Project Manager - PreK-12

Hed

The Role

Overview

Lead and manage Pre K-12 A/E projects, overseeing design, budgets, schedules, and teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • team management
  • contract administration
  • design review
  • schedule management
  • data gathering
  • client liaison

Tasks

-Manage the project team during the bidding and construction administration phase in accordance with the requirements of the Owner Agreement. -Prepare contract forms for both owners and any consultants, and monitor adherence to those contracts. -Participate in marketing efforts including client maintenance, proposals and interviews as directed by the Sector or Business Leader. -Establish and monitor discipline hour budgets and staffing needs, with assistance from the discipline leads, to meet profit goals. -Interact daily with Operations Leaders and Business Leaders in regard to metrics for project success, issue resolution, and strategic goals of your managed projects. -Prepare, implement, and monitor project plans and strategies. -Assist the Principal-in-Charge in the post-construction evaluation process when requested. -Manage and monitor the gathering of owner required data. -Lead and direct multi-disciplinary A/E teams and all project activities, interfacing with the project team, clients, contractors, consultants and all authorities having jurisdiction, through all phases of a project including programming, schematic design, design development, construction document and construction administration services. -Schedule, coordinate, and manage all required design and technical reviews through all phases of the project to meet the established policies and procedures for quality. -Lead and manage client activities and contracts. Identify and secure, prior to doing the work, additional service fees for activities outside the Owner Agreement and any previously approved work requiring changes. -Manage overall project schedule and develop, coordinate and manage short-term schedules, next steps, and tasks with project team. -Assist the Principal-in-Charge with the professional services proposal process and in negotiating the Agreement with the owner. -Guide and monitor A/E project teams’ use/adherence to the HED Project Design Process.

Requirements

  • leed
  • bachelor's
  • 10+ years
  • project management
  • leadership
  • design coordination

What You Bring

-Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional A/E services from marketing through project close-out. -Computer literate. -Capable of traveling to and from project sites, both locally and across the US; attending client, project, and construction meetings. -Minimum ten years' post-graduate professional experience in the A/E industry required. -LEED Accreditation preferred. -Minimum five years’ experience working as an A/E or Client-Side Project Manager with direct responsibility for project financial and risk management. -Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills. -Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the coordination of all design disciplines. -Strong business acumen, demonstrated in your day-to-day activities. -Strong leadership and teamwork skills, including the ability to lead, motivate, and work well with others in a design-focused environment under deadline situations. -Experience with DSA-permitted Pre K-12 projects in California. -Ability to use office equipment for communication and documentation purposes. -Ability to access existing and new project sites for observation, investigation, and evaluation purposes. -Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Engineering. -Strategic outlook, with an eye for detail. -This is a senior level position, highly visible to clients and employees, that requires maturity, assertiveness, integrity and the ability to lead, influence, and persuade. A strong, concise, and forthright communication style is required. -Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.

The Company

About Hed

-Leveraging integrated, multi-disciplinary planning, they combine architecture, engineering, landscape, and interior design. -Projects include LEED-certified data centers, performing arts centers, and innovative educational campuses. -Maintains steady financials as a privately held firm, reinvesting in long-term growth and design excellence. -Known for delivering cohesive, technically adept spaces that seamlessly combine form, function, and innovation.

Sector Specialisms

Healthcare

Workplace

Housing

Mixed-use

Science and Technology

Higher Education

Pre K-12

Community Education

Mission Critical

Data Centers

Industrial

Office

Multifamily

Medical

Manufacturing

Science

Product Development

Federal Government

Community

Transportation

Civic and Cultural