Job Description
Architectural Job Captain — Healthcare
SWA Architects | Pasadena, CA
SWA Architects is looking for a Job Captain who thrives in the demanding world of California healthcare architecture. Our core projects — hospitals, clinics, surgical centers, and more! — don't leave room for "good enough." They require someone who genuinely appreciates the rigor, who sees OSHPD/HCAI compliance not as a burden but as a framework to master, and who takes real pride in fully coordinating a set of documents that reads cleanly.
What You'll Do
Drive construction document production on complex healthcare projects from SD through CA and close out. Own the technical resolution of your projects — coordinating structural, MEP, and specialty consultants to make sure everything fits, functions, and complies. Lead individual or team QA/QC efforts and ensure drawing sets hold up under plan check scrutiny. Manage RFIs, submittals, and field issues during construction with confidence and clarity. Mentor emerging staff and help build a culture where technical excellence is the standard.
Who You Are
You're a self-starter who doesn't wait to be told what needs doing — you see a gap and close it. You have 5–8+ years of architectural experience, with meaningful time spent on healthcare or other highly regulated project types. You know your way around Revit at a production level, and you understand California's regulatory landscape deeply — Title 24, CBC, and the HCAI environment. You're a problem solver at heart. When a detail doesn't work, you don't flag it and move on — you reach out to our team members for help, sketch some proposed solutions on your own for discussion, and bring your best efforts to the table. Licensed architects or those pursuing licensure are preferred.
Why SWA
Healthcare architecture is hard, and California healthcare is even harder. It's also some of the most meaningful work you can do — the buildings and spaces we design directly impact patient outcomes, clinical workflows, and community health. We're a studio that respects the craft, invests in our people, and believes that great documentation is just as important as great design.
If you're tired of the corporate grind — of being siloed into one narrow slice of a project — SWA Architects is a different kind of place. Here, you'll have the opportunity to learn and participate in every aspect of the project process, from design and permitting through construction and close out. We grow architectural leaders, not just production staff.
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. We offer health and dental insurance, as well as 401(k), paid time off and professional development support.
Ready?
Send your resume, portfolio, and a few words about why healthcare architecture excites you to [[email protected]]. No recruiters, please.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Language:
English (Required)
Ability to Commute:
Pasadena, CA 91103 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
SWA Architects | Pasadena, CA
SWA Architects is looking for a Job Captain who thrives in the demanding world of California healthcare architecture. Our core projects — hospitals, clinics, surgical centers, and more! — don't leave room for "good enough." They require someone who genuinely appreciates the rigor, who sees OSHPD/HCAI compliance not as a burden but as a framework to master, and who takes real pride in fully coordinating a set of documents that reads cleanly.
What You'll Do
Drive construction document production on complex healthcare projects from SD through CA and close out. Own the technical resolution of your projects — coordinating structural, MEP, and specialty consultants to make sure everything fits, functions, and complies. Lead individual or team QA/QC efforts and ensure drawing sets hold up under plan check scrutiny. Manage RFIs, submittals, and field issues during construction with confidence and clarity. Mentor emerging staff and help build a culture where technical excellence is the standard.
Who You Are
You're a self-starter who doesn't wait to be told what needs doing — you see a gap and close it. You have 5–8+ years of architectural experience, with meaningful time spent on healthcare or other highly regulated project types. You know your way around Revit at a production level, and you understand California's regulatory landscape deeply — Title 24, CBC, and the HCAI environment. You're a problem solver at heart. When a detail doesn't work, you don't flag it and move on — you reach out to our team members for help, sketch some proposed solutions on your own for discussion, and bring your best efforts to the table. Licensed architects or those pursuing licensure are preferred.
Why SWA
Healthcare architecture is hard, and California healthcare is even harder. It's also some of the most meaningful work you can do — the buildings and spaces we design directly impact patient outcomes, clinical workflows, and community health. We're a studio that respects the craft, invests in our people, and believes that great documentation is just as important as great design.
If you're tired of the corporate grind — of being siloed into one narrow slice of a project — SWA Architects is a different kind of place. Here, you'll have the opportunity to learn and participate in every aspect of the project process, from design and permitting through construction and close out. We grow architectural leaders, not just production staff.
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. We offer health and dental insurance, as well as 401(k), paid time off and professional development support.
Ready?
Send your resume, portfolio, and a few words about why healthcare architecture excites you to [[email protected]]. No recruiters, please.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Language:
English (Required)
Ability to Commute:
Pasadena, CA 91103 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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