What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architectural Project Manager position at Gus Perdikakis Associates?
Architectural Project Manager (Education)
The ideal Project Manager for our client’s Education Studio is an experienced, creative, confident leader who is able to inspire and coordinate a team of professionals, their work and project deadlines.
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Manage internal and external project teams
- Manage clients through all phases of a relationship
- Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project plans and staffing plans
- Review project design, documentation, cost estimates and other materials to ensure compliance with the project scope
- Manage and coordinate consultants providing services for assigned projects
- Ensure projects are within budgets, completed on schedule and meet or exceed professional standards of work
- Contribute technically to projects in areas where qualified in support of work prepared by the respective disciplines
- Coordinate and facilitate quality control/coordination reviews for all assigned projects
- Provide proactive leadership in identifying and solving project and client issues
- Identify, qualify and pursue potential clients and project opportunities
- Increase sales, market share, network and client base
- Meet scope, schedule and budget expectations on projects by consistently monitoring key metrics, milestones, etc. while proactively making adjustments as necessary to ensure success
- Create and lead formal and informal presentations for internal and external audiences
- Prepare and negotiate contracts
- Build a network of professional relationships within the education market (higher education and k-12) to support business development activities
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Architecture from an accredited University
- Minimum 8-years of experience in the building design industry
- Professional registration as an Architect or Engineer
- Experience working with developers, contractors, and clients in the public market, with an emphasis on post-secondary education facilities.
- Demonstrated management of direct reports and internal/external consultants
- Demonstrated ability to monitor key metrics, milestones and proactively make adjustments as necessary
- Demonstrated ability to independently develop and prepare project proposals including defining scope, budget and schedule with a strong technical writing background
- Proficient with MS Office
Preferred:
- Experience in primary and secondary education facilities.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation by Project Management Institute, or willingness for PMP track acceptable
- Demonstrated experience successfully executing business development strategies and securing new clients/projects
- Experience working on and managing Federal, State and Local Government projects
- Experience with Revit software suite
- Experience editing and negotiating standard A/E contracts
- Comfortable leveraging technology in all aspects of business
- Demonstrated leadership in professional and/or civic organizations
- NCARB/NCEES
- Experience utilizing CRM, Salesforce or similar business development management software
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000
