Project Manager

Project Manager

Responsible for guiding medium project teams through entire project cycle, inclusive of the development and adherence to project scope, budget, schedule and work plan.

-Manage project teams of medium size.

-Work directly with Principal-in-Charge to manage backlog, staffing, and contracts.

-Work with the Project Designer to understand design intent.

-Understand client standards and policies for project completion.

-Understand client project approval processes.

-Understand all regulatory agencies with jurisdiction on projects.

-Ensure the profitable completion of projects during all phases.

-Serve as Firm's representative to the client regarding all contractual and project development issues.

-Inform all team members, including consultants, of project protocol.

Perform the following aspects of project management, guiding others in the firm both by example and direct intervention:

Staffing
-Assist Principal-in-Charge to determine project personnel requirements.

-Effectively coordinate and schedule all work performed by project team and consultants within time and budget.

-Effectively coordinate the design team, monitor project deliverables, schedule and budget requirement and oversee project implementation through each phase of design process.

-Responsible for training and mentoring project team staff.

-Participate in the annual performance review of employees, further developing staff skills and growth through open dialogue.

Budget and Schedule
-Apply knowledge of project costs and develop detailed project budget from initial estimates.

-Develop detailed project schedule.

-Communicate key deliverable dates to project team.

-Track and project backlog of current projects.

-Track accounts receivable for responsible projects, ensuring the timely payment of invoices.

-Maintain or exceed profit goals for project

Contracts
-Assist Principal-in-Charge to define scope from initial project information and prepare associated fee proposals, schedules, work plans and additional service requests as required.

-Assist in review and preparation of the architectural contract for the project.

-Ensure that legal and professional liability issues are taken into consideration.

Programming
-Direct the effort to extract and document user and owner requirements for the project.

-Ensure that requirements are communicated to entire team, in particular, the designer.

Design Management
-Ensure that the programmatic requirements are incorporated into project design.

-Guide the development of schematic design in synch with project schedule.

-Advocate for design excellence internally and with the client.

-Provide guidance and direction to ensure presentations and deliverables meet a high standard of graphic quality that exceed client expectations and advance the reputation of the firm.

Construction Documents
-Apply familiarity with engineering disciplines; ensure that engineering requirements are integrated into the project.

-Apply knowledge of building materials and construction techniques.

-Work with Principal-in-Charge to guide the development of drawings, specifications and bid documents using knowledge of construction, furniture,
-furnishings and equipment selection criteria and specifications.

-Review A/E agreements, identify potential risk, and coordinate directly with the Principal in Charge and Legal Counsel on the final terms of the agreements.

Project Approvals
-Apply knowledge of building and planning codes and ADA requirements to review construction documents prior to submission for approval.

-Direct the preparation of documents required for project approval.

-Work with public agencies to provide information necessary to obtain approval.

-Represent the client with appropriate public agencies.

Project Communications
-Implement policy for maintaining project files.

-Make qualitative decisions on graphic communications.

-Ensure that meeting notes are complete and distributed to project team.

-Ensure that client is adequately briefed on project progress.

-Alert client to potential problems and their solutions.

-Lead periodic project meetings, presentations and public hearings.

Requirements:

-Minimum ten (10) years of design and documentation…