Junior Project Manager/Designer (& Experienced Revit User)

Archinect; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fine organic/fair trade coffee

Tasty snacks

Support for licensure processes

Professional development

Job summary

PDA in West Los Angeles is seeking a Junior Project Manager/Designer with 1–3 years of experience across residential and commercial work. The role blends independent work with mentorship from senior staff, focusing on design development, coordination, and documentation.

Qualified candidates will be proficient in Revit and AutoCAD, with strong design sense and solid communication. US work visa is required, and licensure-path applicants are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Qualified applicants will be skilled Revit users.
• Experience in managing residential and some commercial projects.
• Strong English written and oral communication.
• Ability to coordinate clients, consultants, and contractors.
• Understanding of local codes and permitting processes.

Responsibilities

• Drawings and collaboration with project team to create drawing sets.
• Coordinate with clients and consultants to guide projects to completion.
• Assemble design presentation drawings, filing, pricing, and CD sets per office standards.

Skills

Revit

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite

SketchUp

Rhino

Project management

Communication

Education

Professional architecture degree (US)

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Adobe Suite

SketchUp

Rhino

Job description

PDA is a published, award-winning architecture office in the Rancho Park (adjacent to Westwood/Century City) area of West LA. PDA's work emphasizes modern single-family residential projects, commercial/office work, and also includes adaptive reuse and contextually sensitive renovations. We advocate for sustainability in all projects. We are dedicated to ambitious design with carefully considered detailing and top-quality client service.

Position now open: Junior Project Manager/Designer with 1-3 years of experience in all phases of custom residential and, secondarily, commercial work at US offices. At this level of seniority (i.e. early-intermediate), we expect that applicants' project management experience and skills are becoming established. This position will involve independent work as well as collaborative support from senior staff and the office principal. We are looking for a curious, eager, and ambitious team member.

PDA creates working drawings with Revit and AutoCAD on a PC platform. Qualified applicants for this position will be skilled Revit users, in addition to having strong facility with AutoCAD/2D drawing platforms, rendering software, and basic office programs.

This position also requires:

• Strong design skills and the ability to represent project design ideas at small and large scales through hand sketching and digital methods (2D and 3D).
• Meaningful project management experience, including some coordination of client contact and the roles of consultants and contractors in helping guide a project to completion, along with office team members, as well as exposure to construction administration of single-family residential and/or some commercial work in the field and office.
• Ability to carry out the assembly of design presentation drawings and filing, pricing, and CD sets, with guidance as to office standards for basic formatting and necessary contents. Applicants should have basic working familiarity with relevant local codes and permitting processes.
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills, as well as strong organizational abilities.
• Fluency with Adobe Suite, SketchUp, Rhino, and/or other graphics/rendering software.
• This position will feature drawing/drafting and collaboration with other project team members in creating drawing sets.
• Applicants must have a professional architecture degree from a credentialed US academic institution (college/university). Please, no applicants without current US work visas. We encourage licensure-track applicants, as well as recent graduates who have previous work experience.

An initial foundation of experience with appropriate detailing, in modern and contextual modes, is desired in a successful applicant.

PDA endeavors to create a challenging and supportive work environment, where staff learn, grow, and share their experience with others, while accepting responsibility commensurate with their ability to contribute. Salary and benefits are competitive and based on experience. We are located in a vital and amenity-rich part of LA.

• fine organic/fair trade coffee
• tasty snacks
• support for licensure processes
• other professional development

We appreciate your inquiry about this position and PDA.