Architectural Designer 2

STV; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

STV's Washington, DC Architecture practice seeks an Architectural Designer II with 5-8 years of professional experience to support a growing portfolio of transportation, civic, federal, institutional, and other complex building projects.

The candidate will contribute to design development through construction documentation, collaborate with project architects and engineers, and increasingly own drawing packages while advancing BIM with Revit.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• 5-8 years of professional architectural experience with design development and construction documents.
• Experience assembling and coordinating architectural drawing sets with proper hierarchy and specs.
• Knowledge of building systems interfaces and constructability principles.
• Familiarity with building codes, accessibility, and life-safety principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectural construction documents including floor plans, elevations, sections, and details.
• Coordinate drawing sets across discipline teams and ensure consistency.
• Develop and maintain Revit models, sheets, schedules, and annotations.
• Support code compliance and accessibility requirements in documentation.
• Assist with construction administration support and RFIs.

Skills

Architectural documentation

BIM coordination

Design development

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Job description

STV's Washington, DC Architecture practice is seeking an Architectural Designer II with 5-8 years of professional experience to support a growing portfolio of transportation, civic, federal, institutional, and other complex building projects for our Buildings Group.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in architectural documentation and understands how design intent is translated into coordinated, accurate, and constructible drawings. Beyond proficiency in drafting and modeling, this position requires an understanding of how architectural drawing sets are organized, how building systems come together, and how construction documents communicate the information contractors need to build.

Working closely with project architects, designers, and engineering disciplines, the Architectural Designer II will contribute to projects from design development through construction documentation, with opportunities to participate in earlier design phases and construction administration. The role offers increasing ownership of architectural work packages within STV's collaborative, multidisciplinary project environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Documentation: Develop architectural construction documents, including floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, enlarged plans, wall sections, details, door and finish schedules, and other project-specific drawings.
• Drawing Set Development: Understand and contribute to the organization, coordination, and completeness of architectural drawing sets, maintaining consistency among plans, sections, details, schedules, and specifications.
• Constructability and Detailing: Develop architectural details that address material interfaces, building assemblies, waterproofing, thermal continuity, fire-rated construction, installation requirements, and practical construction considerations.
• Building Systems Integration: Coordinate architectural elements with structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and other building systems, recognizing spatial conflicts, clearance requirements, and constructability concerns.
• BIM Production and Coordination: Develop and maintain Revit models, views, sheets, schedules, families, and annotations in accordance with project BIM standards and documentation requirements.
• Quality and Coordination: Participate in interdisciplinary model and drawing reviews, identify discrepancies, and help resolve coordination issues before document issuance.
• Code and Accessibility: Support the application of building codes, accessibility standards, life-safety requirements, and applicable design criteria in architectural documentation.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Work with project architects and technical leads to evaluate design alternatives, resolve detailing challenges, and develop practical solutions consistent with design intent.
• Construction Administration Support: Assist with responses to RFIs, review of submittals and shop drawings, and documentation of construction-phase clarifications under the guidance of project architects.
• Team Collaboration: Communicate progress, coordination needs, and unresolved issues clearly while taking ownership of assigned drawing packages and deliverables.

Qualifications

Required

• Professional degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• 5-8 years of professional architectural experience, with substantial involvement in design development and construction documentation.
• Demonstrated experience assembling and coordinating architectural drawing sets, with an understanding of drawing hierarchy, cross-referencing, annotation, scheduling, and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
• Solid knowledge of architectural detailing, building materials, construction assemblies, and fundamental constructability principles.
• Working understanding of structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems and their interfaces with architectural design.
• Familiarity with applicable building codes, accessibility requirements, life-safety principles, and conventional construction practices.
• Strong working proficiency in Autodesk Revit, including the ability to:
  1. Independently develop and maintain architectural models for design development and construction documentation.
  2. Create, organize, and manage views, sheets, view templates, filters, schedules, legends, and annotation standards.
  3. Model architectural elements accurately, including walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, doors, windows, and basic curtain wall systems.
  4. Create and modify project-specific loadable families and edit family types and parameters for common documentation needs.
  5. Work effectively with linked architectural and engineering models, shared coordinates, levels, grids, and coordination views.
  6. Use schedules, tags, parameters, and model-based documentation tools to improve drawing consistency and reduce duplication.
  7. Identify and resolve common modeling and documen