At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators, and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee‑owned company that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results, and shares ambitions for each other, our clients, and the communities we serve.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Principal Architect/Senior Project Architect
What your role at EXP looks like
This role is intentionally broad and adaptable. We recognize that architects build their careers through many different project types, firm environments, and leadership paths. Whether your background is primarily in education, residential, institutional, civic, mixed-use, renovation, or a combination of these, we encourage you to apply.
You will take a leading role in project delivery and design coordination, while helping shape how we work together as a practice. The emphasis is on strong building fundamentals, collaboration, and quality project outcomes.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- Lead architectural projects through planning, design, documentation, and construction.
- Serve as a senior point of coordination between clients, consultants, and internal teams.
- Guide design quality, technical execution, and code compliance.
- Support project teams through clear direction, mentorship, and collaboration.
- Contribute to proposals, interviews, and pursuits as a design and technical leader.
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients through consistent delivery.
- Share experience and help develop architects and designers at different career stages.
- Contribute ideas that improve design quality, processes, and team culture.
What your experience looks like
- Licensed Architect (U.S. registration required; Florida license).
- Experience leading architectural projects and teams.
- Background may include education, residential, campus, institutional, civic, mixed-use, or renovation work.
- Strong communication and coordination skills.
- Comfort working in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Interest in leadership, collaboration, and professional growth.
Why Join EXP
- Flexible, team-oriented culture within an employee-owned firm
- Opportunity to lead projects and grow into expanded leadership at your own pace
- Diverse portfolio and strong technical support across architecture and engineering
- Respect for different backgrounds, experiences, and ways of practicing architecture
The salary range for this role is $140,000 to $190,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's skill set, experience, certifications, and geographic location. Compensation may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor.
In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time employees, including health insurance, vacation time, and 401(k) retirement benefits.
About Company
EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression.
Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.
Company
Our story
With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.
Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.
What makes us different
The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.
Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.