Architectural Project Manager | Education

Overview

At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore -- and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate, hardworking team.

Corgan is actively recruiting a dynamic Architectural Project Manager to join the firm as part of our Education team. Tackle these responsibilities alongside a team of creative, highly motivated individuals who are passionate about their work and ready to collaborate to achieve outstanding results. Our ideal team member is passionate and progressively seeking more responsibilities to expand their expertise.

Location:

San Antonio, on-site Mon‑Fri (no hybrid or remote). This is an in‑office position.

• Develop competitive fee structures reflecting defined scope of services for project pursuits.
• Establish and manage project schedules.
• Oversee the completion of projects on time and within fee budget.
• Anticipate, understand and manage client expectations.
• Provide leadership to staff by identifying project studio team members’ roles and responsibilities, leveraging their strengths, providing stretch opportunities, and offering mentorship.
• Lead and encourage open dialogue with project team regarding design and technical ideation and facilitate appropriate solutions.
• Motivate the project team to meet project goals through encouragement and/or course correction.
• Oversee administration of construction phase procedures and documentation (shop drawings/submittals, requests for information, and addenda/clarifications).
• Oversee development and presentation of appropriate technical solutions to project stakeholders.
• Drive the coordination of internal staff, external consultants and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive and collaborative project team.
• Attend and conduct presentations.
• Actively explore and recognize new business opportunities through professional networks.
• Drive each project team to seek innovation in design solutions in an ongoing spirit of curiosity, continuous improvement, and increased project performance.
• Develop effective project directives, outlines, projections, schedules, and strategies over the course of the project.
• Oversee development and communication of appropriate project phasing.
• Manage all facets of project production resulting in a thorough set of documents.
• Identify solutions and effectively resolve technical challenges.
• Understand and apply appropriate industry standards and construction practices.
• Oversee identification, understanding, and documentation of regulatory agencies’ requirements, and recognizing and resolving code‑related design issues.
• Oversee quality assurance processes and quality control of project documents.
• Demonstrate, share, and appropriately apply new methodologies, practices, codes, and products.
• Maintain awareness of and appropriately apply new methodologies, practices, codes, and products.
• Manage client relations.
• Provide leadership to staff.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an NAAB accredited program or equivalent.
• 8+ years of architectural experience, including experience in Education project work (K‑12 preferred).
• Professional registration.
• High commitment to QA/QC.
• Ability to be hands‑on and produce when needed.
• Knows how to research and document codes for specific projects.
• Experience managing a variety of consultants and contractors.
• Interest in sustainable design.
• Proficiency or experience with managing overall project fees and schedules.
• Efficient coordination of project deliverables and client expectations.
• Confident presentation ability.
• Potential travel opportunities.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth, skill sharpening, technology use, and communication.
• Commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics.
• Healthy work‑life balance with removal of obstacles to focus on what you love doing.

Only applications received through our website will be considered. For design positions, please upload your portfolio to avoid delays.*

EOE/M/F/Disability/Vet.