SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT MANAGER

Position Summary

The Senior Architectural Project Manager is responsible for the successful leadership and delivery of large, complex, multi-phase projects within the Architectural/Engineering/Consulting sector. This role serves as a primary point of contact for top-tier clients, managing long-term relationships, contracts, and project financial performance while ensuring technical excellence and design integrity across interdisciplinary teams. The position provides strategic technical and design leadership, guiding some of the industry’s most accomplished professionals through all phases of project delivery.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead and manage relationships with top-tier clients, serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Manage and administer client contracts, ensuring scope, schedule, fee, and deliverables are clearly defined, monitored, and met.
• Oversee the financial performance of large, complex, multi-phase institutional projects, including budgeting, forecasting, fee management, and financial reporting.
• Provide technical and design leadership to interdisciplinary project teams, ensuring design excellence, technical quality, and coordination across all disciplines.
• Direct project planning and execution from concept through completion, maintaining alignment with project goals, client expectations, and firm standards.
• Mentor, coach, and support junior-level professionals, fostering professional growth, knowledge sharing, and strong collegial working relationships.
• Collaborate with firm leadership to provide meaningful input on professional standards, technical practices, project delivery methods, and business processes.
• Ensure all project activities comply with internal procedures, applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Pursue continuous professional development and remain current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices to enhance project delivery and design innovation.
• Maintain a safe work environment by adhering to health and safety policies and promptly reporting all incidents or concerns in the office and on project sites.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture or related field.
• Fifteen or more (15+) years of experience working in the design/construction field, with a minimum of ten (10) years in project management.
• New York State Architectural License.
• Experience in K-12 educational facilities.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and enjoys working as a contributing part of a team.
• Requires satisfactory completion of a background check.
• Active and clear driver’s license, including a successful clearance of a Motor Vehicle history check.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) for extended periods while performing computer-based tasks, attending meetings, or preparing design documentation.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers to operate computers, printers, and other office equipment.
• Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, specifications, and computer screens for extended periods.
• Ability to clearly communicate through speech, hearing, and written correspondence in person, virtually, and via telephone.
• Ability to travel to and from project sites, client meetings, and other offices as required.
• Physical capability to walk, stand, climb stairs or ladders, and navigate uneven terrain, active construction sites, and partially completed structures.
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry materials, drawings, or equipment weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
• Capacity to use personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, vests, and steel-toed boots when required.
• Tolerance for varying environmental conditions, including exposure to weather, noise, and dust during site visits.

Work Environment / Environmental Factors

• The majority of work is performed in a professional office setting with a collaborative, team-oriented atmosphere.
• Work involves extensive use of computers, digital communication tools, and design software in an open or hybrid office environment.
• This role requires frequent interaction with project teams, clients, consultants, and other stakeholders through in-person meetings, video conferences, and phone calls.
• Periodic travel to construction sites, client offices, and off-site meetings is required.
• Work at project sites may involve exposure to active construction environments, including noise, dust, varying temperatures, and weather conditions.
• The position requires adaptability to shifting project priorities, client expectations, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Work may occasionally involve tight deadlines, multiple concurrent projects, and high attention to detail under time-sensitive conditions.
• Collaboration across multiple time zones or with remote team members may be necessary, depending on project scope and firm structure.

Anticipated Hiring Range

$115,000 - $140,000. Please note that this range reflects the pay scale that Tetra Tech reasonably expects to pay for the role. The salary will also depend on various factors, such as job duties and requirements, and relevant experience and skills.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.

Life at Tetra Tech

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Merit-based financial rewards.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tetra Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor, and we request priority referral of veterans.