Architect 5 - 10 years experience

You will work directly with the principal and take significant responsibility for projects from design through construction.

• Lead and personally produce work through Predesign, SD, DD, CD, Permitting, Pricing, and Construction Administration.
• Develop technically rigorous details for new builds and renovations of light frame residential construction, historic brownstones, and interiors.
• Coordinate structural, MEP, civil, landscape, lighting, interior, and other consultants.
• Work directly with clients, contractors, fabricators, vendors, and consultants.
• Understand and resolve existing-building conditions through field investigation and documentation.
• Navigate building code, zoning, permitting, and approval requirements in multiple jurisdictions including the NYC DOB and LPC.
• Develop finish, fixture, hardware, appliance, lighting, and material selections as part of integrated architectural and interior projects as well as manage procurement.
• Lead client and consultant meetings and maintain project schedules and deliverables.
• Perform Construction Administration including site visits, RFIs, submittals, shop-drawing review, field sketches, punch lists, and resolution of construction issues.
• Guide and mentor those around you while remaining personally engaged in the design and production of the work.

Current projects:

• Custom single-family homes and renovations throughout the Northeastern US, Utah, and South of France.
• New and renovated multifamily buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Boston.
• Large and small custom interiors and furnishings.

Of Possible is seeking an architect with 5 to 10 years of experience to immediately join our creative practice. The successful candidate will collaborate with our team to work on a diverse range of projects from concept design through all phases of project documentation and construction. The current focus of the work is single-family residences, interior architecture and design, and historic renovations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience working in small, design-focused practices where architects are expected to think broadly and execute comprehensively. This individual should be able to point to a built home or renovation and explain not only the design, but what they personally drew, detailed, coordinated, solved, and administered during construction., * Extraordinarily conscientious, motivated, self-reliant, and a generous collaborator.

• Experience with custom single-family residential architecture; new construction, renovations, and interiors.
• A strong understanding of light wood-frame construction, brownstone brick-joisted, and residential building science.
• Experience guiding projects through multiple phases, client and consultant management, ideally from initial design through construction administration.
• The ability to independently organize and produce a high-quality construction-document set.
• Exquisite design judgment and sensitivity to material, proportion, space, and craft.
• Deep knowledge of architectural ideas, building science, materials, and construction.
• Strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills
• The ability to work independently, identify problems, critical path dependencies, and move a project forward.
• Expert Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and Bluebeam skills.
• Experience with New York City building codes, zoning regulations, DOB, and Landmarks application drawings and paper work filings is highly desirable
• Architectural licensure or active progress toward licensure is preferred but not required
• Authorized to work in the U.S.A.

Of Possible offers competitive performance-based salaries, benefits, 401k, vacation, and bonuses. We are a small six-person studio, working full-time in studio, and prefer candidates capable of and interested in growing into leadership positions long-term. Salary is commensurate with experience $90k - $130k+