Senior Commercial Design Architect - Multi-Disciplinary Projects | Manhattan | Relocation Assista...
Job Description
🏗️ Ready to lead transformational projects that reshape New York's skyline?
Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client—an award-winning, multi-disciplinary design firm with 160+ professionals across six offices throughout New York State and Philadelphia. This Hispanic-owned Certified NYS MBE/DBE firm has built a 40+ year reputation for collaborative innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and design excellence.
The Opportunity:
Step into a leadership role where your expertise in large-scale commercial and hospitality architecture will drive complex, high-impact projects from concept to completion. This is your chance to work on a prestigious institutional project in partnership with HOK—a Fortune 500 architecture firm—while maintaining the agility and direct impact of a growing, values-driven organization.
What Makes This Role Unique:
🔹 Partnership with Global Leaders: Collaborate with a Fortune 500 architecture firm on a prestigious institutional project—a large-scale facility featuring advanced lab spaces and support facilities
🔹 No Correctional Background Needed: We're specifically seeking architects with strong commercial and hospitality expertise to bring fresh perspectives to institutional design
🔹 Hybrid Flexibility: Work 3-4 days per week in Manhattan with work-from-home balance
🔹 Relocation Support: Moving to NYC? We provide relocation assistance to help you make the transition
🔹 Leadership & Mentorship: Lead multi-disciplinary teams, mentor junior architects, and serve as primary client contact throughout the project lifecycle
What You'll Do:
- Drive architectural design and construction documentation for large-scale commercial, hospitality, and institutional projects ($50M+)
- Manage client relationships from initial concept through project completion
- Coordinate seamlessly with engineering, landscape architecture, and planning teams
- Create advanced construction documents using current Revit software and BIM workflows
- Present design concepts to clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies
- Ensure code compliance, accessibility standards, and building system integration
- Shape the next generation of architects through active mentorship
You're the Right Fit If You Have:
✅ 8-10 years of progressive architectural experience
✅ Proven portfolio demonstrating large-scale, complex projects in commercial, hospitality, or aviation sectors (75,000+ sq ft)
✅ Advanced Revit proficiency with current versions (2023-2024+)—this is critical
✅ Strong technical knowledge of building systems, construction methods, and material applications
✅ Client management experience and excellent presentation skills
✅ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited program
Nice to Have:
- New York State architectural license (preferred but not required)
- LEED accreditation or sustainability design experience
- Code analysis and regulatory approval expertise
- Experience with federal or large-scale institutional projects
Compensation & Benefits:
💰 Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
💰 Biannual performance bonuses (Christmas + End of March)
💰 Comprehensive benefits from Day 1 including:
- 401(k) with 50% match up to 4% of salary
- AIA membership fees covered
- Licensure renewal fees covered
- Continuing education support
- Relocation assistance for qualified candidates
Why Join This Team?
This isn't just another architecture firm—it's a place where your ideas matter, your contributions directly impact project success, and your career growth is actively supported. With over 40 years of established reputation and recent expansion into diversified markets, you'll have the stability of an established firm with the innovation of a growing company.
The firm's entrepreneurial culture encourages ingenuity and fresh thinking on every project. You'll work alongside talented professionals who share values of collaboration, honest communication, and design excellence.
About the Projects:
From state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to transformative urban developments, this firm tackles the projects that define communities. Their partnership portfolio includes decade-long relationships with Fortune 500 firms and extensive federal government experience.
Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you're a seasoned architect seeking a leadership role where commercial and hospitality expertise meets institutional innovation, this is your opportunity.
Confidential search - your application is fully private. Apply now!
Pave Talent will contact qualified candidates within 48 hours.