Senior / Project Manager

Who We Are

HMC Architects is an employee-owned design firm with a desire to make a difference in our communities. As a purpose-driven firm based on values, our mission to design for good drives everything we do. And our ownership culture creates alignment and increased commitment to that mission, keeping us on track to being successful.

What We Do

Founded with the purpose of anticipating community needs, HMC aims to create designs that have a positive impact, now and into the future. We focus primarily on opportunities to have the most direct contribution to communities–through healthcare, education, and civic spaces.

Summary

This position will be a work from home, satellite, position to manage HMC’s book of work in the Bakersfield area. We are looking for a project manager or senior project manager, preferably licensed architect, who can oversee all phases of a medium to large size projects through construction. This role will work with HMC’s studios across the state to ensure the production of architectural documents for the local Bakersfield area are being complete to client and project specifications. This role will responsible for budgeting, site visits, client engagement, scheduling, planning, design, specification, and working drawings on a given project and resolves architectural problems

Position Responsibilities

Business Development/Client Engagement

• Always be professional and respectful in interactions with clients and consultants
• Have complete knowledge and follows HMC procedures, standards, and protocols
• Have primary role in marketing interviews and writing marketing proposals
• Maintain primary contact with client and have excellent follow-through with client to help get repeat work
• Write and develop project marketing interview materials. Participate in project marketing interview
• Be proficient with HMC’s documentation and office practice systems
• Write meeting minutes, instruction bulletins, change orders, RFI responses, and professional correspondence for self-managed projects
• Assist in review of agreements with clients and consultants
• Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants

Leadership

• Listen and communicate effectively and professionally in a wide variety of settings inside and outside the firm
• Support senior project manager and/or PIC in supervision and delegation of work
• Be primary source for monitoring employee performance on a daily basis and take appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance
• Assist and/or prepare evaluations and meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluation
• Supervise and manage up to six team members for all phases of projects
• Ensure that all HMC procedures, standards, and protocols are followed
• Coach, mentor, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members

Project Management

• Oversee and manage all aspects of the project management cycle.
• Establish productive working relationships, and deal effectively and cooperatively with clients, team members, consultants, and government agencies
• Manage projects, budgets, staffing, and coordinate billing
• Collaborate with design and production staff, construction administrator, and consultants
• Work to keep projects within cost-saving measures; contribute to profits and revenues, and use resources effectively
• Understand contractual liabilities as they relate to projects including fee calculations
• Monitor and assist their supervisor in the collection of aged accounts payable for the projects
• Prepare plans of action with their supervisor for resolving project related problems
• Ensure that project conforms to contractual agreement with client, meeting all set budgets, goals, and work assignments for their project team that clearly defines project expectations
• Support design team and ensure that the design intent is followed through all phases
• Integrate design principles with project design team and maintain design integrity through all phases
• Promote design quality and design collaboration
• Collaborate with project design team for programming, planning, and feasibility analysis.
• Coordinate with government agencies, utility companies, and resolve plan check and approval issues with the agencies
• Guide and direct project team and consultants for appropriate materials and systems
• Review documents for code compliance in all phases and issue code interpretations
• Review cost estimates and conduct value analysis
• Review and approve changes in collaboration with the project design team and client
• Supervise and resolve issues in preparation of construction documents
• Demonstrate capabilities of Construction Administrator
• Responsible for the completeness of the specifications

Position Requirements

• Architectural degree from an accredited university or equivalent demonstrated proficiency
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience of experience in production and coordination of documents in all phases of architectural practice and in management of projects
• Ability to supervise and manage multiple clients and project managers for all phases of projects
• Proficiency in project management tools and software
• Advanced skills in Revit and other relevant architectural software
• PreK-12/DSA experience preferred

The salary range for this position is $85,065 - $147,826

The actual offered salary for this position will vary depending on multiple factors including the candidate’s qualification, education, position knowledge, work experience, skills, ability, work location, and internal incumbent compensation for similar roles. We do not anticipate individuals hired into this position will start at or near the top half of the range listed; the decision will be based on each individual case. The salary range listed above does not include other compensation elements such as discretionary bonus opportunities, employee stock ownership grants, paid time off, medical insurance, and other wage and benefit opportunities.

Salary : $85,065 - $147,826