Project Manager, Interior Design

Project Manager – IA Interior Architects

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand, and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies, and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

We are seeking a Project Manager (or Sr. Project Manager) in the Charlotte studio. The Project Manager assumes full responsibility for planning, coordinating and administering projects.

• Manages small and medium sized projects to completion, including work performed by internal and external resources.
• Coordinates engineering work to ensure compliance with design concept.
• Coordinates project teams to ensure timely completion of documents.
• Works with design and technical teams to shape and understand design concepts.
• Presents and gains approval of concepts to the client.
• Establishes and ensures adherence to set budget.
• Immediately informs Senior PM, Project Director and/or client of any potential variances to the budget and makes appropriate modifications.
• Manages collections for assigned projects.
• Immediately informs Finance Manager if there is an issue with timely collections. Discusses untimely payments with client to secure commitment to pay.
• Identifies and pursues new business opportunities with existing and potential clients.
• Assigns tasks, oversees work and provides feedback to staff assigned to project.
• Develops skills of staff for future projects.
• Manages overall client relationship from initial assessment of client needs, through design concept presentations, and final delivery of project. Ensures positive relationships resulting in additional business or referrals.

• Graduate of architecture, design or business school: equivalent experience may be substituted.
• 8+ years’ experience producing design projects.

• Extensive knowledge of materials, furnishings and construction methods related to interior architecture.
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements.
• Corporate interiors experience is a plus but not required.
• Proven ability to write and negotiate contracts for services, consultants and contractors.
• Proven ability to solve contract and administration issues within the established design context.
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills.
• Intermediate Revit skills.
• Intermediate Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Advanced presentation and graphic communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally with all levels of staff.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead all levels of staff through a combination of direct authority.

Interior Architects, Inc. (IA) provides equal opportunity in all aspects of recruitment and employment to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities.

Mid-Senior Level

Full-time

Project Management and Information Technology

Design Services