Senior Project Manager, Architecture

About the role

Join a Top 10 global design firm in our Texas buildings practice that provides Architecture, Buildings Engineering, and Interior Design services with a long history and deep commitment to the education sector. Our Houston office is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support a variety of key projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex tasks on multiple, large scope, highly complex projects.
• Effectively participate and help to win work in interviews for potential projects.
• Plan, organize, and direct the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client.
• Keep the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understand the limits of the decision-making responsibilities of the role and respect the boundaries of the Principal in Charge’s responsibilities.
• Lead the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
• Develop and manage project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance.
• Mentor Assistant Project Managers and motivate project teams.
• Assure that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented.
• Lead project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
• Manage and track change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule.
• Work with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel.
• Direct client invoicing and effectively manage collections.

Qualifications

• Extensive project experience supporting in the ability to win work during proposal response.
• Capable of simultaneously supporting one or more Principal’s in Charge on multiple projects.
• Excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, and industry associated standards.
• Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
• Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Team player with the client, entire project team and contractor.
• Excellent communicator.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite, Newforma; Prefer experience with Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUP.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture required, Master’s degree preferred in architecture or related field.
• Registered Architect is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in architecture project management with a strong background in education sector.

Skills

• Project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Newforma, Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUP.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Health savings account.
• Flexible spending account.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.