Senior Project Manager II

Job Description:
Senior Project Manager II

Job Title
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Senior Project Manager II

Department
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Reports To
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Studio Lead

Date of Last Review: 1/23/2025

The Senior Project Manager II (SPM II) plays a critical role in supervising the successful execution of architectural projects. This position involves managing multiple programs and staff members with a firm understanding of building systems and code to ensure the team meets the standard of care on all projects. The Senior Project Manager II is responsible for client satisfaction and consultant relationships.

The ideal team member will demonstrate strong leadership skills, mentor junior team members, and continuously seek to improve processes and outcomes. The Senior Project Manager II directly assists the Studio Director as their “second in command” and will actively working towards mastering Studio Lead skills and responsibilities.

• Qualified and able to train in all junior staff roles & responsibilities.
• Studio Lead in training with the expectation of taking over the studio should the need arise.
• Serve as “second in command” to the Studio Lead and be able to keep the studio running efficiently in the Studio Lead’s absence.
• Identify propose and/or develop training initiatives at studio and firm wide level as needed.
• Provide oversight and guidance for the daily supervision, support and mentorship of interns, project coordinators, project managers and ensuring their professional growth and development.
• Performs junior team member’s quarterly chats and assists with annual reviews.
• Assists the Studio Director in determining staffing forecasts for the studio.
• Understand disciplinary processes and assist the Studio Lead in staff discipline when necessary.
• Active role in new staff onboarding and recruiting/hiring.
• Program Ownership
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  • Represent the program as primary contact and point person for all staff, disciplines, clients, and consultants.
  • Serves as main contributor during client meetings, presentations, and public hearings.
  • Responsible for allocating in-house and coordinating consultant resources, planning and implementing task schedule for respective program(s) and projects prior to commencing work, and documenting milestones (both internal and client deadlines) through duration of projects.
  • Comfortable managing multiple large programs with minimal supervision.
  • Assists with Business Development efforts with new and existing clients.
• Project Execution
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  • Responsible for monitoring the progress of projects and programs to maintain a minimum 90% rating for on time and budget measurables.
  • Anticipates and mitigates potential issues that may cause delays, scope creep, budget overruns. Should such issues arise SPM is responsible for working with SL and PM’s to negotiate adequate schedule increase and additional service fees as necessary.
  • Able to effectively and efficiently delegate work to staff members, ensuring the work gets completed correctly and on time.
• Monitoring closeout process including archiving and financial closeout (Ajera).
• Monitors project progress using tools such as Ajera and Bloom growth and manage KPIs to track performance.
• Manages construction administration activities, including bidding, RFI responses, submittals, and project closeout procedures.
• Quality and Accuracy
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  • Capable of delineating/scheduling final QC on projects with both typical scope and complex one-off projects.
• Financial Understanding
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  • Responsible for attaining financial success, ensuring the quality of construction documents, adhering to project timelines, and providing exceptional client service for projects and programs.
  • Utilize the pricing template to create proposals, determine fees and budgets with little oversight, and subsequently monitors estimates and assumes complete…