Project Architect

stvinc; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 109,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Continuing Education Program

Job summary

STV seeks a Project Architect for its Buildings group in Denver, CO. The role leads the production of construction documents, coordinates across disciplines, and ensures code-compliant, buildable drawings and specifications.

The ideal candidate is a Registered Architect with 10–15 years of experience, proficient in Revit, and knowledgeable about Denver/Colorado codes. The position emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and contribution to firm-wide technical standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Architect (RA); CO State registration preferred or obtainable after hire.
• 10-15 years of professional architecture experience including construction document production and multi-discipline coordination.
• Proficiency in Revit/BIM for architectural production.
• Working knowledge of Denver and Colorado building codes.
• Experience coordinating with engineering disciplines and outside consultants through DD and CD phases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of construction documents (drawings and specifications) for assigned projects.
• Coordinate technical work across engineering disciplines and outside consultants to ensure coordinated, conflict-free documents.
• Own technical detailing, code compliance, and document quality within the project scope.
• Mentor production staff and supervise drawing production in Revit.
• Collaborate with Design Lead and Design Manager on technical decisions; support design development through construction documents.
• Contribute to STV's national technical leadership and firm-wide standards; assist in pursuits and proposals.

Skills

Revit/BIM

Coordination across disciplines

Written and verbal communication

Project leadership

Code compliance knowledge

Education

Registered Architect (RA)

CO State registration preferred

Job description

STV is seeking a Project Architect for our Buildings group in Denver Colorado.

The Project Architect is the chief technical architect for the management and creation of construction documents on assigned projects within STV's Denver 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. It sits at the project-delivery core of the practice, working with Senior Project Managers and alongside the Design Lead and Design Manager.

Key Responsibilities

The Project Architect serves as the technical lead for the production of construction documents, including drawings and specifications, on assigned projects. This individual leads and develops the project team, directing technical coordination across all engineering disciplines and outside consultants to produce coordinated, conflict-free documents. The role owns technical detailing, code compliance, and document quality within the assigned scope. The Project Architect partners with the Design Lead, who holds design direction authority, as a technical collaborator whose involvement deepens through Design Development and Construction Documents. Meeting scheduling, workplan logistics, and the consultant coordination interface belong to the project's Design Manager; the Project Architect concentrates on design, technical decisions, drawing production oversight, specifications, and mentoring of production staff. All production is executed in Revit. The Project Architect is responsible for model quality and for the integration of specifications with the drawing set. Beyond project delivery, the Project Architect 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. The Project Architect also supports pursuits, contributing project-experience narratives and technical approach content to proposals under the direction of the Studio leader or Market Sector Leader.

Qualifications - Required

• Registered Architect (RA); preferably a CO State registration required, or obtainable within an agreed period after hire.
• 10-15 years of professional architecture experience, including construction document production and multi-discipline technical coordination
• Proficiency in Revit/BIM for architectural production
• Working knowledge of Denver and Colorado building codes .
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with engineering disciplines and outside consultants through DD and CD phases
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications - Preferred

• NCARB certification
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Public-agency or institutional project experience (transit, education, justice, or civic)
• Specification-writing experience
• Experience with alternative delivery methods, including design-build

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, Denver, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and San Francisco supporting public-agency and institutional clients nationally.

Compensation Range:

$109,374.13 - $124,999.01

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
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. 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.