Our client is a well-established, award-winning architecture, planning, and interiors firm with decades of experience and multiple offices across California and beyond. Known for designing communities that promote human fulfillment and well-being, they have built a strong reputation for thoughtful, high-quality commercial work and a people-first studio culture. They offer a collaborative environment where design excellence, professional growth, and meaningful client relationships are at the core of everything they do.
We are looking for a technically skilled, design-driven Job Captain to join their Commercial team in Irvine, Pleasanton, or San Diego, CA. In this role, you will work closely with a senior project leader and take ownership of key technical aspects of large projects—or several smaller projects—from late design through construction, helping to investigate, evaluate, and recommend design solutions that best serve our clients’ needs.
This is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week onsite at their Irvine, Pleasanton, or San Diego office.
What You'll Do
Provide architectural support and coordination from the end of Design Development through permit submittal and Construction Administration.
Apply advanced architectural concepts and translate design intent into clear, buildable solutions.
Produce, review, and refine drawings to ensure compliance with codes, project standards, and office quality expectations.
Help monitor project budgets and schedules while maintaining thorough documentation.
Prepare reports, specifications, and other technical documents as needed.
Collaborate with clients, consultants, and in‑house teams to maintain strong working relationships.
Supervise and mentor technical staff, including redlining and guiding others’ work when appropriate.
What You'll Bring
Solid understanding of building codes, with the ability to apply them across different commercial building types and construction methods.
Strong experience producing complete construction drawing sets from start to finish.
Proficiency in Revit/BIM, AutoCAD, and SketchUp; experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
Hands‑on experience working in the construction phases of projects (RFIs, submittals, coordination, etc.).
Self‑motivated, with the ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
Strong problem‑solving skills, sound judgment, and reliable follow‑through.
Excellent graphic, communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
Ability to provide positive direction and leadership to architectural staff.
Qualifications
3+ years of professional experience in architecture, including at least 1 year serving as a Job Captain
Demonstrated experience on commercial projects
Professional degree in architecture from a NAAB‑accredited 4‑ or 5‑year program
Clear commitment to professional growth, ideally including progress toward architectural licensure.
Legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
401(k)
Impact Your Future
Matching Candidates and Companies
Northern Impact is dedicated to connecting innovative professionals
in engineering, architecture, retail, marketing/sales, information technology, legal, HR, finance & accounting with growing and like-minded companies.
Organizational Values
Team Collaboration – We treat each candidate and employer as a member of the team. As with any successful team, timely and effective collaboration is paramount. We are dedicated leaders of the recruitment process, ensuring our candidates and employers succeed.
Communication – We ensure candidates and companies are given real-time feedback on the status of the recruitment process to ensure all parties are satisfied.
Culture – Corporate culture and fit are critical to the long-term success of being any hire hired. We are
dedicated to evaluating company culture and validating a candidate’s potential fit in all recruitment's.
Results Orientated – Our goal is to find the right candidate for all of our clients – We succeed
when candidates and clients realize a long-term employment.
Growth – To help facilitate the companies’ growth and revenue with our skilled Professionals.
Impact Your Success
By submitting your resume to us, we’ll keep you up-dated on current opportunities in the job market place. Many of our placed candidates were never actively looking, but made a change because Northern Impact presented a better opportunity to get them to the next level in their career. Your resume is kept confidential and only presented with your permission. We screen companies for you and strive to match your skill, talent and passion to ensure the right cultural and long lasting fit.
Submit Resume to info@northernimpacts.com
For Business inquires call Esther Stenzler : +1 (213) 335-4696
