Project Manager; Interior Design

Classification:
Exempt

Work schedule:

Hybrid: 3 days in the Chicago office and 2 remote days per week, with client meetings and site visits as needed.

• Lead multiple projects from programming and concept development through construction documents and construction administration with minimal senior leadership oversight.
• Serve as the primary client contact; lead meetings, communicate progress, manage expectations, and resolve concerns.
• Prepare proposals, contracts, scopes, fee estimates, schedules, and staffing plans; manage scope changes, risk, and firm liability.
• Manage budgets and profitability; partner with project accountants on forecasting, billing, and collections.
• Coordinate designers, consultants, contractors, and agencies; assign work, review deliverables, and mentor team members.
• Guide space planning, materials, FF&E, acoustics, lighting, and code compliance; serve as design lead when needed.
• Support bidding, cost analysis, and value engineering; maintain clear project documentation.

• Bachelor’s or master’s in Interior Design, Architecture, or Construction Management; CIDA or NAAB accreditation for applicable design or architecture programs.
• Minimum 5 years of post-graduate design experience, preferably commercial, and 2 years of project management experience.
• Architectural licensure or interior design registration preferred; project management training or PMP certification preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of design principles, programming, materials, FF&E, construction documents, and construction administration.
• Strong knowledge of site surveys, building codes, ADA requirements, occupancy, egress, and plumbing fixture requirements.
• Strong financial, team, and client management skills; commitment to continuing education.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Sketch Up, and Microsoft Office; advanced Microsoft Project and Ajera skills.

• PTO and paid holidays
• Medical insurance with vision option; life insurance
• Employer-sponsored short-term and long-term disability
• 401(k)
• Professional development and monthly mobile phone stipends; wellness reimbursement program