Senior Architect - Sports Venues & Design Leadership

HOK Group, Inc.; New York (NY); Híbrido; USD 85.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

4 weeks paid parental leave

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Discretionary bonus

Descripción de la vacante

HOK New York seeks licensed Architects for its Sports, Recreation, and Entertainment practice. You will shape stadiums, arenas, and training facilities, mentoring staff and ensuring construction documents reflect design intent. Join a collaborative team delivering cutting-edge venues.

You will contribute to integrated sustainable design, participate in budgets and schedules, and interact with clients and contractors, advancing world-class sports venues with HOK’s standards.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensed Architect with current registration in your region required, if licensure is offered in your region.
• NCARB registration preferred.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.
• A strong passion for sports and collaborative design approach.

Responsabilidades

• Advocate for and uphold the design intent of stadiums, arenas, training facilities, locker rooms, and other sports-related venues.
• Leads team in planning work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems.
• Responsible for project budget and schedule adherence.
• Supervises preparation of technical drawings and coordinates with team.
• Prepares client presentations and presents design concepts.
• Ensures QA/QC and BIM/document standards are met.
• Mentors staff and participates in professional development.
• Communicates with clients and coordinates with other disciplines and vendors.
• Writes reports and coordinates with consultants and contractors to incorporate requirements.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Mentoring

Project coordination

Communication

Team collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in architecture

Master’s degree preferred

Licensed Architect

NCARB registration preferred

LEED accreditation preferred

Herramientas

BIM

QA/QC

Descripción del empleo

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership

• Advocate for and uphold the design intent of stadiums, arenas, training facilities, locker rooms, and other sports-related venues, ensuring seamless translation into comprehensive construction documentation.
• Leads team in planning work and developing solutions to technical and design detail problems.
• Responsible for establishing, maintaining and adherence to project budget and schedule.
• Supervises preparation of technical drawings by other less senior level architects or professionals.
• Prepares client presentations and presents design concepts and drawings.
• Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to QA/QC and HOK Best Practice standards.
• Incorporates Integrated Sustainable Design solutions into projects.
• Mentors and directs the work of less experienced staff, may participate in professional development; reviews and “Lessons Learned” sessions.
• Fosters and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship with the Project Leadership Team
• Assures the overall strategy for producing documents and organizing data will be followed. This includes incorporating elements in a Building Information Model (BIM) or other 3D model.
• Assures HOK document standards are met and archives documents appropriately.
• Sets up project team software parameters and manages standards.
• Takes personal responsibility for fostering a green workplace through sustainable work practices.

Client Interface + Teamwork

• Communicates with client representatives to verify design requirements and specifications, progress reviews and delivery of final presentation.
• Analyzes and develops approaches to the creation and modification of architectural documents, elevations, sections, details, specifications, etc. ensuring the incorporation of design intent.
• Responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
• Develops solutions to design problems.
• Corrects and updates, making minor adaptations and modifications, to complete working design documents.
• Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings and documents appropriately. Prepares, coordinates and reviews the schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
• Responsible for communication with other disciplines, vendors, and contractors to ensure incorporation of all information into project requirements and provide support as necessary.
• Performs product research; assists project designers with material selection and system research.
• Coordinates with project managers, clients, public agencies, consultants and contractors to incorporate engineering systems, respond to requests for information, clarifications, and modifications, and obtain approvals, negotiations and adjusting scope of services.
• Writes reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and track resolutions.
• Reviews completed reports, plans, estimates and calculations for coordination.
• Participates in team meetings to help resolve project issues, coordination with other disciplines, schedule adherence, and technical issues.
• Participates in project reviews regarding project costs, budgets and adherence to schedule.
• Communicates in a clear, concise, and professional manner at all times, both verbally and in writing and will have regular interface with clients.
• Applies proper QA/QC methods throughout project. May lead this effort.
• Provides support to all team members for specific market, discipline, or other area of expertise.
• May provide assistance in connection with expertise in particular building types, component, material, element, or building code.
• May assist team in construction administration document management.
• May assist Project Manager with defining project work plans.
• Prepares meeting minutes for consultant coordination meetings.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or equivalent in education or experience required. Master’s degree preferred.
• 7 plus years’ design experience, preferably on complex or large-scale Sports projects.
• Licensed Architect with current registration in your region required, if licensure is offered in your region.
• NCARB registration preferred.
• LEED accreditation or Green Associate preferred.
• A strong passion for sports, a commitment to design, and a collaborative approach to working with teams.

#LI-WK1

You will collaborate with a team of designers and technical experts shaping world-class venues—places that define cities, elevate fan experience, and support athletes and communities. At HOK, we value curiosity, accountability, mentorship, and design excellence. If you are ready to help create places where unforgettable moments happen, we would love to hear from you.

Compensation is based on experience, qualifications, education, and location. The reasonably expected ranges for this position is $85,000-$105,000. Other compensation may include a discretionary bonus.