Senior Architect, Real Estate

Location: New York

Position Information NY HELP:
No

Agency:
Empire State Development, NYS

Title:

Senior Architect, Real EstateOccupational Category:
Other Professional Careers Salary Grade: NSBargaining Unit:
None listed

Salary Range:
From $110000 to $120000 Annually

Employment Type

:
Full-Time Appointment Type :

Permanent

Jurisdictional Class :

Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage : 0%
Schedule Workweek :
Mon-Fri Hours Per Week : 37.5

Workday From : 9 AM To : 5:30 PM Flextime allowed? :
No Mandatory overtime? :
No Compressed workweek allowed? :
No Telecommuting allowed? :
No

Location County :
New York Street Address : 5 Grand Central East, New York, NY 10017 : (formally 655 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017) City :
New York State: NY Zip Code: 10017

Job Specifics Duties Description :
* Applicants MUST submit a cover letter with resume to be considered.
* This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy.
* Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require an accommodation.

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Senior Architect helps direct the design vision for Empire State Development (ESD) real estate projects. This role ensures that projects incorporate meaningful public benefits and align with New York State’s ambitious housing and climate agendas. The Senior Architect oversees project feasibility, conducts design reviews, manages legacy design modifications and monitors ongoing code compliance. This position requires close collaboration with ESD real estate project managers, technical staff, public agencies, and external consultants.

WORK PERFORMED:
• Perform physical site visits and evaluations.
• Conduct architectural and spatial feasibility studies to support preliminary financial analyses, project visioning sessions, and interagency coordination.
• Select and manage external design consultants conducting planning, infrastructure, and decarbonization studies.
• Coordinate with consultants to develop master plans and design guidelines.
• Evaluate the preliminary feasibility of proposed projects by reviewing site plans, incorporating feedback from elected officials and public stakeholders, and providing technical guidance to internal ESD departments.
• Examine physical aspects of existing structures to identify viable reuses, necessary rehabilitation work, and associated architectural costs.
• Assist in drafting and evaluating architectural and design-related sections of Requests for Proposals (RFP’s).
• Assist in reviewing and scoring RFP responses for awarding ESD development.
• Coordinate with external architectural firms on design development and the drafting of Design Guidelines governing land use, bulk, massing, etc.
• Perform reviews to ensure design documents comply with established Design Guidelines before issuing zoning approval letters.
• Coordinate design requirements with environmental compliance measures.
• Review and approve required design changes during construction.
• Review architectural bulletins, proposed design modifications and change orders for ESD funded projects prior to agency approval.
• Manage contracted third-party code compliance inspectors.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive agency compliance files and official records.
• Review post construction for substantial completion and issue substantial completion letters.
• Prepare project schedule status updates, work-in progress reports, and ESD Board materials
• Conduct internal architectural research and studies to support agency initiatives.
• Review development proposals, legal agreements and consultant contracts.
• Review and approve architectural and technical consultant invoices.

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