Senior Architect​/Project Manager

The Kaali-Nagy Company is a highly specialized ultra-luxury architectural and real estate development firm — bringing architecture, construction and development together under one roof. For over 40 years, the firm has carefully and methodically grown from humble beginnings into one of Fairfield County's most distinctive architect-developers. The Company has designed, developed and sold over $1.5 Billion of successful real estate projects.

Our focus is creating value through land acquisition, design and ground-up development of exceptional single-family speculative homes and communities in the Greenwich and Palm Beach markets. The firm also sources, invests in and develops ground-up boutique branded multifamily rental communities, the principals are cross-functional and nimble

Role Overview

The Company is seeking a highly motivated, organized and reliable Senior Architect / Project Manager to perform combined design and construction-management duties on multiple ultra-luxury residential home. This person must be highly adaptable, with a hands-on approach and extensive architectural and construction knowledge and expertise. The candidate must be driven, engaged and a proven multi-tasker who reports directly to the principals of the Company.

This person will be an integral part of managing the design and construction process and timeline, sourcing materials and subcontractors, analyzing bids, and working closely on existing projects from pre-development through completion. The candidate will work across several projects, at different stages of the property lifecycle. No travel required — the candidate will work between the Greenwich studio and project job sites.

The ideal candidate brings extensive, hands-on experience designing ultra-luxury single-family residences — including full interior and exterior architecture — on projects of $10 Million and upward, with a refined command of the high-end architectural styles, elements and detailing appropriate to both New England (Greenwich and Fairfield County) estate design and Palm Beach / South Florida luxury residential architecture. As architect-builder-developer on every one of our projects, our architects also act as builders — this dual fluency in design and build discipline is the core of the Kaali-Nagy identity.

There must be a genuine desire to split time between the field and the office, not a preference for one over the other. Candidates must have extensive experience with CAD, Revit and 3-D modeling, and will be involved in all design phases of a project from Schematic Design through Construction Drawings, requiring an extremely detail-oriented mindset.

Primary Responsibilities & Objectives

• Manage the entire design and construction process of projects — including all facets and trades of construction, and all sub-contractors and material suppliers throughout each project
• Manage pre-development timelines and develop working budgets, detailed construction timelines, detailed project schedules; attend weekly meetings, project meetings and client meetings
• Work directly with a varied group of real estate professionals to help bring a project from start to completion
• Manage project construction and development budgets, budget vs. actuals, contractors, and job payments with the office
• Help interview all sub-contractors and material suppliers
• The primary objective of this role is to oversee and direct the design and construction activities of The Kaali-Nagy Company's home projects from pre-development through end of construction (Certificate of Occupancy). This person will manage a host of high-end sub-contractors and material suppliers, ensuring every project meets the high standards of the Kaali-Nagy brand. The candidate must have extensive design and construction knowledge, with a comprehensive understanding of architectural plans and specifications, engineering plans and specs, and construction documents.
• Review the project in depth to schedule deliverables and estimate costs
• Oversee all onsite and offsite construction to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations
• Coordinate and direct construction workers and subcontractors
• Review, modify…