Architectural Captain

Reporting to:

Sr. Architectural Project Manager & Team Lead

Southern California residents are preferred for occasional in-person client and team collaboration. Hybrid arrangements are welcomed, and remote candidates will be considered for the right fit.

Full-time

As the Architectural Job Captain, you will lead design projects, ensuring adherence to building codes and specifications. Under the Project Manager and Architect's direction, you will manage technical designs and documents using software such as Revit, Bluebeam, Revu, and AutoCAD; driving projects from concept to construction with a focus on compliance and design integrity. You will take ownership of the development and coordination of construction documents, ensuring alignment across all disciplines.

For small to mid-scale projects, you’ll independently lead the production and documentation process, while supporting larger or more complex projects under the guidance of the Project Manager and Architect.

In this role, you will be the key liaison between project teams, clients, and consultants, discerning project requirements and guiding designs to meet client approval. You will collaborate with Architectural Project Managers and other team members to help manage the project's documentation requirements, timeline, and streamline communication while ensuring project milestones are achieved efficiently. You will actively coordinate with external consultants (MEP, structural, etc.),

reviewing their drawings for conflicts, ensuring alignment with architectural intent, and helping drive timely integration into the overall construction documents for submittal to governing jurisdictions.

Your dedication to quality will see you verifying documentation accuracy, ensuring project compliance, and implementing Project Manager QA / QC reviews. You will deliver contract documents and guarantee that architectural designs are perfectly integrated with all project aspects, leading to exemplary finished projects. You will incorporate redlines, markups, and consultant feedback into final drawing packages, maintaining a high level of accuracy and consistency.

You will also help uphold documentation office standards, model organization, and file integrity across the project lifecycle.

• You are accountable for ensuring smooth project navigation from concept to completion.
• Exhibit flexibility, kindness, and a willingness to learn. Yep, that’s the top of the list!
• You’re the go‑to person who administrates our architectural projects, and ensures the project follows building codes.
• You’ll interact and consult with our clients to discern a project’s specifications and you’ll help guide the interpretation and direction of designs.
• You’ll prepare and submit drawings and renderings for approval and cross‑collaborate with the team and make needed corrections.
• You'll be able to use construction modeling software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and others to create schematics.
• You’ll demonstrate an ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, with the confidence to multi‑task and delegate as required.
• You’ll visit architectural work sites and take measurements of structures and spaces if necessary.
• You take ownership of the full drawing set, ensuring coordination, accuracy, and readiness for each phase of delivery.
• You confidently interpret and apply building codes, contributing to well‑resolved and compliant design solutions.
• You support construction administration efforts, including responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and assisting with field coordination as needed.
• You perform project‑specific code analysis, ensuring designs align with
• applicable building codes and regulatory requirements from early design through construction documentation.
• You’ll review drawings for accuracy and ensure construction documents reflect as‑built conditions.
• You’ll work to ensure the architectural team’s alignment with the studio's strategic priorities.
• You’ll contribute to a positive work culture and uphold our core values.

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