Architectural Project Manager | Higher Ed

Description

• Drive each project team to seek innovation in design solutions in an ongoing spirit of curiosity, continuous improvement, and increased project performance
• Develop competitive fee structures reflecting defined scope of services for project pursuits
• Motivate the project team to meet project goals through encouragement and/or course correction
• Drive the coordination of internal staff, external consultants and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive and collaborative project team.
• Lead and encourage open dialogue with project team regarding design and technical ideation and facilitate appropriate solutions
• Demonstrate, share, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
• Oversees, and is responsible for, the identification, understanding and documentation of regulatory agencies’ requirements, as well as recognizing and resolving code-related design issues
• Provide leadership to staff by identifying project studio team members’ roles and responsibilities, leveraging their strengths, providing stretch opportunities, and offering mentorship
• Actively explore and recognize new business opportunities through professional networks
• Oversee development and communication of appropriate project phasing
• Manage client relations
• Provide leadership to staff
• Anticipate, understand and manage client expectations
• Oversee development and presentation of appropriate technical solutions to project stakeholders
• Develop effective project directives, outlines, projections, schedules, and strategies over the course of the project
• Establish and manage project schedules
• Manage all facets of project production resulting in a thorough set of documents
• Oversee the completion of projects on time and within fee budget
• Attend and conduct presentations
• Candidates should be efficient with coordinating project deliverables and client expectations
• Identify solutions and effectively resolve technical challenges
• Oversee administration of construction phase procedures and documentation (shop drawings/submittals, requests for information, and addenda/clarifications)
• Maintain awareness of, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
• Oversee quality assurance processes and quality control of project documents

Requirements

• Confident presentation ability
• The ability to juggle multiple priorities is essential
• Acumen for how things are built and constructability, and the ability to apply that knowledge to support the project design and budget
• Ability to collaborate in a diverse project team environment
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading projects teams
• Degree from an NAAB accredited program or equivalent
• Thorough understanding of how a drawing set goes together
• Knows how to research and document codes for specific projects
• Experience managing a variety of consultants and contractors
• Effective organizational and communication skills
• Must have high attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Proficiency or experience with managing overall project fees and schedules
• Professional registration
• Understand and apply appropriate industry standards and construction practices
• Strong attention to detail
• 8+ years of experience in Higher Education required
• High commitment to QA/QC

Benefits

• Flexible attitude
• Potential travel opportunities

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance