Position Summary

Supports SHVO portfolio from acquisition through construction in various design-related capacities (design, research, project management, administration).

Reports to: Managing Director, Design & Development

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

• Diligent daily filing of incoming and outgoing files and materials

• Organization and tracking of project correspondence and communications

• Scheduling and coordinating internal and external meetings

• Strategic project management aligned to secure critical path milestones

 Research 

• Create and maintain Design & Development databases

• Research design trends, market standards, and finishes

• Stay abreast of competitive design landscape for product, marketing, and public relations opportunities

• Detailed benchmarking of international and national comparables (residential, hospitality, commercial, and retail assets)

• Maintain influential knowledge of real estate, design, culture, and media trends

Design 

• Prepare feasibility analysis and due diligence presentations

• Prepare historical research on existing buildings

• Prepare conceptual design presentations

• Define RFP and scope of work requirements for consultant professionals

• Conceptualize, draft, and critique floorplans

• Prepare detailed floorplan reviews, annotated comments

• Assist with the review of shop drawings and approvals

• Maintain sample library

• Prepare punch lists

• Strategic partnerships outreach

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of programming and functional adjacencies

• Sophisticated interior design sensibility

• Strong attention to detail

• Meticulous organization

• Impeccable project management skills

• Willingness to initiate tasks and perform duties with little supervision

• Exceptional, polished presentation

• Articulate, measured, assertive

• Sophisticated written and editorial skills

• Creative strategist with precise execution

• Strong leadership and logistical sensibility

• Strong technology capacity and interest

• Refined, elegant graphic design sensibility

• Motivated independent with collaborative initiative

• Highly organized and comfortable working on multiple parallel accelerated tracks

• Committed accountability, keen availability

• Exquisite design acumen; international exposure

• Sophisticated appreciation of design, culture

• Entrepreneurial savvy

• Commitment to execute timely delivery

Technical

• Expert proficiency in MS Office (Excel in particular)

• Emphatic graphic design interest and expert proficiency in Adobe CS Suite (Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

• Expert proficiency in drawing software (AutoCAD/SketchUp, etc.)

 Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (Major or Concentration in Architecture/ Interior Design);

• Masters degree in Architecture, Interior Design or Real Estate Development

• Three years minimum design experience

• Luxury residential, hospitality, and/or retail experience preferred

Interest

• Please email resume, cover email elaborating interest and selected work samples (PDF, maximum 5MB). Candidates should be immediately available and eligible to work locally.

Apply for this position via the original Archinect Job Posting.

We could all use some inspiration right now. Here are five articles that have kept us feeling inspired in these times.

1. Esther Sperber: If My Firm Survives, We Will Pay It Forward

2. Mia Scharphie: Hold on to Your North Star

3. Ming Thompson: Architecture Might Lose a Generation of Women In the Coronavirus Era

4. Suzanne Stephens: Women Take Charge at SOM

5. Krista Reeder of Gensler on Color Speaks Project

We hope you enjoy these articles as much as we have!

Also, if you missed our final seminar of the Fall 2019/Spring 2020 season, here are some of the resources that were shared - compliments of Mia Scharphie of the the Build Yourself Network.

Facebook groups and ways to network online:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/architectsandallies

https://www.facebook.com/groups/mothersinarchitecture

https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenarchitectscollective/

Networking Webinar

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vu1HtCJmL62QNvAOCrRflzSLjVBev3uJ/view?usp=sharing

Stay connected! We hope you’ll join our virtual summer mixers in celebration of the mentors and mentees of the Fall 2019/ Spring 2020 season on June 30 and August 5. Register here.

We all are wondering what the future of our practice will look like as things change rapidly around us. How will we work differently when we can leave our homes? What new project types or areas of practice will rise from this disruption to our retail and commercial sectors? How will construction sites change? Phil Bernstein shares his thoughts in this insightful article in The Architect’s Magazine titled, Ten thoughts on the future of the practice.

We’ll be discussing this with our mentors during our May 7th seminar. We look forward to your engagement in the discussion. Register to join.

TORCH, a mentoring program developed by the AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee, will digitally convene distinguished AIA Fellows who will share their extraordinary career paths and reflect on how architecture is impacted by, and can impact, social and economic disruptions.

Panelists will be:

Carole C. Wedge, FAIA, LEED AP, CEO, Shepley Bulfinch 

Barbara Spandorf, FAIA, Assistant Director, Department of Design, Construction, & Management, City University of New York

Susannah C. Drake, FASLA, FAIA, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder 

Peter Exley, FAIA, RIBA, Co-Founder, Architecture Is Fun; President-Elect, AIA

Frances Halsband, FAIA, Principal, Kliment Halsband Architects

Register Here!

https://calendar.aiany.org/2020/04/02/webinar-torch-mentorship-program-disruption/

We couldn’t let Women’s History Month pass us by without acknowledging the recent accomplishments of a few of our mentors. At our March 4th Seminar we raised our glasses in celebration of Barbara Spandorf and Elizabeth Graziolo.

Barbara was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows this year for her significant contribution to architecture and society throughout her career. Barbara shared with us the milestone opportunities and conversations that defined her career trajectory.

Elizabeth Graziolo founded Yellow House Architects in February 2020 after a successful 17-year career at Peter Pennoyer Architects. We got to hear from Elizabeth about why she made the leap, as well as her first weeks of setting up her office, defining her company image and managing her workload.

The celebration of Barbara and Elizabeth’s accomplishments, as well as those of all of our mentors and all women making their mark in the industry, continues! It’s important to shine a light on these women to ensure they are seen for their exceptional work and to inspire the younger generation of women entering the profession to stay the course, carrying on the legacy.

In the spirit of celebration, join us in offering our congratulations to one of our mentees, Dana Boylan, on the recent birth of her son. We look forward to meeting our youngest ally in equity.

Happy Women’s History Month!

Barbara Spandorf at the March 4th, 2020 Seminar. Photo by Melissa Chua, Lean by Design.

Elizabeth Graziolo at the March 4th, 2020 Seminar. Photo by Melissa Chua, Lean by Design

Comment below with the name of one woman in architecture whose work and accomplishments you want to shine a light on…