Cordogan Clark is an award-winning full-service architecture, engineering, and construction firm with a 125-year legacy of designing and building innovative and functional spaces. With that legacy propelling us into the future, we are a team of 150 professionals across multiple locations and service categories who are committed to an innovative environment of cooperation, innovation, diversity, and inclusion.

We are committed to helping our employees achieve their career goals. As such, we offer our employees a variety of opportunities to learn and grow, including in-house training programs, conferences, and professional development workshops. We also offer regular performance review sessions to help our employees identify their strengths and weaknesses, and to develop plans to achieve these goals. In order to accomplish this progression, we provide opportunities to take on new challenges and responsibilities, and to advance within the firm. If you are a talented and motivated professional who is looking to join a team that is passionate about creating innovative and functional spaces, then we encourage you to apply to Cordogan Clark today and play a role in building our next 125 years!

Your Role

Cordogan Clark is looking to hire a K-12 Leader to join our team in Cleveland, Ohio. This role is a full-time position for a degreed architect, licensed or working towards licensure, at least 10 years of architectural experience with a strong focus on K-12 school projects The ideal candidate will possess proven success in the K12 industry, detail-oriented, and an active listener, with strong  communication skills, and will work collaboratively with all project partners to be an active design participant within an award-winning architecture, engineering, interior design and construction services firm.

As a Client Leader, you will play a key role in business development, managing client relationships and leading contract negotiations. You will educate clients on our design process while collaborating with the project manager to ensure the financial success of each project. Throughout the project lifecycle, you will maintain consistent client contact, foster a collaborative and innovative work environment, and ensure that both client and DLR Group goals are met.

This is a hands-on position that will require the ability to create and present design concepts and then subsequently assist with the production of high-quality construction documents as needed for competitive bidding purposes. The role requires on-going project support throughout the bidding and construction phases. Our clients often require us to meet with them outside normal business hours, i.e., evenings and occasionally on weekends. The position may occasionally require travel (many hours in duration) to the client’s location or job site.

Specifics of Your Role

As a Client Leader, you will play a key role in business development, managing client relationships and leading contract negotiations. You will educate clients on our design process while collaborating with the project manager to ensure the financial success of each project. Throughout the project lifecycle, you will maintain consistent client contact, foster a collaborative and innovative work environment, and ensure that the clients goals are met.

Required Qualifications

• Accredited degree in Architecture with the goal of licensure.
• Working knowledge of OFCCP regulations and the Federal Contractor Compliance Manual (FCCM), with the ability to apply compliance guidance to federal contractor obligations.
• 10 years of architectural experience with a strong focus on K-12 school projects.

• Demonstrated experience managing school projects through all phases of design and construction.
• Strong knowledge of building codes, ADA, and educational planning standards.

• Proficiency in BIM 360/Revit design platform.
• Solid understanding of a wide range of computer applications used in a professional design office: Microsoft 365 suite of products, Adobe suite, Bluebeam, and familiarity with 3D programs SketchUp, Lumion, Enscape, etc.
• A strong work ethic and a drive to exceed client expectations.
• Licensed architect is preferred, though non-licensed professionals with strong relevant experience are encouraged to apply.

Featured Benefits

• Participation in the company’s comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and short-and-long term disability insurance plans.
• Pre-tax reimbursement accounts for both childcare and health care purposes.
• Participation in the company’s 401k Plan, which includes up to a 3% discretionary match.
• Personal Time-Off (PTO).
• Reimbursement for travel and business-related expenses.
• Eligible for Performance-based bonus plan.
• Paid Holidays: New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Good Friday (1/2 day), Juneteenth, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday & Friday), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Cordogan Clark is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary: $100,000.00 – $125,000.00 per year

Please contact Mary Millender at mmillender@cordoganclark.com to apply.