Project Manager – Education

The S/L/A/M Collaborative; Glastonbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design collaborative seeks a Project Manager for its Glastonbury, England office. The role involves managing multidisciplinary project teams in the Education sector, ensuring exceptional design delivery, fostering client relationships, and maintaining project schedules and budgets. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Education market is preferred.
• Candidate should have strong management skills and acumen.
• Good writing skills and understanding of contract language.

Responsibilities

• Manage project teams including architects, designers, and engineers.
• Develop and maintain project workplans, budgets, and schedules.
• Client contact for firm representation on projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Team player

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Proficiency in Revit

Job description

SLAM has an opening in our Glastonbury, CT office for a Project Manager. The ideal candidate for this position would have experience in the Education market and bring strong management skills and acumen, team leadership, a dedication to delivering exceptional design and strong client relationship skills. This position will involve owner interaction and coordination of the work of project teams. The PM’s responsibilities will include developing and maintaining project workplans, budgets, and schedules, The candidate should have good writing skills and an understanding of contract language sufficient to generate proposals and consultant agreements.

Key Responsibilities and attributes include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the project team through the life of the project including: SLAM staff architects, interior designers, structural engineers and landscape architects, coordination with various consultants
• Continuously collaborate with P-I-C and/or internal team members
• Maintain positive communications with colleagues, clients and consultants.
• Ability to plan ahead, develop and express concepts accurately and rapidly, manage the project team and meet deadlines
• Client contact representing firm/team on projects
• Assist in marketing efforts, may attend interviews
• Preparation of consultant contracts, monthly processing of consultant invoices,

Key Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work independently and as part of an interactive team, while effectively and gracefully handling changing and evolving directives
• Ability to work independently with proficient organizational and time management skills
• Highly-motivated, good team player with the ability to juggle multiple tasks, collaborate with small and large multi-disciplinary teams, and work well under deadlines;
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Exhibit proficiency in Microsoft Office and Revit.