Project Architect — Lead Municipal & Federal Projects

Confident Search Consultants; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Health insurance options

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Company vehicles for business travel

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is assisting in a confidential search for a Project Architect in the Albany, NY area. This role offers broad project lifecycle involvement, leadership opportunities, and collaboration across municipal and federal projects.

Ideal candidates are Registered Architects or near licensure with 5–10+ years of experience and strong design to execution capabilities. The position emphasizes ownership, multidisciplinary coordination, and growth into project management, with an

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture.
• 5–10+ years of relevant architectural experience.
• Registered Architect strongly preferred.
• Candidates not yet licensed should be close to licensure.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural projects from programming through design and construction.
• Prepare architectural assessments, facility studies, feasibility studies, and reports.
• Evaluate existing buildings and document conditions and recommendations.
• Perform building code reviews for new and existing facilities.
• Develop architectural drawings, details, and construction documents.
• Work in Revit and AutoCAD.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior staff and assume increasing project ownership.

Skills

Project leadership

Mentoring

Technical writing

Client communication

Team collaboration

Education

Architecture degree (Bachelor/Master)

Registered Architect

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is assisting in a confidential search for a Project Architect in the Albany, NY area. This role offers broad project lifecycle involvement, leadership opportunities, and collaboration across municipal and federal projects.

Ideal candidates are Registered Architects or near licensure with 5–10+ years of experience and strong design to execution capabilities. The position emphasizes ownership, multidisciplinary coordination, and growth into project management, with an