Project Manager, Healthcare

About the Firm

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm, and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. Our purpose-driven approach, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities, and a resilient environment. With leading clients, diverse colleagues, and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ offers the opportunity to make an impact.

About the Role

NBBJ Charlotte is seeking a Project Manager with strong communication skills to join our team. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience managing healthcare projects of varying sizes, leading work efforts, overseeing project deliverables, and interpreting client needs. This role requires excellent collaboration and teamwork skills, along with the motivation to engage with NBBJ’s resources to achieve high-performance, sustainable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain day-to-day working relationships with clients and consultants
• Develop and execute a management work plan for projects
• Manage team complexity—plan, organize, and supervise the work of a design staff of approximately 3 to 10+ individuals
• Negotiate and draft contracts and amendments
• Proactively work to ensure the financial success of each project
• Be responsible for the accuracy and applicability of documents for entire projects
• Lead the decision-making process with fiscal accountability and responsibility
• Assist with proposal preparation and participate in client presentations/interviews
• Be responsible for all correspondence, reports, documentation, and general administration for each project
• Ensure execution of projects within the boundaries of the design intent
• Apply sound and diversified knowledge of architectural principles for all aspects of projects
• Make independent decisions on architectural problems and methods
• Solve problems creatively with consultants
• Assist with business development and collaborate with other studios, as needed
• Develop and leverage existing client relationships for the purposes of winning work
• Travel as the project(s) require

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in Architecture
• Proven track record as a Project Manager with complex healthcare projects involving work that ranges from pre-design through Construction Administration
• Experience with contract negotiation, work plan development, and the ability to work with a variety of project delivery methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree; B.Arch or M.Arch desired
• LEED Accreditation or ability to obtain within 18 months of hire
• Excellent leadership, verbal, and communication skills
• Effective client relationship skills and talent for leading and working with diverse teams of designers
• Ability to potentially lead and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Ability to work in a collaborative, design-focused open environment

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.