Project Manager | DS Architecture

PURPOSE

Design for the future and humanity. Facilities should naturally support human engagement in collaboration, service and discovery. Our goal is to enhance these experiences by breaking down both physical and perceived barriers to create a place in which individuals and groups can produce results and inspire together. A functional space with flexible uses and a comfortable environment enables people to take ownership of their surroundings, stimulating focus and creativity.

Because our designs have a direct influence on those experiencing them, we work diligently to understand all respective needs and goals so that each project is successful.

• Professional Architectural degree from an accredited university
• Minimum architectural firm experience – 7 years beyond graduation
• Proficient in productivity software including Revit, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam Revu

• Adobe Creative Cloud competency (Primarily InDesign and Photoshop)
• NCARB certificate holder
• LEED Accredited Professional
• PMP Certification

Ability to manage (often hands‑on) all aspects of project design including:

• Feasibility analysis, program development, cost evaluations, site planning, schematic design, design development, interior design, construction documents, specifications, bidding and negotiations, and construction administration
• Knowledgeable in methods and materials of construction technology
• Experience in client coordination and presentations
• Experience in consultant coordination and management of a broad consultant team
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills to develop and implement a “team approach” as well as a cooperative attitude
• Ability to effectively manage budgets, schedules and teams

• Leadership + Management = Accountability (LMA) – Leadership creates a vacuum for success while management provides the necessary tools for achievement.
• Project Management and Accountability Process (PMAP) – Oversight of this organizational tool provides the pathway of required elements for a project.
• Project Huddle Leadership – A weekly project huddle creating an opportunity to coordinate the current status of the project.
• Primary Client Contact (PCC) – Cultivating an environment of education fosters trust, good communication, and builds successful client relationships.

• Revit modeling/drafting tools and features required to open, navigate, and review a project.
• Bluebeam tools and studio sessions to review project documentation and provide real‑time markups.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

In 1983, David Sommers founded our firm on the simple value of “people come first.” In 2010, Jeffrey Meyers became a partner with hopes of providing others the opportunity to truly enjoy the architectural profession. In 2011 the firm supplemented culture with design by hiring Eric Pros, who embraces and emphasizes the principle that design matters. Today the firm considers itself a culture‑based design firm, led by six studio directors with diversity of thought, typology, and approach.

Our ultimate purpose is to inspire together. We cultivate an environment of trust and genuine care, fostering collaboration and innovation. We pursue excellence on every project and are transformed by each experience.

FOUNDER VALUES – Family, fairness, trustworthiness, conviction, collaboration, commitment to knowledge. We are a family that works together and grows together; we are rewarded by the process of creating architectural design excellence together.

WHY – Inspiring together by engaging others through the architectural design process.

HOW – Idea conception, exploration, refinement, finalization, realization.

WHAT – Architectural design excellence, igniting passion for design and developing innovative solutions for the built environment.

We listen, we guide discussion, we generate collaboration and innovation. Every project is unique, requiring a team committed to studying, assessing, and developing the most efficient and enduring design.

DS Architecture is a relationship‑focused firm. The connection between us and our clients builds the foundation for a successful project. Passion for innovation and thoughtful, contextually appropriate solutions produce a trusting environment of unabashed collaboration and open sharing of all ideas.