Architectural Quality Control Specialist

Architectural Quality Control Specialist

Hybrid in Long Beach, CA

A design driven organization with a strong presence in the built environment is seeking an Architectural Quality Control Specialist to help elevate documentation quality, technical consistency, and project delivery standards across a diverse portfolio. This is a high impact role for someone who enjoys improving how teams work, solving complex technical issues, and helping project teams move from concept to construction with greater clarity and confidence. You will work across multiple studios and project types, influencing best practices, reducing risk, and strengthening the quality of deliverables that reach clients, consultants, contractors, and agencies.

What You Will Do

• Lead quality reviews at key design and documentation milestones to improve coordination, technical accuracy, and overall document readiness.
• Review drawing sets and related materials for code alignment, constructability, accessibility, life safety, and general completeness.
• Partner with project teams early to identify risk areas, set review expectations, and support smooth project execution without disrupting deadlines.
• Provide technical guidance on permitting questions, agency comments, zoning considerations, and documentation challenges.
• Help teams prepare and refine code summaries, life safety narratives, accessibility diagrams, and other compliance focused materials.
• Evaluate internal and consultant produced documents to uncover conflicts, gaps, and opportunities to improve clarity and coordination.
• Support construction phase quality efforts by advising on RFIs, submittals, substitutions, and related documentation questions to confirm alignment with design intent.
• Strengthen firmwide standards for drawing production, quality review workflows, detailing consistency, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Collaborate with digital practice leaders to improve templates, sheet organization, model standards, and review tools that support better documentation outcomes.
• Contribute to lessons learned reviews, recurring issue tracking, and staff training initiatives that raise technical knowledge across the organization.
• Mentor team members through practical feedback, quality focused coaching, and education around documentation best practices.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Roughly 10 or more years of experience in architecture, construction documentation, technical design review, or quality management.
• California architecture license preferred, or strong progress toward licensure.
• Deep knowledge of building codes, accessibility requirements, life safety principles, and permitting workflows in California.
• Strong technical understanding of architectural detailing, building systems, and current construction practices.
• Experience reviewing plans and specifications for coordination, compliance, and buildability.
• Familiarity with construction administration processes including RFIs, submittals, substitutions, and field related documentation.
• Advanced Bluebeam skills, including digital markups, comparison tools, and collaborative review workflows.
• Working knowledge of Revit and or AutoCAD for navigating and reviewing design documentation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence teams through clear, constructive, and practical feedback.
• Ability to manage multiple reviews at once while staying highly organized and detail oriented.

Preferred Background

• Experience supporting retail, mixed use, housing, hospitality, office, tenant improvement, or similarly fast paced project environments.
• Comfort working across multiple teams or studios in a shared services, technical leadership, or firmwide support capacity.
• Interest in improving standards, mentoring others, and helping teams deliver more coordinated and reliable documents.

About Blue Signal:

Blue Signal is an award-winning, executive search firm specializing in various specialties. Our recruiters have a proven track record of placing top-tier talent across industry verticals, with deep expertise in numerous professional services. Learn more at bit.ly/46Gs4yS