Job Captain | Healthcare (Intermediate & Senior)

Summary

Northern Impact is a mid-size Los Angeles Architecture + Interiors studio known for its award-winning healthcare designs. They are seeking a Job Captain with healthcare experience to prepare design and construction documents while leading small projects and ensuring effective communication within the project team.

Responsibilities

• Prepares design and construction documents and assists in architectural project solving
• Lead or design small project
• Involved with project communication and documentation, along with project team task assignments
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing to clients, consultants, vendors and staff
• Proficient with office standards as it relates to project documentation
• Assist in writing meeting minutes, change orders, RFI responses and professional correspondence
• Estimate hours for assigned tasks and finish tasks within the agreed-upon budget hours for the task
• Proficient in the documentation of project design such as three-dimensional modeling, product, or material research
• Participate in office design charettes
• May participate in the development of design
• Support design team and ensure that the design intent is followed through all phases
• Assist in development of project documents during all phases of the project
• Understand the organization of the contract documents
• Assist in organization and generation of working drawings
• Possess knowledge of drawing setup, layers, plotting/publishing, dimensions, blocks, attributes, purge/audit/recover, back up files, view ports
• Assist in the development of architectural graphic standards
• Understand technical terminology of the architectural and construction industry
• Coordinate drawings with consultant drawings and specifications
• Apply building code concepts of accessibility, occupant loads, exit widths, fire rated walls and doors, ramps, stairs and handrails, and interior environment
• Prepare complex plans, elevations, and details under guidance of supervisor
• Understanding of basic construction systems of walls, roofs, doors, and windows
• Support the construction administration phase of a project by jobsite visits, assisting in review of submittals, shop drawings, response to RFI’s, and preparation of instruction bulletins for changes

Skills

• Minimum 5 years of professional architectural experience, with senior-level job captain positions requiring 8+ years of demonstrated expertise in project management and team leadership
• Good organizational skills and ability to work under own initiative
• Responsive and dependable to meet deadlines
• Excellent visual, verbal and written communications skills
• Working knowledge of architectural graphic standards
• Exceptional Revit and CAD skills
• Acute healthcare experience preferred; candidates with DSA or life sciences backgrounds will also be considered for intermediate-level Job Captain roles

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum 5 years of professional architectural experience, with senior-level job captain positions requiring 8+ years of demonstrated expertise in project management and team leadership
• Good organizational skills and ability to work under own initiative
• Responsive and dependable to meet deadlines
• Excellent visual, verbal and written communications skills
• Working knowledge of architectural graphic standards
• Exceptional Revit and CAD skills

Nice to Haves

• Acute healthcare experience preferred; candidates with DSA or life sciences backgrounds will also be considered for intermediate-level Job Captain roles

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement
• Opportunity for fully remote available with occasional travel to job sites & critical meetings (Candidates must reside in Southern California.)