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Northern ImpactPosted 56 months ago

Senior Project Manager | Higher Education

On-siteLos Angeles, California, United States

Part TimeSenior LevelSmall

Job Summary

Collaborate with Principals to evaluate project requirements, negotiate owner-architect agreements on fees and schedules, and oversee all correspondence and pertinent documents. Demonstrate mastery of project scope, profitability, schedule, and budget by developing cost and work-hour budgets, coordinating contractor bid reviews, and ensuring projects complete on time and within financial constraints. Negotiate critical issues with top-level architects, engineers, and officials while utilizing technical knowledge to monitor construction document quality and provide coaching to team leaders. Provide day-to-day leadership in the absence of the Principal, manage multiple complex projects, and assist with preparation of client billings. This role focuses on the firm's growing higher education, civic, and cultural practice within a multidisciplinary design firm that recently won the American Architecture Award for Museums and Cultural Building.

Required Qualifications

  • Registered Architect
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • 10 + years of professional experience working on increasingly more complex projects
  • Experience with a variety of California higher education facilities
  • Division of State Architect experience
  • LEED accreditation
  • Experience with Lean and Evidence-based design
  • Experience with design build
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD
  • Knowledge of 3D Max
  • Knowledge of SketchUp
  • Knowledge of other industry accepted software
  • Expertise with project management software
  • Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite products
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly with team members
  • Ability to interact with clients at all stages of a project from initial client meeting (pre and post interview) through project occupancy
  • Demonstrated ability to oversee and be responsible for project delivery which may be multiple, large or complex in scope

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