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About the Role

The Project Architect is the chief technical architect responsible for the management and creation of construction documents, ensuring coordinated, code-compliant, and buildable documents from Design Development through Construction Documents.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the technical lead for the production of construction documents, including drawings and specifications.
• Leads and develops the project team, directing technical coordination across all engineering disciplines and outside consultants.
• Owns technical detailing, code compliance, and document quality within the assigned scope.
• Partners with the Design Lead as a technical collaborator.
• Manages day-to-day production and discipline coordination for assigned work.
• Escalates strategic design decisions and client communication upward.
• Concentrates on technical decisions, drawing production oversight, specifications, and mentoring of production staff.
• Responsible for model quality and integration of specifications with the drawing set.
• Contributes to STV's national technical leadership by participating in working sessions and sharing project experience.
• Helps build firmwide technical standards and tools.
• Supports pursuits by contributing project-experience narratives and technical approach content to proposals.

Requirements

• Registered Architect (RA); New York State registration required, or obtainable within an agreed period after hire.
• 5–10 years of professional architecture experience, including construction document production and multi-discipline technical coordination.
• Proficiency in Revit/BIM for architectural production.
• Working knowledge of New York City building codes and applicable New York State codes.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with engineering disciplines and outside consultants through DD and CD phases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Revit/BIM
• New York City building codes
• New York State codes
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Specification writing
• Design-build
• Communication skills

Location

• NYC

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5-10 years

Education Level

• Registered Architect (RA)
• NCARB certification (preferred)
• CSI/CDT credential (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

• $119,317.24 - $136,362.56

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

About the Company

• STV's national buildings group includes more than 400 professionals spanning building programming, planning, architecture, interior design, and multidisciplinary engineering.
• The group delivers projects across justice, education, health and well-being, transportation, science and technology, federal programs, and cities.
• STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America.
• Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities.
• Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,300 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities.
• The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category.
• STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world-class employee experience.
• STV exists to make communities better through innovative solutions that connect people, places and the present to the future.
• Our local teams throughout the country deeply understand the needs of their communities and have the expertise to provide solutions.
• We are also committed to giving back to our communities and our neighbors through volunteering and philanthropic activities; fundraising events; scholarships, internships, and mentoring; and sustainability and community improvement projects.

Equal Opportunity

• STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.