Architect/Project Manager, Education Market
Listed on 2025-12-03
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Design & Architecture
Architect / Sr. Architect
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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.
About Higher Education At DLR Group
DLR Group’s Higher Education practice fully embraces our responsibility to society by designing spaces that emphasize academic learning and social development. We are transforming the educational landscape, working with our clients to set new horizons for learning and living that enrich school communities, the spaces they strive to provide, and what they can achieve. Our team draws from evidence-based design to work with shareholders to affect student and teacher engagement, ensuring that learning is enhanced through design.
We also understand the rapid pace of technological, social, and cultural change; our teams work with schools to navigate these challenges.
Position Summary
As aProject Manager at DLR Group, you will oversee all aspects of one or more projects, including managing project teams, coordinating with external consultants, and ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and fees. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of quality and design excellence throughout the project's lifecycle. Additionally, you will be accountable for the financial success of the project, ensuring it remains on track and within budget.
If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.
What You Will Do
- Support business development by participating in RFQ, RFP, and interview processes
- Assist in negotiating scope of services, fees, and preparing agreements with both clients and consultants
- Ensure accurate input and updates of client and project information into project management systems
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including schedules, milestones, and staffing, and adjust as needed
- Lead and coordinate project teams, vendors, and consultants to meet client expectations for scope, quality, budget, and schedule
- Monitor and track project milestones, deliverables, and ensure submittals meet quality standards
- Communicate project status reports, identify necessary adjustments, and propose solutions for client-directed changes
- Provide leadership, performance feedback, and contribute to recruitment of project team members
- Establish clear communication with clients to ensure project progress and timely decisions are made
- Collaborate with design leaders to ensure compliance with quality standards and integrate design expertise into all project phases
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience, with at least 3 years as a project manager
- Professional licensure preferred, but not required
- Working knowledge of local building and zoning codes
- Strong working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and sustainable design principles for producing technical plans, drawings, and models
- Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills with the ability to multitask while maintaining high-quality standards
We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project life cycles. Our…
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