But you also know you're a small piece of a big machine, and the path from where you are now to running your own projects feels like it's measured in decades, not years.What if there was a firm where you'd learn more in your first month than you did in the last year? Where you'd work directly with the Principal on police stations, fire stations, and libraries from schematic design through construction close-out, and actually see the full impact of your work on the communities you serve?Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, an established public sector architecture firm with over 40 years of serving communities across Southern California. You'll sit across from the Principal, participate in client meetings from day one, and take on real responsibility, not busy work filtered through three layers of management.Let's be direct: if you're at a large firm and you can't see a clear path to Project Architect or PM in the next five years, this is worth a conversation. You'll understand how a building gets designed, permitted, built, and handed over, because you'll be part of all of it.If you've been stuck producing CDs for someone else's vision, this is where you get to shape the vision and see it built.You will join a flat, collaborative team and work directly with the firm's Principal and senior architect across the full project lifecycle. Current active work includes two large police stations going to bid this spring (construction starting summer), a Riverside police station about a third into design, several fire stations in various phases, and a library project about to kick off design.You will report to the Principal and collaborate with a team of peers at similar career stages, with a senior mentor available for technical guidance and professional development.ResponsibilitiesManage and support public sector projects from schematic design through construction close‑outProduce and coordinate construction documents in Revit as a core part of your daily workflowLead consultant coordination across structural, MEP, civil, and specialty disciplinesParticipate in client meetings and presentations with municipal stakeholders, fire chiefs, and police departmentsPrepare and manage agency submittals, including DSA plan check documentationPerform construction administration duties: RFI responses, submittal reviews, site observations, and punch listsDevelop details, specifications, and code compliance documentation (Title 24, ADA, CBC)Contribute to design development and schematic design with real authorship, not just drafting supportThis is a small firm.
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