Project Manager

Role & Responsibilities

• Embody Pfluger’s core values of Do What’s Right, Build Synergy, Make a Difference, and Never Settle.
• Transition lead responsibility of the project from the Project Architect to the Project Manager as the project transitions from construction documents to bidding & negotiations and construction phase.
• Estimate scope of work and prepare detailed project proposals for clients.
• Affiliate with contract negotiations, ensuring timely review, compliance, and alignment with company policies and objectives.
• Develop and manage project schedules and assist with resource allocation through utilization of Vantagepoint, enhancing knowledge to create work breakdown structures, project reviews, planning and resource management.
• Carefully coordinate with and serve as a primary advocate for the internal project team as well as consultants and contractors to ensure project progression.
• Maintain oversight of project timelines and proactively identify risks and delays. Propose corrective action as needed.
• Build and nurture client relationships; serve as a primary point of contact and trusted advisor to the client.
• Ensure client satisfaction and trust is maintained throughout all stages of a project.
• Support new client relationships and business development opportunities by participating in Request for Qualifications (RFQ) creation, client interviews, and associated preparations and presentations.
• Facilitate communication between the client and project team, addressing feedback and participating in, encouraging, and seeking design input.
• Attend and lead stakeholder and owner-architect-contractor meetings, contributing to agendas, minutes, and follow-up/action items.
• Conduct shop drawing reviews and manage requests for information (RFIs), architect’s supplemental instructions (ASIs), change orders (COs), and proposal requests (PRs).
• Track and manage project expenses.
• Manage communication during the bid phase and support negotiations as needed.
• Conduct site visits, providing detailed observation reports, punch lists, and monitoring construction processes to ensure design integrity.
• Help identify opportunities for other members of the project team to participate in site visits and lead associated coordination efforts.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable codes, regulations, standards, and quality control measures, ensuring that construction complies.
• Partner with the Project Architect to facilitate the QA/QC process. Along with the Project Architect, co-lead the end-of-phase review of all documents.
• Coach and support junior staff (Technical Staff I – Project Manager I), providing guidance and fostering a culture of collaboration and professional development in technical skills.
• Support architectural staff in pursuit of licensure and provide opportunities to earn AXP hours.

About the role

Pfluger Architects has designed spaces that reflect the vision and aspirations of the people who will use them. With more than 130 employees across five Texas offices, we focus on creating environments for K-12 and higher education that foster connection, creativity, and growth. Our work is guided by a culture of learning, where every project is an opportunity to ask questions, challenge ideas, and try new approaches. We are driven by curiosity and imagination, always seeking innovative solutions that push boundaries and create lasting impact. And, at the heart of our process is a culture of design, where intentionality and creativity come together to ensure every project is meaningful and successful.