Project Manager

Role Overview

• Coach, mentor, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members
• Support senior project manager and/or PIC in supervision and delegation of work
• Be primary source for monitoring employee performance daily and take appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance
• Assist and/or prepare evaluations and meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluation
• Supervise and manage up to six team members for all phases of projects
• Write meeting minutes, instruction bulletins, change orders, RFI responses, and professional correspondence for self-managed projects
• Ability to correspond effectively with agencies, consultants, and clients
• Assist in review of agreements with clients and consultants
• Write RFPS and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants
• Maintain primary contact with clients and have excellent follow-through with clients to help get repeat work
• Write and develop project materials and participate in marketing interviews
• Manage projects, budgets, staffing, and coordinate billing
• Prepare and manage work plans, schedules, budgets, staffing projections, and fees for large projects, and coordinate billing
• Collaborate with design and production staff, construction administrator, and consultants
• Work to keep projects within cost-saving measures; contribute to profits and revenues and use resources effectively
• Understand contractual liabilities as they relate to projects including fee calculations
• Monitor and assist their supervisor in the collection of aged accounts payable for the projects
• Prepare plans of action with their supervisor for resolving project related problems
• Participate in office design charettes
• Support design team and ensure that the design intent is followed through all phases
• Integrate design principles with project design team and maintain design integrity through all phases
• Promote design quality and design collaboration
• Collaborate with project design team for programming, planning, and feasibility analysis
• Coordinate with government agencies, utility companies, and resolve plan check and approval issues with the agencies
• Review documents to ensure quality, coordination, and compliance with the requirements of deliverables in all phases
• Guide and direct project team and consultants for appropriate materials and systems
• Review documents for code compliance in all phases and issue code interpretations
• Review cost estimates and conduct value analysis
• Review and approve changes in collaboration with the project design team and client.
• Supervise and resolve issues in preparation of construction documents
• Demonstrate capabilities of Construction Administrator
• Responsible for the completeness of the specifications.

Requirements

• Architectural degree from an accredited university or equivalent demonstrated proficiency
• Minimum of seven (7) years experience in production and coordination of documents in all phases of architectural practice and in management of small projects desired
• Able to listen and communicate effectively and professionally
• Display willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process; make timely decisions
• Ability to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing to give assignments to office support staff, consultants, and vendors
• Ability to delegate assignments to support staff and always be respectful
• Ability to correspond effectively with agencies, consultants, and clients
• Always be professional and respectful in interactions with clients and consultants
• Ability to write and edit specifications
• Set goals, prioritize, and plan work activities for self-management and use time efficiently
• Estimate hours for assigned tasks and finish tasks within agreed upon budget hours for the task.

Benefits

• company paid wellness courses
• on-site gyms (at select locations)
• access to financial advisors
• discounts to wellness platforms, gyms and more.
• LinkedIn learning access
• business development training
• supportive mentorship
• company-paid ARE study materials
• exam fees
• licensure completion bonuses
• Comprehensive Comp and Benefits: Base+Bonus+Equity+401k including student loan repayments, wellness programs, full medical, dental, vision, time off and holidays above industry standard.