What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - K12 position at McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture?
McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eight studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal : to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.
We are seeking a Project Manager to join our Higher Education team!
- Actively participate in the marketing and business development processes; create and monitor marketing and business development plans
- Prepare strategic plans for practice success and establish, communicate, and execute a vision for the market practice
- Represent Firm at practice market's professional and trade organizations
- Ensure practice organization, operation, and direction aligns with Firm and practices strategic plans
- Foster an environment of learning, collaboration, innovation, professional development, and communication
- Review and advocate for individual practice team members' professional development plans
- Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction and for managing all aspects of multiple small to large complex projects
- Prepare design and proposal / presentation materials, estimate fees, determine scope of work
- Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
- Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and / or clients
- Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
- Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
- Coordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project
- Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments
- Supervise and / or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress
- Responsible for major design decisions, involving spatial, aesthetic elements, and detailing of materials
- Document the progression of a routine project through correspondence, memos, etc.
- Follow routine projects through approvals and construction. Initiate contact with client and town officials
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Position Location - Spartanburg, SC
