Architectural Designer

Join a collaborative architecture and engineering team where you'll play a hands-on role in delivering impactful healthcare, education, institutional, industrial, and public-sector projects through advanced Revit production, construction documentation, and multidisciplinary coordination.
Architectural Designer

Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
Job Description

We are seeking an Architectural Designer to support a growing portfolio of awarded projects across institutional, healthcare, education, industrial, federal, and public-sector markets. This role is focused on project execution, construction documentation, and technical production rather than conceptual design alone.
The ideal candidate is a highly proficient Revit user who can contribute immediately in a fast-paced production environment, collaborate effectively with architects and engineers, and help support projects from design development through construction documentation.
Why Join Us

• Contribute immediately to active, newly awarded projects
• Work alongside architects, engineers, and multidisciplinary design teams
• Gain exposure to a diverse range of institutional, healthcare, education, industrial, and public-sector facilities
• Be part of a collaborative environment that values technical contribution and project ownership
• Opportunity to support both architectural and interior-focused project scopes
• Visible impact on project delivery and client success

Professional Development

This role offers the opportunity to strengthen your technical expertise, expand your multidisciplinary coordination experience, and contribute to increasingly complex projects. You'll work closely with experienced architects and engineering teams while continuing to develop your production, detailing, and documentation skills.
Compensation

Hourly Pay Range: $45.00 - $57.69 per hour
Compensation will be based on experience, technical capabilities, and overall qualifications.
Benefits

Benefits were not specified in the requisition and should be discussed during the interview process.
What You'll Accomplish

• Produce architectural construction documents using Revit
• Support project delivery from design development through construction documentation
• Prepare plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and drawing packages
• Incorporate markups, redlines, revisions, and design changes into coordinated drawing sets
• Collaborate directly with architects, engineers, consultants, and project teams
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project information to help maintain project schedules and deliverables
• Support detailing and drawing production across multiple project types
• Participate in project coordination activities and technical problem-solving efforts
• Help maintain document quality, consistency, and accuracy throughout project execution
• Contribute to construction administration, field investigations, shop drawing reviews, and change management activities as needed

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a technically strong Architectural Designer who enjoys hands-on production work, construction documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary design teams. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a consulting environment, communicating directly with engineers, and taking ownership of their project contributions.
Required Qualifications

• Approximately 5-7 years of architectural design and production experience
• Advanced proficiency with Revit
• Strong experience producing architectural construction documents
• Experience with construction document (CD) phases, detailing, and drawing production
• Ability to maintain coordinated drawing sets and incorporate project revisions
• Experience coordinating with architects, engineers, and consultants
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working within an architectural or A/E consulting environment
• Ability to support multiple project types and deadlines simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or a related discipline
• Interior Architecture or Interior Design experience
• BIM 360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud experience
• AutoCAD experience
• Photoshop, rendering, or visualization experience
• Construction Administration experience
• Experience supporting field investigations and shop drawing reviews
• Experience with institutional, healthcare, education, industrial, laboratory, federal, military, or public-sector projects
• Experience working on large-scale or technically complex building projects

Work Environment

• Hybrid work environment
• Collaborative architecture and engineering consulting setting
• Work closely with architects, project teams, engineers, and consultants
• Opportunity to contribute to a wide range of project types and market sectors
• Fast-paced environment supporting active project delivery and growing project volume
• Team-oriented culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence

If you're a strong Revit user who enjoys construction documentation, multidisciplinary coordination, and hands-on project delivery, this is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team and contribute immediately to meaningful architectural projects.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sacramento, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $57.69/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Sacramento,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.
About Actalent


Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.


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