Job Captain

IA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IA’s San Francisco studio seeks a Job Captain to lead design development and production of contract documents for corporate interior projects. You’ll coordinate consultants, manage project administration, and guide junior designers to translate design intent into buildable solutions.

You bring a degree in architecture or design with 5+ years of interior project experience, strong Revit skills, and proficiency in design documentation. ADA and codes knowledge is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture or design required or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience on corporate interior design projects.
• Strong knowledge of design principles and standards.
• Advanced detailing and production of construction documents.

Responsibilities

• Creates and reviews construction documents to ensure IA standards, codes, ADA compliance.
• Collaborates with senior staff to resolve technical challenges while preserving design intent.
• Coordinates engineering consultants’ work for alignment with design solution and timely documents.
• Manages projects through contract administration, including documentation and coordination.
• Monitors contract administration budgets and reports variances to leadership and clients as appropriate.
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for design.
• Guides junior and intermediate designers, providing direction and feedback on work quality.
• Assists with field surveys and existing-condition verification when needed.

Skills

Advanced interior detailing

Contract administration

Building systems knowledge

ADA requirements knowledge

Space planning

Leadership of junior designers

Education

Degree in architecture or design

Tools

Revit

Enscape

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Captain | San Francisco

Studio: IA | Design That Moves - San Francisco

At IA, we bring architecture, design, and strategy together to create environments that move people and organizations forward. Our teams help clients respond to changing business needs by designing places that strengthen connection, support performance, and adapt to what comes next. Join us and bring your perspective to work that aligns culture, operations, and long-term goals. Together, we shape the future through people-centered design.

Our San Francisco studio is seeking a Job Captain to provide design and technical support, primarily in project administration, design development, and contract documents. Working with an integrated team of architects and designers, you’ll develop drawings, coordinate consultant information, and resolve architectural details to translate design intent into accurate, buildable solutions aligned with each client’s goals.

What You'll Do

• Creates and reviews construction documents to ensure compliance with IA standards, building systems requirements, applicable codes, and ADA requirements. May oversee all document production and review for smaller projects.
• Collaborates with senior technical and design staff to resolve technical challenges while maintaining design intent.
• Coordinates engineering consultants’ work to ensure alignment with the design solution and timely submission of documents.
• Manages assigned projects through the contract administration phase, including documentation and coordination.
• Monitors contract administration budgets and promptly communicates potential variances to project leadership and clients, as appropriate.
• Conducts client interviews to determine technical requirements for the design.
• Guides Junior and Intermediate Designers, oversees assigned tasks, and provides feedback on work quality.
• Assists with field surveys and existing-condition verification when needed.

What You Bring

• Degree in architecture or design. Equivalent experience may be substituted.
• 5 or more years of experience on corporate interior design projects.
• Strong knowledge of design principles and standards.
• Advanced interior architectural detailing skills.
• Working knowledge of construction documents and production procedures.
• Working knowledge of building systems, applicable codes, and ADA requirements.
• Working knowledge of space requirements.
• Advanced Revit skills.
• Working knowledge of contract administration and documentation.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Enscape experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to guide junior staff through clear direction, technical expertise, and constructive feedback.

Salary

$80,000 - $90,000 annually, based on education, licensing, and relevant industry experience.

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