What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Job Captain position at AO?
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Description
ABOUT AO:
At AO, WE are better together.
In addition to competitive pay and benefits, AO offers an absolute one-of-a-kind culture with collaborative workspaces and driven coworkers. AO welcomes creativity, learning, and lasting relationships. Everything we do is motivated by what it takes to be effective and successful for our clients. We value service, our people, a roll up your sleeves attitude, and continuous improvement. If you are young in your career, grow with us. If experienced, get better with us. There is no one like you, and there is no place like AO.
Benefits:
We offer all the benefits of a big firm, with all the human connections of a small one. You will never be a number at AO. Join our community.
Partial list of benefits:
- Full Suite of Medical, Dental, Life & Supplemental Insurance
- Ongoing Education and Exam Reimbursement
- Most Medical Plans fully paid for employee-only coverage
- Company Paid Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
- Retirement Plan, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Overtime Compensation for Hourly Employees
- Paid Vacation, Holidays and Sick Time
- Rail Station one block from campus
As a Design Job Captain on AO’s Multifamily/Mixed-Use Design team, you will play a key role in the early phases of architectural design, supporting projects from site planning through entitlements. This position is ideal for a detail-oriented and passionate design professional eager to work across a wide range of multifamily housing products, including high-density market-rate, affordable housing, stick-built, and modular developments.
You will collaborate closely with project designers and managers to develop design drawings, 3D models, and graphic presentations while ensuring consistency, quality, and coordination across deliverables.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to schematic design and site planning efforts.
- Assist in producing and coordinating plans, elevations, sections, and presentation graphics.
- Support the development of 3D models and visualizations.
- Help set up and maintain design drawing sets.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure coordinated design documentation.
- Participate in the cartooning and development of drawing sets using AO standards.
- Research relevant codes, ordinances, and guidelines to support design decisions.
- Understand and contribute to the required deliverables of each design phase.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience in multifamily architecture.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Strong graphic, visual, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment and take initiative.
- Working knowledge of planning and building codes
Education & Licensure:
- 4-year Architectural degree and/or combination of required education and experience.
- California architectural license (preferred but not required).
Salary : $36 - $40
