Project Architect

About the role

The Project Architect is the chief technical architect for the management and creation of construction documents on assigned projects within STV's New York Metro architecture practice. The role exists to carry technical responsibility for the drawing set and specifications from Design Development through Construction Documents, ensuring coordinated, code-compliant, buildable documents.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the technical lead for the production of construction documents, including drawings and specifications, on assigned projects.
• Led and develops the project team, directing technical coordination across all engineering disciplines and outside consultants to produce coordinated, conflict-free documents.
• Owes technical detailing, code compliance, and document quality within the assigned scope.
• Pairs with the Design Lead, who holds design direction authority, as a technical collaborator whose involvement deepens through Design Development and Construction Documents.
• Manages day-to-day production and discipline coordination for assigned work and escalates strategic design decisions and client communication upward.
• Manages meeting scheduling, workplan logistics, and the consultant coordination interface, concentrating on technical decisions, drawing production oversight, specifications, and mentoring of production staff.
• All production is executed in Revit.
• Responsible for model quality and for the integration of specifications with the drawing set.
• Beyond project delivery, contributes to STV's national technical leadership — participating in working sessions, sharing project experience, and helping build the firmwide technical standards and tools that support architects across the Buildings Division.
• Supports pursuits, contributing project-experience narratives and technical approach content to proposals under the direction of the Senior Project Architect or Market Sector Leader.

Qualifications

• 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

About STV

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, with offices in Philadelphia, New York, Delaware, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and San Francisco supporting public-agency and institutional clients nationally.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation Range: $119,317.24 - $136,362.56
STV offers the following 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