Senior Architect-Albany

Senior Architect-Albany

BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers, P.C. is currently seeking a mid-career

Architect/Architectural Designer for the firm’s Albany office.

BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers, P.C. is a Long Island-based, ENR New York Top 100 

design firm, and No. 20 on the 2019 Building Design & Construction’s nation- wide School Sector 

Giants list. At BBS, we continually strive for excellence in providing integrated architectural, 

landscape architectural and M/E/P engineering solutions to help our clients successfully plan, 

design, and build their projects.

BBS is a multi-disciplined firm with a wide range of consulting services located in-house, 

successfully delivering building and site projects for clients predominantly with K-12/higher 

educational backgrounds for over 40 years. With 75% of our valued staff being employed at BBS for 

over 10 years, and many for over 20 years, our vision is long term, and it includes the most 

talented individuals in the industry. At BBS you will contribute to a wide range of projects that 

help our clients understand the challenges placed before them today while connecting them to the 

future. We support a workplace culture that encourages innovation, creativity and camaraderie and 

as a result, have been named one of Newsday’s Top Work Places on Long Island by our employees.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking an Architect/Designer with 10 to 15 years of experience.  Previous public-sector 

experience is preferred.  Candidates should be dedicated self-starters, able to work on teams and 

to function alone when necessary, and should also have a dedication to the profession with a 

strong, self-motivated desire to learn and progress.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties and responsibilities will vary according to the level of position, which may be from 

existing conditions documentation through design development, renderings, presentations, 

construction documents, quality control, project administration, and management.  We expect you 

will:

•     Pro-actively contribute to projects from conceptual design through construction 

closeout.

•     Produce construction documents and technical specifications for public bidding.

•     Follow production schedules and meet multiple simultaneous deadlines.

•     Work with in-house design teams of other project architects and engineers, 

designers, technicians and outside consultants, as well as Construction Managers and client 

representatives.

•     Meet quality control requirements, cost budgets, and time deadlines as necessary to 

ensure highest level of client satisfaction.

•     Contribute to growing our practice through new business development initiatives 

including but not limited to assistance with new client outreach, follow-up, and

marketing.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Skills and experience will vary according to the level of the position however the following are 

minimal requirements of all positions:

•     Bachelor of Science in Architecture (4-year degree), Bachelor of Architecture 

(5-year degree) preferred.

•     Proficiency in REVIT,  AutoCAD, Microsoft Word and Excel, and Adobe.

•     Strong design and graphic skills, with ability to work in Sketch-Up or other 

modeling/presentation software packages.

•     Excellent verbal, written and visual communication skills.

•     Self-driven desire to learn and grow professionally, independence, ability to 

multi-task and to meet multiple simultaneous deadlines, client interaction and presentations.

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

•     Comprehensive, competitive compensation package.

•     Group health insurance, dental insurance, and vision discount program.

•     Company-paid group life insurance.

•     Supplemental life, spousal and dependent life and AFLAC plans available.

•     401k plan.

•     Company-paid vacation and sick/personal time.

•     Professional development program, professional licensing/certifications 

reimbursement.

If interested please send your resume to Bryan Manning, AIA, bmanning@bbsarch.com

BBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.