STV
Senior Project Architect
Empire State Building, New York, New York · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$171kDetected 12 days ago
Project ManagementResearchLeadershipMentoringRevitBIM
About the role
- The SPA extends project-tested expertise across the practice by contributing to STV's firmwide technical standards through national technical leadership.
- Contract, fee, or client-relationship issues that fall outside project scope are escalated to the Principal-in-Charge.
- Direct technical coordination across all disciplines and outside consultants, holding subconsultant work to STV's technical and documentation standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead assigned projects from kickoff through closeout, managing the architecture team day-to-day and directing production of a coordinated, code-compliant construction document set.
- The SPA owns the drawing set and specification coordination and holds full technical authority within project scope, with engagement heaviest from Design Development through Construction Documents.
- The SPA interfaces with the Project Management Lead on workplan and schedule so that production sequencing aligns with fee and milestone commitments, and partners with the Design Lead as a technical collaborator - supporting design intent through resolution and documentation while the Design Lead retains authority over design direction, particularly in early conceptual phases.
- Uphold code compliance and technical quality across the set, applying fluency in the New York City Building Code and applicable jurisdictional requirements through the DOB filing and approval process.
- The SPA contributes to STV's firmwide technical standards through national technical leadership - sharing project experience, participating in working sessions, and helping build the tools and standards that raise technical consistency across offices.
- Mentor Project Architects and designers on the team, developing technical skill and documentation discipline through direct project work.
- The SPA supports pursuits with technical-approach and project-experience content and may lead task-order proposals where appropriate.
- Fluency in the New York City Building Code and NYC DOB filing and approval processes.
- Demonstrated record producing coordinated construction document sets for public-agency and institutional clients.
- The Senior Project Architect (SPA) is the day-to-day delivery lead on complex architecture projects, running the work independently from kickoff through closeout.
Requirements
- Registered Architect (RA) required
- Experience with alternate delivery methods, including design-build.
Nice to have
- New York State registration held or obtained within 6 months of hire.
- NCARB certification preferred.
- experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) preferred.
- Proficiency in Revit/BIM required
Compensation
- $149,671.54 - $171,053.19
- The listed pay range is STV's good-faith salary estimate for this position.
- Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.
- Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
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