Senior Architectural Project Manager

Senior Architectural Project Manager

The Opportunity:

Tetra Tech is adding a Senior Architectural Project Manager to our team based in New York State. Please review the Additional Information section for more detailed location information.

Why Tetra Tech:
At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development.

Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

Your Impact:
Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Position Summary:

The Senior Architectural Project Manager is responsible for the successful leadership and delivery of large, complex, multi-phase projects within the Architectural/Engineering/Consulting sector. This role serves as a primary point of contact for top-tier clients, managing long-term relationships, contracts, and project financial performance while ensuring technical excellence and design integrity across interdisciplinary teams. The position provides strategic technical and design leadership, guiding some of the industry's most accomplished professionals through all phases of project delivery.

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead and manage relationships with top-tier clients, serving as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Manage and administer client contracts, ensuring scope, schedule, fee, and deliverables are clearly defined, monitored, and met.
• Oversee the financial performance of large, complex, multi-phase institutional projects, including budgeting, forecasting, fee management, and financial reporting.
• Provide technical and design leadership to interdisciplinary project teams, ensuring design excellence, technical quality, and coordination across all disciplines.
• Direct project planning and execution from concept through completion, maintaining alignment with project goals, client expectations, and firm standards.
• Mentor, coach, and support junior-level professionals, fostering professional growth, knowledge sharing, and strong collegial working relationships.
• Collaborate with firm leadership to provide meaningful input on professional standards, technical practices, project delivery methods, and business processes.
• Ensure all project activities comply with internal procedures, applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Conduct all project activities in accordance with internal quality management procedures, applicable building codes, regulations, and industry standards.
• Pursue continuous professional development and remain current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices to enhance project delivery and design innovation.
• Maintain a safe work environment by adhering to health and safety policies and promptly reporting all incidents or concerns in the office and on project sites.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned to support firm and project objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture or related field.
• Fifteen or more (15+) years of experience working in the design/construction field, with a minimum of ten (10) years in project management.
• New York State Architectural License.
• Experience in K-12 educational facilities.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and enjoys working as a contributing part of a team.
• Requires satisfactory completion of a background check.
• Active and clear driver's license, including a successful clearance of a Motor Vehicle history check.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) for extended periods while performing computer-based tasks, attending meetings, or preparing design documentation.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers to operate computers, printers, and other office equipment.
• Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, specifications, and computer screens for extended periods.
• Ability to clearly communicate through speech, hearing, and written correspondence in person, virtually, and via telephone.
• Ability to travel to and from project sites, client meetings, and other offices as required.
• Physical capability to walk, stand, climb stairs or ladders, and navigate uneven terrain, active construction sites, and partially completed structures.
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry materials, drawings, or equipment weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
• Capacity to use personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats,…