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# Recruiter at LPA, Inc.

- **Company:** LPA, Inc.
- **Location:** Irvine, CA
- **Compensation:** $51k–$93k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lpadesignstudios/2243c00d-678c-496a-93c6-f369c0f028a2

## Job description

Join the [2025 AIA Firm Award Winner](https://www.aia.org/about-aia/press/lpa-design-studios-receives-2025-aia-architecture-firm-award) shaping a more sustainable future. LPA is a collective of designers, engineers, and researchers committed to tackling the biggest issues of our time. Our "No Excuses" integrated design approach was recognized by the AIA as “a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture". At LPA you’ll be part of the team that is changing the way the industry thinks about design and carbon emissions, built around the belief that we only achieve our goals when everybody has a seat at the table and all input is valued.

What you will do: Talent Acquisition

- Play an active role in helping LPA identify, attract and hire talented people across our disciplines and studios.
- Partner with hiring managers and firm leaders to understand staffing needs, position requirements and the profile of successful candidates.
- Support the full recruiting lifecycle, from developing job postings and sourcing candidates through interviews, offers and pre-employment activities.
- Proactively source and engage prospective candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, universities and other recruiting channels.
- Review applications and conduct initial candidate screenings to assess experience, interests and alignment with position requirements.
- Coordinate interviews while creating a thoughtful, responsive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs across LPA's disciplines and studios.
- Develop relationships with promising candidates even when there is not an immediate opening, helping LPA build a long-term talent network
- Partner with hiring teams to prepare offers, conduct reference checks and support candidates through the decision and acceptance process.
- Help communicate LPA's culture, integrated design practice and employee experience to prospective candidates.
- Track recruiting activity and outcomes to help the People team understand which sources and strategies are producing strong candidates.
- Look for opportunities to continually improve LPA's recruiting process, candidate experience and ability to compete for exceptional talent.

What We Will do:

- Provide mentorship from other members of our HR team, Principals and people within LPA
- Provide opportunities for your career growth including continuing education opportunities and additional training resources
- Have quarterly discussions surrounding your career and continue to explore different facets of HR

What We're Looking For: Requirements:

- 5+ years of experience in human resources or related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to building a long-term professional career
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Microsoft Outlook, and Excel
- Ability to work closely and communicate with C-suite or Principal level leadership

Preferred:

- Bachelors Degree
- Experience in AEC industry

LPA is an integrated design firm with offices in California and Texas. We specialize in creating innovative, sustainable environments that work better, do more with less and improve people’s lives. We provide a vibrant and rewarding work environment—one that values and fosters creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, community engagement and ongoing career development and growth. LPA is also committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance. LPA offers competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans. NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES AND RECRUITERS: Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.

## About LPA, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: LPA Design Studios is an integrated design firm specializing in sustainable architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning for educational, corporate, and civic facilities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no external venture funding; privately held)
- **Headquarters**: Irvine, California, United States
- **Founded**: 1965
- **Founders**: Leason Pomeroy (original firm; current structure formed under new ownership in 1997)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Architecture, Engineering, and Planning (A/E/C)
- **Target customers**: B2B – educational institutions (K-12, higher ed), corporate, civic/government, and healthcare clients
- **Mission statement**: “To deliver timeless, sustainable designs that benefit the environment, generate lasting value, enrich the human experience and ensure a better future.”

## Products & Services
- **Architecture**: Full building design services for educational, corporate, civic, and healthcare projects.
- **Engineering (Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Civil)**: In-house engineering for integrated, high-performance buildings.
- **Interior Design**: Space planning and interior design tailored to client needs and sustainability goals.
- **Landscape Architecture**: Site design and master planning that complements building environments.
- **Planning**: Land use planning, master planning, facility needs assessments, and regulatory processing.
- **Sustainability + Applied Research (LPAred)**: In-house research team providing data-driven insights, energy modeling, post-occupancy evaluation, and certification support (LEED, Fitwel, etc.).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $25M–$50M (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: No external investors; key partnerships include LEED (USGBC), Fitwel, and JUST Label (transparency program). Acquired LdG Landscape Architects (2021).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~476 employees (LinkedIn) with 4.2% YoY growth; website reports over 530 staff across seven studios in California and Texas; 60+ active job postings and 130% yearly increase in posting trend; 29,500+ LinkedIn followers (+13.9% yearly).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fully integrated multi-discipline practice**: Architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, and researchers work as one team, breaking down silos and enabling seamless collaboration.
- **In-house research team**: LPAred provides evidence-based innovation and performance feedback, a rare capability in the design industry.
- **Deep sustainability expertise**: Early adopter of LEED (designed nation’s first LEED NC-certified building in 1998); internal energy targets (25% better than Title 24); 80%+ of staff are LEED APs.
- **Strong diversity & inclusion**: More than 45% women, more than 40% racial/ethnic minorities; annual gender pay audits; JUST Label disclosure; Interdisciplinary Diversity Scholarship Program.
- **Culture of education**: High retention (28% staff for 10+ years); in-house training (LPA+U, Tech Talks); education grants and mentoring.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding integrated, research-driven design practice across California and Texas.
- Advance sustainability performance through measurable goals and public transparency.
- Deepen equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives, including scholarship programs and pay equity audits.
- Grow talent pipeline via paid internships and mentorship, targeting historically underrepresented demographics.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, transparent, and non-hierarchical – described as “we not me”; emphasis on curiosity, learning, and shared purpose.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Primarily office-based across seven studios in California (Irvine, San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento) and Texas (Dallas, San Antonio). Hybrid flexibility may vary by role.
- **Notable perks**: Competitive salaries and benefits (health, dental, 401k, wellness programs); paid internships; in-house continuing education; education grants; strong work-life balance reputation (LinkedIn rating 3.4/5 for work-life).
- **Engineering culture**: Close collaboration between engineers and architects; opportunities to work on high-performance, award-winning projects; learning environment with dedicated research team.
- **Diversity focus**: Active commitment to inclusive hiring; employee resource groups (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion advisory committee); JUST Label transparency.

## Sources
1. [lpadesignstudios.com](https://lpadesignstudios.com/)
2. [lpadesignstudios.com/careers](https://lpadesignstudios.com/careers)
3. [lpadesignstudios.com/about-lpa](https://lpadesignstudios.com/about-lpa)
4. [lpadesignstudios.com/about-lpa-story](https://lpadesignstudios.com/about-lpa-story)
5. [linkedin.com/company/lpa](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lpa)

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