Director of Architecture & Pre-Construction in Irvine, California at Revive HQ Inc

Revive is a venture-backed proptech company built on the belief that the future starts at home. While most people see renovation as a project, we built it as a path to real wealth for homeowners. By connecting renovation with financing and selling, we create new ways to buy, sell, and unlock value, giving homeowners real control over their biggest asset.

At Revive, ownership is real and impact is visible. We move fast, challenge broken systems, and hold a high bar for clarity and outcomes. If you want to work on problems that matter and see your work translate into real-world change, this is where you will do your best work.

• Competitive salary & benefits in a high-growth, VC-backed company
• Real ownership, clear accountability, and the authority to make decisions that matter
• Direct working relationships with Revive’s founders and senior leaders on initiatives that shape how the company grows
• The opportunity to design and build in a company where craft, clarity, and outcomes are valued
• A fast-moving environment where strong work leads to more responsibility and more opportunity
• Flexibility in how and where you work, paired with high expectations for impact
• A culture that values contribution, judgment, and follow-through over titles or tenure

Revive is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on contribution, capability, and alignment with how we work.

At Revive, we are not just renovating homes — we are unlocking value through complex, high-dollar projects that require real planning, real permitting, and disciplined execution. Many of our projects exceed $500K–$1M+ in scope, and the difference between success and failure is not demand — it is whether the project is properly designed, approved, and buildable before construction begins.

The Director of Architecture & Pre-Construction role exists to ensure projects move from concept and plans to approved, construction-ready execution. This role owns architectural coordination, permitting execution, and city relationships required to move projects forward efficiently. You will operate at the center of high-value projects, coordinating architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and municipalities to remove friction, resolve issues, and ensure projects are properly approved and executable in the field.

• Oversee architectural and pre-construction readiness across active renovation and development projects
• Review architectural plans, scopes of work, and construction documentation to ensure completeness, code compliance, feasibility, and constructability
• Manage permitting workflows from submission through approval, including plan checks, revisions, corrections, and city responses
• Serve as the primary liaison between Revive and city planning departments, building departments, and permitting authorities
• Coordinate directly with architects, structural engineers, consultants, and contractors to resolve technical issues and move projects through approvals efficiently
• Identify and resolve plan deficiencies, permitting risks, zoning conflicts, and constructability issues before construction begins
• Ensure approved plans are fully aligned with project scope, budget, and field execution requirements
• Unblock stalled or delayed projects by resolving planning, permitting, engineering, or pre-construction challenges
• Oversee plan revisions, corrections, and consultant coordination required for city approvals
• Establish and maintain standards for plan quality, permitting workflows, and pre-construction execution
• Maintain visibility across active projects and intervene where planning, architectural, or permitting risk is highest
• Support construction and production teams by ensuring projects are properly structured and approved prior to execution
• Evaluate high-value projects for execution readiness, identifying risks related to permitting, design coordination, structural feasibility, or city requirements
• Improve pre-construction systems and workflows to increase approval speed, execution reliability, and operational efficiency

• You have real-world experience navigating architecture, permitting, and construction execution — not just theoretical design work
• You understand how architectural plans, city approvals, engineering requirements, and field execution connect
• You are comfortable working directly with municipalities and navigating planning and building departments
• You can read architectural and structural plans and quickly identify gaps, risks, or constructability issues
• You are decisive, practical, and capable of moving projects forward when others are stuck
• You understand the cost of delays and operate with urgency and accountability
• You communicate clearly with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and internal teams
• You take ownership of outcomes and are comfortable operating in fast-moving, high-responsibility environments

• 5–10+ years of experience in architecture, pre-construction, permitting, planning, construction coordination, or related fields
• Strong ability to read and interpret architectural and structural plans
• Experience managing permitting processes and working with city planning and building departments
• Familiarity with zoning requirements, plan check processes, and residential construction sequencing
• Experience coordinating with architects, structural engineers, contractors, and consultants
• Proven ability to resolve permitting, planning, or constructability issues on active projects
• Residential renovation or development experience strongly preferred
• Licensed Architect preferred, but not required
• California experience strongly preferred