About the Role
This role will service a growing slate of newly greenlit work — weighted toward high-end residential, including custom-home rebuilds in the Pacific Palisades, alongside boutique commercial projects.

It is a straddle role by design. You’ll coordinate project design, develop and detail design concepts, and prepare drawings, while owning the delivery, coordination, and day-to-day progress of your projects.

We’re looking for someone skilled, motivated, creative, exceptionally organized — and, above all, load-bearing. That means carrying projects independently, and pairing design ability with an exceptional command of documentation and detailing. It also means deep, fluent proficiency in Graphisoft Archicad — this is an Archicad studio, not a Revit studio.

What You’ll Do

Design & Concept Development

• Work with the Principal to translate design direction into cohesive, well-resolved architectural solutions.

• Prepare presentation and design drawings, and maintain design intent through each phase of the project.

• Support the development of project materials, systems, assemblies, and details in alignment with the design vision.

Project Delivery & Coordination

• Lead day to day project management — driving schedules and deliverables to completion.

• Coordinate internal team members and external consultants across all phases.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, consultants, contractors, product representatives, fabricators, and regulatory agencies.

• Track and maintain clear, proactive communication regarding project status, schedule, budget implications, decisions needed, and next steps.

• Anticipate problems and develop creative, practical solutions before they become delays.

• Direct, coordinate, and review the work of junior staff and collaborators to maintain progress, accuracy, and design intent.

• Maintain organized project records, including meeting notes, correspondence, drawing logs, deliverables, and key decisions.

Technical Documentation & Detailing

• Produce thorough, well-coordinated, buildable permit and construction document sets in Archicad.

• Develop project-specific details, wall sections, schedules, and specifications.

• Research, select, and coordinate materials, products, assemblies, and building systems.

• Manage projects through permitting and plan check, coordinating code compliance and jurisdictional requirements throughout.

Construction Administration

• Manage construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, site visits, OAC meetings, supplemental instructions, and payment applications as needed.

• Resolve field conditions and protect design intent through construction.

• Support clients through construction and final project delivery.

Studio Contribution

• Contribute to the studio’s evolving standards, workflows, templates, documentation practices, and shared project knowledge.

• Bring lessons learned from each project back into the studio to improve how the team works.

What You Bring

• A professional degree from a NAAB-accredited program.

• 5–10 years of professional experience at an architecture firm (post-degree).

• Demonstrated experience managing high-end, single-family, custom residential projects through all phases.

• Ability to lead project teams, delegate work, review drawings, and mentor junior staff.

• Strong knowledge of residential construction assemblies, materials, detailing, specifications, building codes, and zoning requirements.

• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with clients, consultants, agencies, contractors, and internal team members.

• Detail-oriented working style, with a commitment to accurate, succinct, complete, and coordinated work.

• Proven ability to balance multiple tasks and projects, confirm priorities, organize workflow, and maintain progress.

• A desire to contribute to studio standards, processes, and shared knowledge as the practice grows.

• Exceptional, fluent proficiency in Graphisoft Archicad. This is a hard requirement and central to the role — Archicad ability will be evaluated closely during our process.

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.

• Strong organizational skills and clear, professional written and verbal communication.

Nice to Have

• Proficiency in rendering software (Enscape, Twinmotion, or similar).

• Familiarity with supplemental 3D modeling tools (Rhino, SketchUp).

• Experience navigating Los Angeles permitting and plan check — City of Los Angeles / LADBS, and design-review-intensive coastal jurisdictions such as Santa Monica, Malibu, or the Pacific Palisades.

• Progress toward licensure — we actively support AXP and the ARE.

What We Offer

• Base salary of $75,000–$90,000, commensurate with relevant experience, skills, and capabilities.

• Employer-paid health insurance and dental coverage.

• 401(k) with company match (eligible after 12 months of full-time employment).

• Paid time off and  sick leave, and seven paid holidays.

• Licensure support — ARE exam fee reimbursement, AXP support, and a salary review upon licensure.

• A hybrid schedule with reasonable, predictable hours.

• A small, collaborative studio where you’ll touch every phase of a project and have real ownership of your work.

If we aren’t hiring for anything specific, or you’re looking for something a little different than what’s posted above, please submit your materials to team@millanarchitect.com and include “General Inquiry” in the subject line.