Project Architect

1. About Us

UMÉ Studio is an architecture and interiors practice rooted in craft, sensory experience, and wellness. Our work spans boutique hospitality, bathhouses, and commercial environments across California and Southeast Asia, with projects that emphasize highly crafted, transportive hospitality spaces.

We are a small, focused studio that values rigor, precision, and beautiful execution. Our project scopes include brand research, master planning, architecture, landscape, interiors, and custom material and furniture design.

Include a winery renovation in Carmel currently in Construction Administration, a 26 room oceanfront inn in Pacific Grove, and a large‑scale bathhouse in Lombok in Concept Design.

We’re seeking an experienced and technically strong Project Architect / Project Coordinator to join our team on a full‑time basis. The ideal candidate combines design excellence with project management fluency and strong construction knowledge. You will lead internal coordination, support design phases, permitting, CA, and produce thoughtful, detailed documentation across project phases.

You should be deeply collaborative, proactive, and committed to meaningful work. This is an opportunity to work closely with the principal and contribute across all stages of a project, from Concept through CA, as well as insights on how a small design practice runs.

Our studio is committed to thoughtfully aligning with your individual interests and goals, supporting you through meaningful steps in your professional growth and career trajectory.

• Lead projects from Schematic Development through Construction Administration
• Coordinate consultants including structural, MEP, civil, and specialty trades
• Manage internal project timelines, deliverables, and drawing packages

• Production assets like architectural drawings, details, and specifications that reflect design intent, design diagrams, project visuals like renders and collage
• Resolve complex building systems, code requirements, and constructability issues
• Maintain a high level of precision across plans, sections, elevations, and details

• Participate in meetings and consultant coordination calls
• Translate feedback into thoughtful, technically sound revisionsl
• Support permitting processes and agency coordination as required

• Review submittals, RFIs, and shop drawings
• Conduct site visits and support construction problem‑solving
• Ensure built work aligns with drawings, details, and design vision

• 5+ years of professional architectural experience (candidates with up to 12 years of experience are encouraged to apply; role scope and compensation will scale accordingly).
• Degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch).
• Strong proficiency in Revit (required);
  Rhino, Enscape, AutoCAD, and Adobe Suite.
• Experience with hospitality, wellness, or boutique commercial projects.
• Strong understanding of CA building codes, detailing, consultant coordination, and permitting.
• Deep experience in Construction Documentation and Construction Administration.
• Strong graphic abilities and design communication skills.
• Clear communicator with a calm, organized, and self‑directed working style.

• Naturally collaborative and comfortable working within a small team; our team is global with some members in Asia.
• Proactive, organized, and self‑directed.
• A strong design sensibility with an eye for craft, detail, and materiality.
• Task‑ and detail‑oriented with a passion for clarity and excellence.
• Excited to contribute meaningfully to projects with creativity and integrity.

• Schedule:
  
  40 hrs/week
• Duration: full time
• Compensation:
  Starting at $90K, role scope and compensation will scale accordingly. Benefits package includes.
• Location:
  
  Oakland 3 days in person with flexibility for 2 days remote work

Send a short introduction with your career goals for the next 3-5 years. Our office is intimate and we would like to contribute to your career goals and interests. Reasons why you would like to work at UMÉ Studio, your CV, and a portfolio (PDF or link) to  The subject heading should say “[Project Architect] Application.” We’re especially interested in:

• Revit‑based Construction Document sets
• Examples of Type V construction details
• Renderings both for internal and client facing materials
• Design excellence through preferred method of representation (image making, drawing, model making)

Final date to receive applications: 1/23

UMÉ Studio is committed to building a more inclusive and equitable design practice. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.