Job Captain / Senior Architectural Designer

Actalent; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a hands-on Job Captain / Senior Architectural Designer in Irvine, CA for a permanent, hybrid role. You will own project deliverables, work directly in Revit, coordinate with engineers and consultants, and guide projects from design through construction documentation.

Ideal candidates will have strong Revit production experience, CD experience, and a proven ability to manage complete drawing packages while maintaining multidisciplinary coordination and code awareness.

Qualifications

• Strong Revit production experience.
• Construction Document (CD) experience.
• Experience assembling and coordinating complete drawing packages.
• Architectural consulting or A/E firm experience.
• Experience coordinating with engineers and consultants.
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Ability to take ownership of project deliverables.
• Working knowledge of building codes and architectural detailing.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to contribute with limited day-to-day oversight.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects from Design Development through Construction Documents
• Develop and maintain architectural deliverables in Revit
• Assemble and coordinate multidisciplinary drawing packages
• Work directly with structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, and specialty consultants
• Support project planning, code application, detailing, and technical execution
• Participate in project meetings, site investigations, and project workshops
• Review consultant markups, redlines, and drawing updates
• Support permit submissions and construction document development
• Help establish project workflows, drawing standards, and coordination processes
• Identify and resolve design and coordination issues before construction

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Ownership of deliverables

Self-sufficiency

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

BIM 360

Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

Job description

Job Captain / Senior Architectural DesignerIrvine, CA | Hybrid

Some firms want someone to coordinate consultants.

Others want someone who can actually help deliver projects.

We're partnering with a growing architecture and engineering organization seeking a hands-on Job Captain / Senior Architectural Designer who wants to stay close to the work, own project deliverables, and play a meaningful role in project execution.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges, working directly in Revit, coordinating with engineers and consultants, and helping projects move from design through construction documentation.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a collaborative architecture and engineering team experiencing continued growth
• Work alongside architects, engineers, and technical leaders
• Contribute to complex and meaningful projects across multiple markets
• Expand your responsibilities while remaining hands-on in production and delivery
• Gain exposure to institutional, education, healthcare, industrial, public-sector, and technically complex facilities
• Opportunity to grow into Project Architect responsibilities over time
• Hybrid work environment

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate projects from Design Development through Construction Documents
• Develop and maintain architectural deliverables in Revit
• Assemble and coordinate multidisciplinary drawing packages
• Work directly with structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, and specialty consultants
• Support project planning, code application, detailing, and technical execution
• Participate in project meetings, site investigations, and project workshops
• Review consultant markups, redlines, and drawing updates
• Support permit submissions and construction document development
• Help establish project workflows, drawing standards, and coordination processes
• Identify and resolve design and coordination issues before construction

This is not a project-management-only role. Successful candidates enjoy remaining hands-on in design, production, documentation, and project delivery.

What We’re Looking ForRequired

• Strong Revit production experience
• Construction Document (CD) experience
• Experience assembling and coordinating complete drawing packages
• Architectural consulting or A/E firm experience
• Experience coordinating with engineers and consultants
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary project delivery
• Ability to take ownership of project deliverables
• Working knowledge of building codes and architectural detailing
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to contribute with limited day-to-day oversight

Preferred

• Architectural registration in progress
• NCARB track underway
• Construction Administration experience
• BIM 360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) experience
• AutoCAD experience
• Specifications exposure
• Site investigation experience
• Healthcare, education, institutional, industrial, public-sector, federal, laboratory, or government project experience

Ideal Background

You may currently be a:

• Job Captain
• Architectural Designer
• Senior Architectural Designer
• Project Designer
• Architectural Project Coordinator
• Emerging Project Architect

The strongest candidates are comfortable discussing:

• Projects they’ve personally owned
• Consultant coordination responsibilities
• Construction document packages they’ve developed
• Technical design decisions they’ve made
• Coordination challenges they’ve solved
• Their specific contributions versus broader team efforts

What Success Looks Like

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Enjoy working directly in Revit
• Take ownership of your work
• Like coordinating with multiple disciplines
• Can clearly communicate technical concepts
• Are proactive and solutions-oriented
• Want to continue growing technically rather than moving into purely administrative project management
• Enjoy helping projects move from concept into reality

Location

Irvine, California

Hybrid work arrangement available.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Irvine, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $58.00 - $72.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 27, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Irvine,CA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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