Sr. Project Manager
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). Remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real specific content for it; never emit heading with filler placeholder. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the job description and extract relevant content.
Sections we might include:
- About the role (maybe a brief description). The posting includes a description: "This Senior Project Manager role focuses on leading commercial and retail architectural projects from concept through construction, combining hands-on AutoCAD production with project management, construction administration, and team coordination. The position requires an experienced architectural professional who can work largely remotely, perform regular site visits in the Midwest, and manage small project teams while operating within established corporate standards and templates."
We can put that as prose under About the role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties. Many bullet-like sentences. We'll create
- for each responsibility.
- Requirements / Qualifications / Skills: The posting has "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". We can combine into maybe Requirements (or Qualifications) and Skills. But we need to decide sections. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can include multiple of those if content exists.
We have:
- Requirements: maybe "Minimum of 8+ years of experience at an architecture firm working on commercial projects." etc.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Architecture.
- Skills: list of essential skills and additional skills.
But we can also combine into one Skills section. However we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have:
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (includes experience, education, etc.)
- Skills (technical and soft skills)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule (Work Environment includes schedule details)
We also have Work Environment details: full-time, 40-hour week, flexible start/finish, remote, travel, etc. That could go under Schedule (or maybe Work Environment but not in list). Since Schedule is allowed, we can put schedule details there.
Benefits: described.
Pay: pay range.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove "Job Type & Location" maybe we can incorporate location into About the role or maybe not needed as heading. But we need to preserve substantive info: location (Chicago, IL), contract to hire, remote, travel, etc. We can include location in About the role or maybe a separate section? Not required heading. We'll embed location in About the role paragraph.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers (none present).
We must not include application deadline? That's application instructions? It's not exactly instruction but could be considered metadata. The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline is likely part of application instructions; we should drop it.
Also remove "About Actalent" boilerplate (company description) and EEO statements, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Workplace Type" maybe it's part of schedule but we can incorporate.
We must preserve all substantive information: responsibilities, essential skills, additional skills, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule, work environment details (remote, travel, office size, culture). Also note that it's Contract to Hire.
Let's craft sections:
About the role
Senior Project Manager – Architecture (Commercial/Retail) based in Chicago, IL, contract-to-hire position. The role focuses on leading commercial and retail architectural projects from concept through construction, combining hands‑on AutoCAD production with project management, construction administration, and team coordination. Work is largely remote with regular site visits in the Midwest; the incumbent must be local to the Chicago area to attend meetings, site visits, and quarterly in‑person gatherings. The position involves managing small project teams (1‑2 people), operating within established corporate standards and templates, and contributing to a small, people‑focused office culture that emphasizes mentoring and development.
That captures location, contract type, remote, travel, culture.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage commercial and retail architectural projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, accuracy, and adherence to established standards and corporate templates.
- Coordinate and perform a mix of field work and site visits in the Midwest market, including local day trips by car and periodic air travel, with travel expenses reimbursed.
- Allocate approximately 20–25% of weekly hours to AutoCAD production work, including creating and updating construction documents and drawings.
- Spend roughly half of each day producing CAD construction documents (CDs) and the other half processing shop drawings, submittals, and RFIs for active projects.
- Manage small project teams of 1–2 people on a project‑by‑project basis, overseeing their work, providing guidance, and ensuring project milestones are met.
- Oversee current project teams and coordinate closely with contractors, maintaining clear communication and alignment on project scope, schedule, and deliverables.
- Conduct construction administration activities, including site visits, observation of work in progress, and participation in OAC (Owner‑Architect‑Contractor) meetings.
- Serve as a client‑facing representative when needed, professionally presenting the firm to clients and contractors and building strong working relationships.
- Work primarily on prototypical commercial projects, starting with financial retail branches and then expanding to other retail and commercial build‑outs and renovations.
- Produce and coordinate detailed construction documents for interior alteration projects, office build‑outs, and retail spaces, ensuring compliance with applicable codes.
- Coordinate details and finishes, including framing details, wall partitions, general materials, and specifications, to achieve cohesive and buildable design solutions.
- Apply working knowledge of detailing as it relates to interior alterations, including ADA requirements for clear floor space and accessibility building codes.
- Review drawings and specifications meticulously for accuracy, completeness, and quality, identifying and resolving discrepancies before and during construction.
- Provide hands‑on detailing support and actively participate in production tasks when required to meet project deadlines and deliverables.
- Manage time and expectations for self and team members, balancing multiple projects and tasks while meeting client and internal deadlines.
- Maintain clear, consistent communication and coordination with internal and external team members, including remote colleagues and project stakeholders.
- Adapt quickly to changing project needs, wearing multiple hats and jumping onto different projects and tasks as priorities shift.
- Participate in quarterly in‑person meetings in the Chicago area and attend local meetings and site visits as required.
- Contribute positively to a small, people‑focused office culture that emphasizes mentoring, development, and long‑term relationships.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience at an architecture firm working on commercial projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
- Experience working on prototypical projects, retail build‑outs, and/or renovation commercial projects is preferred.
- Prior experience managing projects that involve repeatable commercial work for large retail or corporate brands is preferred.
- Client‑facing experience is preferred, including participation in OAC meetings and direct communication with owners and contractors.
- Experience processing shop drawings, submittals, and RFIs for commercial projects.
- Background as a project manager, architect, architectural intern, or similar architectural role with commercial project exposure.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while maintaining high levels of communication with remote team members.
- Comfort taking on a learning process within established client standards, with the ability to hit the ground running on AutoCAD‑based project work.
- Flexibility to adjust roles and responsibilities as needed to support field work and project demands.
- No professional licensure is required for this role.
Skills
- Strong project management experience, including managing projects independently and conducting regular job site visits.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, with the ability to produce complete construction documents and drawings from start to finish.
- Demonstrated experience working on commercial and prototypical projects, including repeatable retail or corporate environments.
- Hands‑on experience with interior alteration projects, office build‑outs, and retail build‑outs or renovations.
- Working knowledge of detailing for interior alterations, including framing details, wall partitions, and general materials and specifications.
- Solid understanding of ADA requirements for clear floor space and accessibility building codes as they apply to commercial interiors.
- Ability to review drawings and specifications meticulously for accuracy, quality, and constructability.
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to manage expectations for self and team members across multiple projects.
- Clear and effective communication skills for coordinating with internal and external team members, including remote colleagues.
- Ability to present oneself professionally and positively represent the firm to clients and contractors when in a client‑facing capacity.
- Comfort working within established corporate standards and templates rather than high‑end, bespoke design.
- Ability to thrive in a smaller office environment, working on a small team and handling diverse responsibilities.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday pay, and sick time.
- Medical, dental & vision coverage.
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available.
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents).
- Short and long‑term disability.
- Health Spending Account (HSA).
- Transportation benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).
Pay
The pay range for this position is $40.86 - $55.28 per hour. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.
Schedule
This is a full‑time role based on a standard 40‑hour work week, generally following an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule. Start and finish times are flexible and may adjust based on travel requirements and personal needs. Work is primarily remote, with required local presence in the Chicago area for meetings, site visits, and quarterly in‑person gatherings. Travel consists of local day trips by car and occasional air travel within the Midwest, with reimbursement for rental car use, personal vehicle mileage where applicable, and other approved travel expenses. The office operates as a small team of approximately 15 people and emphasizes a people‑focused culture that values mentoring, professional development, and strong relationships.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "About Actalent", EEO, accommodation, etc. We removed those.
Check for any duplicated content: We have responsibilities list includes many items; we also have some overlapping in
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). Remove duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real specific content for it; never emit heading with filler placeholder. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the job description and extract relevant content. Sections we might include: - About the role (maybe a brief description). The posting includes a description: "This Senior Project Manager role focuses on leading commercial and retail architectural projects from concept through construction, combining hands-on AutoCAD production with project management, construction administration, and team coordination. The position requires an experienced architectural professional who can work largely remotely, perform regular site visits in the Midwest, and manage small project teams while operating within established corporate standards and templates." We can put that as prose under About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties. Many bullet-like sentences. We'll create
- for each responsibility.
- Requirements / Qualifications / Skills: The posting has "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". We can combine into maybe Requirements (or Qualifications) and Skills. But we need to decide sections. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can include multiple of those if content exists.
We have:
- Requirements: maybe "Minimum of 8+ years of experience at an architecture firm working on commercial projects." etc.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Architecture.
- Skills: list of essential skills and additional skills.
But we can also combine into one Skills section. However we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps we can have:
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (includes experience, education, etc.)
- Skills (technical and soft skills)
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule (Work Environment includes schedule details)
We also have Work Environment details: full-time, 40-hour week, flexible start/finish, remote, travel, etc. That could go under Schedule (or maybe Work Environment but not in list). Since Schedule is allowed, we can put schedule details there.
Benefits: described.
Pay: pay range.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove "Job Type & Location" maybe we can incorporate location into About the role or maybe not needed as heading. But we need to preserve substantive info: location (Chicago, IL), contract to hire, remote, travel, etc. We can include location in About the role or maybe a separate section? Not required heading. We'll embed location in About the role paragraph.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers (none present).
We must not include application deadline? That's application instructions? It's not exactly instruction but could be considered metadata. The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline is likely part of application instructions; we should drop it.
Also remove "About Actalent" boilerplate (company description) and EEO statements, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Workplace Type" maybe it's part of schedule but we can incorporate.
We must preserve all substantive information: responsibilities, essential skills, additional skills, qualifications, benefits, pay, schedule, work environment details (remote, travel, office size, culture). Also note that it's Contract to Hire.
Let's craft sections:
About the role
Senior Project Manager – Architecture (Commercial/Retail) based in Chicago, IL, contract-to-hire position. The role focuses on leading commercial and retail architectural projects from concept through construction, combining hands‑on AutoCAD production with project management, construction administration, and team coordination. Work is largely remote with regular site visits in the Midwest; the incumbent must be local to the Chicago area to attend meetings, site visits, and quarterly in‑person gatherings. The position involves managing small project teams (1‑2 people), operating within established corporate standards and templates, and contributing to a small, people‑focused office culture that emphasizes mentoring and development.
That captures location, contract type, remote, travel, culture.Responsibilities
- Lead and manage commercial and retail architectural projects from start to finish, ensuring quality, accuracy, and adherence to established standards and corporate templates.
- Coordinate and perform a mix of field work and site visits in the Midwest market, including local day trips by car and periodic air travel, with travel expenses reimbursed.
- Allocate approximately 20–25% of weekly hours to AutoCAD production work, including creating and updating construction documents and drawings.
- Spend roughly half of each day producing CAD construction documents (CDs) and the other half processing shop drawings, submittals, and RFIs for active projects.
- Manage small project teams of 1–2 people on a project‑by‑project basis, overseeing their work, providing guidance, and ensuring project milestones are met.
- Oversee current project teams and coordinate closely with contractors, maintaining clear communication and alignment on project scope, schedule, and deliverables.
- Conduct construction administration activities, including site visits, observation of work in progress, and participation in OAC (Owner‑Architect‑Contractor) meetings.
- Serve as a client‑facing representative when needed, professionally presenting the firm to clients and contractors and building strong working relationships.
- Work primarily on prototypical commercial projects, starting with financial retail branches and then expanding to other retail and commercial build‑outs and renovations.
- Produce and coordinate detailed construction documents for interior alteration projects, office build‑outs, and retail spaces, ensuring compliance with applicable codes.
- Coordinate details and finishes, including framing details, wall partitions, general materials, and specifications, to achieve cohesive and buildable design solutions.
- Apply working knowledge of detailing as it relates to interior alterations, including ADA requirements for clear floor space and accessibility building codes.
- Review drawings and specifications meticulously for accuracy, completeness, and quality, identifying and resolving discrepancies before and during construction.
- Provide hands‑on detailing support and actively participate in production tasks when required to meet project deadlines and deliverables.
- Manage time and expectations for self and team members, balancing multiple projects and tasks while meeting client and internal deadlines.
- Maintain clear, consistent communication and coordination with internal and external team members, including remote colleagues and project stakeholders.
- Adapt quickly to changing project needs, wearing multiple hats and jumping onto different projects and tasks as priorities shift.
- Participate in quarterly in‑person meetings in the Chicago area and attend local meetings and site visits as required.
- Contribute positively to a small, people‑focused office culture that emphasizes mentoring, development, and long‑term relationships.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience at an architecture firm working on commercial projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.
- Experience working on prototypical projects, retail build‑outs, and/or renovation commercial projects is preferred.
- Prior experience managing projects that involve repeatable commercial work for large retail or corporate brands is preferred.
- Client‑facing experience is preferred, including participation in OAC meetings and direct communication with owners and contractors.
- Experience processing shop drawings, submittals, and RFIs for commercial projects.
- Background as a project manager, architect, architectural intern, or similar architectural role with commercial project exposure.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while maintaining high levels of communication with remote team members.
- Comfort taking on a learning process within established client standards, with the ability to hit the ground running on AutoCAD‑based project work.
- Flexibility to adjust roles and responsibilities as needed to support field work and project demands.
- No professional licensure is required for this role.
Skills
- Strong project management experience, including managing projects independently and conducting regular job site visits.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, with the ability to produce complete construction documents and drawings from start to finish.
- Demonstrated experience working on commercial and prototypical projects, including repeatable retail or corporate environments.
- Hands‑on experience with interior alteration projects, office build‑outs, and retail build‑outs or renovations.
- Working knowledge of detailing for interior alterations, including framing details, wall partitions, and general materials and specifications.
- Solid understanding of ADA requirements for clear floor space and accessibility building codes as they apply to commercial interiors.
- Ability to review drawings and specifications meticulously for accuracy, quality, and constructability.
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to manage expectations for self and team members across multiple projects.
- Clear and effective communication skills for coordinating with internal and external team members, including remote colleagues.
- Ability to present oneself professionally and positively represent the firm to clients and contractors when in a client‑facing capacity.
- Comfort working within established corporate standards and templates rather than high‑end, bespoke design.
- Ability to thrive in a smaller office environment, working on a small team and handling diverse responsibilities.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday pay, and sick time.
- Medical, dental & vision coverage.
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available.
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents).
- Short and long‑term disability.
- Health Spending Account (HSA).
- Transportation benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).
Pay
The pay range for this position is $40.86 - $55.28 per hour. Individual compensation offered within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.
Schedule
This is a full‑time role based on a standard 40‑hour work week, generally following an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule. Start and finish times are flexible and may adjust based on travel requirements and personal needs. Work is primarily remote, with required local presence in the Chicago area for meetings, site visits, and quarterly in‑person gatherings. Travel consists of local day trips by car and occasional air travel within the Midwest, with reimbursement for rental car use, personal vehicle mileage where applicable, and other approved travel expenses. The office operates as a small team of approximately 15 people and emphasizes a people‑focused culture that values mentoring, professional development, and strong relationships.
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "About Actalent", EEO, accommodation, etc. We removed those. Check for any duplicated content: We have responsibilities list includes many items; we also have some overlapping in