Project Architect for Hospitality Design Firm

Archinect; Novato (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

EDG Interior Architecture + Design in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a senior architect to lead design development across hospitality projects. You will supervise technical drawings, coordinate with engineers, and mentor junior staff while ensuring QA standards and constructible solutions.

You will maintain client interfaces, manage project schedules and budgets, and contribute to bids, with a strong focus on detailing, Revit workflows, and on-site coordination.

Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture from an accredited university.
• NCIDQ, CCIDC, NCARB, or ASID or comparable license preferred or in process.
• 7–10+ years in architectural design across phases, with hospitality or high-end projects.
• Strong drafting/detailing skills; Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop proficiency; highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Leads the production of documents for owner approvals, bidding and construction.
• Coordinates design issues with the team while ensuring innovative, constructible solutions.
• Prepares architectural illustrations and diagrams of high quality through all project phases.
• Attends on-site reviews and project meetings; coordinates shop drawings and samples.
• Provides support to team members for specific market or discipline areas.
• Manages project costs and adherence to schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client relationship

Team collaboration

On-site coordination

Education

Degree in Architecture from an accredited university

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Photoshop

3D Modeling

Job description

What We Do:

For almost 40 years, EDG Interior Architecture + Design has shaped hospitality experiences around the world through branding, interior design, and strategies storytelling. With offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas, EDG bring together brand strategists, interior designers, architects, and graphic designers to create high-impact environments that connect people and places through design, while aligning guest experience with business performance.

What We Are About:

Change fuels our creativity and cultivates innovation. Award winning design and successful business solutions are the result.

As individuals, we are talented, collaborative, and passionate about what we do. As a team, we are inspired to THINK BIG.

Leadership

• Monitors design process from conceptual phase through construction administration, ensuring the design idea is consistent and properly executed.
• Responsible for technical resolution and coordination for a defined portion of a project.
• Ensures that construction detail documentation conforms to quality assurance, quality control and best practice standards.
• Supervises preparation of technical drawings by junior level architects or technicians.
• Leads and mentors the professional development of junior team members.
• Foster and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship to the project team(s), Studio Lead(s) and Leadership teams.

Client Interface

• Works on developing a positive relationship of trust with client leadership.
• Fosters a commitment to external and internal client service.

Teamwork

• Leads the production of documents required for owner, agency approval, bidding and construction; including drawings, specifications, project manuals, design narratives and code analysis.
• Resolves design, construction and other technical issues with design team while maintaining sights on innovative and constructible design solutions.
• Prepare architectural illustrations and diagrams of exceptional quality and design excellence thru all phases of project delivery.
• Provides technical support and project communications to the team as required.
• Attends on-site visits, field reviews and project meetings. Prepares and coordinates the review of contractor’s schedules, submission of shop drawings and samples.
• Provides support to all team members for specific market, discipline or other areas of expertise.
• Participates in the review of project costs and budgets, adherence to schedule.

Education

Degree in Architecture from an accredited university.

License

NCIDQ, CCIDC, NCARB, ASID or comparable license or certification preferred or in process.

Experience

7-10+ years’ extensive experience in all phases of architectural design, including substantial and varied experience involving responsible planning and interior design of complex projects. Substantial experience with applications of engineering technology, interior design materials and construction methods. Experience with high-end restaurant and hospitality, or high-end residential a plus.

Skills and Abilities

Excellent drafting and detailing skills; Revit proficiency; Photoshop, 3D, AutoCAD proficiency; and, excellent organization skills.

This is a growth opportunity. We are looking for someone with the capability to advance in knowledge and responsibility. Our expertise is earned, and we offer a great learning environment. You will be challenged and inspired, and never be bored.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits and a great working environment including a 9/80 alternate schedule with every other Friday off.

Visit us at www.edgdesign.com

• This is an in-person position only, no freelance or remote options.
• Sorry, we do not offer employer sponsorships.
• You must be authorized to work in the United States.