Senior Transit Station Architect — Lead Design & Delivery

STV, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 102,094 - 116,679; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

STV, Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking an Architect with 5–8 years of experience to take ownership of design, documentation, coordination, and project delivery. The role supports transit stations, civic facilities, federal and education projects, and adaptive reuse.

The candidate will lead significant portions of architectural work, develop Revit models, coordinate with multiple disciplines, and mentor junior staff. OpenBuildings Designer experience valued; strong communication skills required.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture.
• 5-8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Architectural licensure required.
• Strong design judgment combined with proven technical and production capability.
• Experience developing projects through multiple phases of design and documentation.
• Ability to independently carry meaningful portions of a project with limited day-to-day direction.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary coordination, constructability, and project delivery.
• Experience with architectural detailing, building envelope systems, code analysis, accessibility, specifications, and construction administration.
• Strong verbal, graphic, and written communication skills.
• Ability to mentor or guide junior staff.
• Strong accountability, initiative, attention to detail, and responsiveness to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant portions of architectural work from concept design through construction administration.
• Take ownership of building areas, station components, work packages, or smaller projects.
• Develop and coordinate Revit models, plans, sections, elevations, details, schedules, and technical documentation.
• Translate design intent into coordinated and constructible architectural solutions.
• Generate and evaluate design options in response to program, code, systems, constructability, phasing, and project constraints.
• Coordinate directly with structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, transportation, systems, and planning disciplines.
• Identify coordination conflicts, technical risks, and unresolved issues and help drive them toward resolution.
• Lead or actively contribute to multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
• Perform building code, accessibility, life safety, zoning, and regulatory analyses.
• Develop technical details, assemblies, and specifications.
• Review drawing sets for quality, consistency, constructability, and coordination.
• Guide junior staff and provide clear direction and constructive feedback.
• Support client presentations and technical discussions.
• Participate in field investigations and existing‑condition documentation.
• Support construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, field conditions, and construction‑related design issues.

Skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Design judgment

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

OpenBuildings Designer

BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

STV, Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking an Architect with 5–8 years of experience to take ownership of design, documentation, coordination, and project delivery. The role supports transit stations, civic facilities, federal and education projects, and adaptive reuse.

The candidate will lead significant portions of architectural work, develop Revit models, coordinate with multiple disciplines, and mentor junior staff. OpenBuildings Designer experience valued; strong communication skills required.