What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Design Project Manager position at LPA, Inc.?
Join the firm AIA calls “a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture.” Winner of the AIA 2025 Firm Award, we’re an integrated collective of designers and researchers united in a mission to eliminate carbon emissions and build a more equitable, livable future.
LPA is seeking a passionate Interior Design Project Manager to join our integrated team of architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and master planners. As a member of our Workplace team, you will impact a broad variety of innovative, local, sustainable projects, such as Berkadia, CalAmp and The Tennyson. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic, and social impact.
We walk the talk in changing lives by design. Our sustainability commitment is real, we are the only large firm in the nation to comply with the 2030 Challenge for the past two years running. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic and social impact.
You will be working with directors and principals in the studio and across the firm. We are looking to you to help us continue to develop our talented designers and engineers.
We’re committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance and it is neatly summarized in our Just label. We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.
What You Will Do
The salary range for this position is $96,000 - $146,000 and is eligible for annual bonus. If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
Notice To Recruitment Agencies And Recruiters
Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.
LPA is seeking a passionate Interior Design Project Manager to join our integrated team of architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and master planners. As a member of our Workplace team, you will impact a broad variety of innovative, local, sustainable projects, such as Berkadia, CalAmp and The Tennyson. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic, and social impact.
We walk the talk in changing lives by design. Our sustainability commitment is real, we are the only large firm in the nation to comply with the 2030 Challenge for the past two years running. Our award-winning projects aim to have a positive and enduring environmental, economic and social impact.
You will be working with directors and principals in the studio and across the firm. We are looking to you to help us continue to develop our talented designers and engineers.
We’re committed to diversity, wellness and work-life balance and it is neatly summarized in our Just label. We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits, including health and dental insurance, retirement and financial, wellness and other work/life plans.
What You Will Do
- You will be living and breathing the project from inception to completion and be able to turn your hand to all aspects of the project.
- You will be the main client point of contact on all of your projects.
- Lead a project team through the entire lifecycle of workplace projects including conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration
- Create and develop internal relationships with our support professionals including our LPA Sustainability and Applied Research team, contracts professionals, entitlements team, and marketing team
- Process and manage contractual and financial construction administration documents
- Provide mentorship from Managing Directors and Design Directors
- Provide opportunities and career growth- your success is our success
- In-house management and leadership training opportunities
- Provide study grants for exploration – Catapult, LPA Foundation
- Bachelor and/or Masters Degree in Interior Architecture and/or Architecture
- 10 years of experience in all phases of interior architectural projects
- Architecture license or Interiors Certification
- Strong technical proficiency in the development of construction documents and administration of services during the construction phase
- Knowledge in management of project business: scope, fee, schedule, work plans, budgets, contracts, and business development proposals
- Advanced knowledge of applicable building codes including CBC, ADA, Fire Codes
- Basic knowledge of CAD, Revit, SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite
The salary range for this position is $96,000 - $146,000 and is eligible for annual bonus. If you are hired at LPA, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience and/or project complexity. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
Notice To Recruitment Agencies And Recruiters
Please note that LPA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, LPA will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without LPA’s request, LPA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of LPA.
Salary : $96,000 - $146,000
