Project Designer: From Sketch to Permit | Unlimited PTO

American Society of Interior Designers, Inc; Altadena (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Frequent team lunches

Job summary

Enhaus, a residential design-build studio in Altadena, CA, seeks a Project Designer to own projects from schematic design through permit-ready construction documents. You will work in Revit, CAD, Bluebeam, and SketchUp, coordinating with clients, PMs, and a COO-led design team.

This ownership seat requires systemization, organization, and the ability to drive projects end-to-end across LA County portals and multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• A degree in architecture, interior design, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of residential design experience; design-build or GC-integrated experience is a plus.
• Produces a complete residential CD set in Revit or CAD and can step into an active project's set and keep it moving.
• Proficiency in Revit and/or CAD is essential; proficiency with SketchUp; working knowledge of Bluebeam.
• Has taken residential projects through a Southern California city or county from submittal to permit issuance and understands plan check, corrections, and agency clearances.
• Coordinates structural and Title 24 into the set without hand-holding.
• Systemized, organized, and clean: keeps a tracker, closes loops the same day, writes client emails that go out without edits.
• Comfortable calling agencies, purveyors, and engineers cold and getting a straight answer.
• Comfort with Slack, Buildertrend, and Dropbox.

Responsibilities

• Design development: lead assigned projects from schematic design through permit-ready construction documents.
• Permitting and entitlements: own permits across EPIC LA, LADBS, and surrounding cities.
• Material and fixture selections: lead selections and boards; oversee FF&E specification and order tracking.
• Client and project-team coordination: serve as design point of contact for clients and PMs.
• Team: help evaluate design/drafting candidates and contribute to standards.

Skills

Design development

Client presentations

Coordination

Organization

Education

Architecture or Interior Design degree

Tools

Revit

CAD

SketchUp

Bluebeam

Job description

Enhaus, a residential design-build studio in Altadena, CA, seeks a Project Designer to own projects from schematic design through permit-ready construction documents. You will work in Revit, CAD, Bluebeam, and SketchUp, coordinating with clients, PMs, and a COO-led design team.

This ownership seat requires systemization, organization, and the ability to drive projects end-to-end across LA County portals and multiple jurisdictions.