Senior Project Manager/ Vice President, Design (The 78)

Description

• Coordinate master planning with architectural, landscape, and building development teams to support future vertical construction.
• Record and minute all meetings and keep track of attendees’ input
• Guide design vision across multiple parcels and building types.
• Develop and maintain deliverable schedules
• Review consultant drawings and documents for coordination, accuracy, and quality.
• Evaluate design proposals, in collaboration with Development team, for site-wide consistency, feasibility and adherence to project goals.
• Work with Department Head to assemble the appropriate team of consultants to produce the highest quality product
• Review and comment on all deliverables
• Develop and manage the strategic goals and objectives for the project during the design and construction phases in conjunction with the Executive Team.
• Support phasing and implementation planning for multi-year development rollout.
• Track milestones, budgets, assumptions, and project risks at a district-wide scale.
• Develop strategies for open spaces, site circulation, riverfront development
• Develop and maintain the overall master plan including land use strategy, massing, circulation, infrastructure and public realm frameworks.
• Identify and maintain any timelines that are related to governing agency reviews
• Track and recommend approval of invoices based on consultant deliverables
• Responsible for drafting and monitoring project plans, budgets, and scopes to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Coordinate presentations such that the extended team is informed throughout the design progress
• Ensure compliance with zoning, shoreline regulations, sustainability goals, and city planning processes.
• Collaborate closely with other Related teams so that documents are delivered and evaluated within the timelines established
• Facilitate timely decision-making by preparing scenarios, trade-off analyses, and recommendations.
• Monitor and document critical design decisions to ensure they are consistent with project goals and delivered in a timely manner.
• Close collaboration with Development and Construction teams to ensure program, schedule and budget goals are achieved
• Conduct periodic coordination meetings involving related consultants so that information is shared and dialogue is consistent
• Attend meetings with construction trades to clarify and/or direct any in-field design decisions
• Manage consultant’s budgets and discern the need for and request additional scope of work
• Oversee the master planning process from concept through documentation phases.
• Provide support to clarify scope during bidding

Requirements

• Ability to balance long-term vision with near-term development constraints and financial realities.
• Ability to coordinate civil, structural, landscape, and architectural systems across large, multi-building campuses or developments
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess scenarios and develop implementable solutions.
• Licensed Architect with 10+ years of experience in large-scale urban, mixed-use, or campus planning.
• Familiarity with municipal and environmental regulations, utility coordination, and permitting processes.
• Experience with waterfront or climate-resilient design is a plus.
• Deep knowledge of zoning, land use planning, site engineering, circulation networks, and public realm frameworks.
• Professional degree in Architecture, Urban Planning or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder design and planning efforts.
• Excellent ability to articulate planning vision and guide diverse teams.
• Comfortable working within multidisciplinary teams (architecture, engineering, landscape, sustainability, development).
• Strong understanding of site infrastructure, civil coordination, and urban systems.

Benefits

• Personalized Health Care: Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options; Employee Assistance Program
• Career Development: Learning & training programs; tuition & certification reimbursement; internal advancement opportunities
• Social Wellness: 19+ days of PTO; mental health counseling & resources; fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance; volunteer days and donation matching
• Financial Benefits: Competitive salary and incentive packages; matching 401(k); FSAs and HSA; employer-paid life and AD&D insurance; paid leave & disability programs

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance