Senior Project Manager
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. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, 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 will inspire you to be extraordinary.
About the Role
NBBJ Seattle is seeking a Senior Healthcare Project Manager who can work independently and collaboratively with a team to manage large, complex healthcare projects and lead the work efforts of others, oversee the production of project deliverables, and interpret client needs. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills, and the motivation to engage with NBBJ’s resources in achieving high-performance, sustainable outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Manage team complexity – plans, organizes, and supervises the work of large diverse design teams
- Responsible for accuracy and applicability of documents for entire project(s)
- Build and maintain day-to-day working relationships with client(s) and consultants
- Lead decision-making process with fiscal accountability and responsibility
- Develop and execute a management work plan for the overall project(s)
- Assist with proposal preparation and participate in client presentations/interviews
- Responsible for all correspondence, reports, documentation, and general administration for the overall project(s)
- Lead interface with building and health authorities as well as zoning and entitlements
- Responsible for execution of project within the boundaries of the design intent
- Apply sound and diversified knowledge of architectural principles for all aspects of the project(s)
- Drive decision-making on architectural problems and methods while collaboratively harnessing the expertise of the team
- Solve problems creatively with consultants
- Negotiate and draft/write fee proposals and contracts
- Assist with business development and collaborate with other studios, as needed
- Develop and leverage existing client relationships for the purposes of winning work
- Assist Practice Leaders in developing market or client campaigns and interview to win new work
Requirements
- 20+ years of professional experience in Architecture
- At least 10 years of experience as a Project Manager
- Experience with complex multi-phase healthcare projects
- Bachelor's degree; B Arch or M Arch desired
- Architectural licensure is preferred
- LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
- Adept in change management
- Proven track record as a Project Manager with complex projects involving work that ranges from Pre-design through Construction Administration, including contract negotiation, work plan development, and the ability to work with a variety of project delivery methodologies
- Excellent leadership, verbal and communication skills, and effective client relationship skills
- Talent for leading and working with diverse teams of designers
- Knowledge of Revit and BIM delivery implications
- Working expertise in Bluebeam Revu, PowerPoint, Excel, and Smartsheet
- Ability to lead and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Ability to work in a collaborative, design-focused open environment
- Ability to travel as the project(s) requires
Pay
The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $125,000 - $145,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on skills, qualifications, and experience. This role requires the individual to be based in the United States.