Architect

$125,000 - $175,000

Permanent

San Jose, California

Architect | San Jose, CA | $125,000–$175,000

Commercial Architecture | Tenant Improvements | Retrofits | Client-Facing Leadership | Growth Opportunity

Are you an Architect in the San Jose / Bay Area ready to take on more responsibility, lead client conversations, and grow into a full-scope architectural role?

This Architect position begins with tenant improvements, building modifications, and retrofit projects, but offers a clear path toward broader architectural leadership and larger, more complex developments over time. You’ll be client-facing from day one, with the opportunity to shape projects from initial scoping through construction.

Location: San Jose, California (Hybrid flexibility)
Salary Range: $125,000 – $175,000 (based on experience and licensure)

As an Architect, you will:

• Lead project scoping, feasibility studies, and early design discussions

• Serve as a primary client-facing architectural lead

• Manage design and documentation for tenant improvements, retrofits, and building modification projects

• Coordinate with structural, MEP, and consultant teams

• Oversee an internal drafting team to deliver high-quality construction documents

• Guide projects through permitting and local jurisdictional approvals

• Participate in construction administration, including RFIs and submittal review

• Expand into broader architectural leadership as project complexity increases

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture

• 7+ years of professional architectural experience

• Experience with tenant improvements, adaptive reuse, and commercial retrofit projects

• Strong client management and project scoping abilities

• Knowledge of California Building Code and Bay Area permitting processes

• Proficiency in Revit and construction documentation

• Licensed Architect preferred (or actively pursuing licensure)

• Strong communication and leadership skills

• Clear growth path into full architectural leadership

• Direct client exposure and strategic involvement

• Internal drafting support allows focus on design and execution

• Competitive Bay Area compensation: $125K–$175K

• Hybrid flexibility in the Silicon Valley market

• Opportunity to build long-term influence within a growing architectural team

If you’re an Architect in San Jose looking for a role that starts with high-impact commercial projects and grows into something much larger, this is the opportunity.

Apply today to take the next step in your architectural career.