Architectural Project Coordinator
Listed on 2026-09-04
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Design & Architecture
CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design, Architect / Sr. Architect, Engineering Design & Technologists, Environmental & Urban Planning
Project Coordinator
MCG Architecture is seeking a motivated Project Coordinator to join its Irvine, California office.
The Project Coordinator will support Project Directors, Project Managers, Designers, and Job Captains in the delivery of retail, restaurant, mixed-use, storage, hospitality, office, and other commercial projects.
This position provides hands-on experience with Revit modeling, construction documents, consultant coordination, permit packages, project administration, and construction-phase documentation.
It is an excellent opportunity for an early-career architectural professional who wants exposure to the complete project lifecycle and a path toward becoming a Job Captain, Project Architect, or Project Manager.
MCG Architecture is a nationally established commercial architecture firm with offices throughout the United States and architectural licensing coverage in 49 states.
The Irvine office supports projects throughout California and the Western Region from early site planning and entitlements through design, permitting, and construction administration.
The Project Coordinator may support projects such as:
- Retail tenant improvements
- Restaurant and grocery projects
- National-account and prototype rollout programs
- Ground-up commercial shell buildings
- Shopping centers and mixed-use developments
- Façade renovation and retail repositioning
- Building remodels and adaptive reuse
- Signage and accessibility upgrades
- Hospitality and office projects
- Self-storage developments
- Projects moving through feasibility, entitlements, design development, permitting, bidding, and construction administration
This opportunity is best suited for an organized and motivated early-career architectural professional who enjoys Revit production, project coordination, and learning how commercial projects are designed, documented, permitted, and constructed.
The ideal candidate wants meaningful project responsibility, values feedback and mentorship, and is interested in growing into a Job Captain, Project Architect, or project-management position.
Key responsibilities include:
- Prepare and update Revit models under the direction of senior project staff.
- Produce plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, diagrams, and presentation materials.
- Assist with design-development, permit, and construction-document packages.
- Maintain project drawing sets, directories, consultant files, transmittals, meeting notes, and document-control records.
- Incorporate redlines accurately and completely.
- Verify that coordinated revisions are reflected throughout the drawing set.
- Assist with building-code, zoning, accessibility, product, and jurisdictional research.
- Document research findings for review by Project Managers and Job Captains.
- Support civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, landscape, signage, and specialty-consultant coordination.
- Help identify drawing and model conflicts.
- Assist with agency submissions, plan-check responses, permit tracking, and document revisions.
- Support construction administration through RFIs, submittals, field reports, punch lists, and closeout documentation.
- Participate in internal project meetings and selected client or consultant meetings.
- Record project decisions, action items, and assigned responsibilities.
- Follow through on assignments and communicate potential schedule or coordination issues.
- Progressively assume ownership of small projects or defined project components.
- Continue developing technical knowledge, code understanding, and project-delivery skills.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture or a related design discipline.
- Candidates completing an accredited architecture program may be considered when supported by relevant internship experience and a strong portfolio.
- Approximately 2–5+ years of architectural experience.
- Relevant architectural internships may count toward the experience requirement.
- Working proficiency in Revit.
- Experience with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch Up, or architectural visualization tools is helpful.
- Basic understanding of construction documents, building systems, codes, accessibility, and consultant coordination.
- Ability to read and understand…
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