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 - $124,999.01STV offers the following 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.
Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.
Skills Required
- Registered Architect (RA), preferably with Colorado state registration or the ability to obtain it within an agreed period after hire
- 10-15 years of professional architecture experience, including construction document production and multidisciplinary technical coordination
- Proficiency in Revit and BIM for architectural production
- Working knowledge of Denver and Colorado building codes
- Experience coordinating engineering disciplines and outside consultants through Design Development and Construction Documents phases
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- NCARB certification
- Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
- Public-agency or institutional project experience, such as transit, education, justice, or civic projects
- Specification-writing experience
- Experience with alternative delivery methods, including design-build
STV Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with multiple plan options and telehealth, and is often characterized as good to above average for an engineering/consulting firm. Benefits such as company-paid life/disability and FSAs further support the overall healthcare offering.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and a discretionary annual contribution, aligning with a benefits package portrayed as competitive. Some indications suggest additional employer contributions may occur in certain years.
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Parental & Family Support — PTO, company holidays, paid parental leave, and resources like an Employee Assistance Program and backup childcare are presented as family-supportive elements. These components are frequently cited as positives within the overall package.
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What We Do
STV offers professional services for the infrastructure that powers our lives. We are experts in transportation systems, building design, water systems and other essential infrastructure. Harnessing national expertise to solve local challenges, STV works with public and private sector clients to make communities better – now and for the future. Our expertise includes architectural, engineering, planning, environmental, program and construction management (PM/CM) and advisory services.
