture. with active licensure as a Registered Architect (RA) in the State of Utah. NCARB Certification is required, given potential projects geography.
  • American Institute of Architects (AIA) membership is highly preferred.
  • LEED Accredited Professional BD+C is highly preferred.
  • Strong leadership with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the design, documentation, and management of multi-disciplinary architecture/building engineering projects and staff resources beyond initial licensure.
  • Thorough knowledge of the business of Architecture with demonstrated experience leading, directing, and managing people.
  • Travel (15%+/-) is anticipated based on program/project responsibilities.
  • Strong business leadership and financial acumen.
  • Proficient experience and understanding of interdisciplinary relationships between technical resources, clients, and stakeholders.
  • In-depth knowledge/proficiency with Building Information Modeling (BIM) [Autodesk Revit Architecture], technical specifications software, as well as applicable building codes, and application project implementation.
  • Understanding and experience with technical specifications software, including SpecsIntact, MasterSpec, etc., as well as Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and building codes.
  • Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Adobe, and Bluebeam.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills exhibited through the ability to articulate ideas, both verbally and in writing; personable and outgoing in work relationships, both externally and internally; highly precise, detailed, and self-organized; frank and candid during all business relationships.
  • Specific experience with Design/Build and other alternate project delivery methods is highly preferred.
  • Business development experience is highly preferred, including research and developing responses to Requests for Proposals (RFP), as well as an oversight of written and graphic marketing materials.