Architectural Owner's Representative

Gilder Search Group; Chanhassen (MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation time

401k with employer contributions

Life insurance

Disability insurance

AD&D

Job summary

Konik, a partner to a nationally recognized owner and developer, seeks an Architectural Owner's Representative - Project Manager for the Southwestern Suburbs of Minnesota. The role oversees planning, design, permitting, construction support, and project closeout, guiding consultants to ensure quality, schedule adherence, and budget alignment from the owner's perspective.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in architectural project leadership, a professional architecture degree, and licensure

Qualifications

• Seasoned leadership of architectural projects across commercial, hospitality, healthcare, or mixed-use environments.
• Experience managing external architecture and engineering firms on behalf of an owner.

Responsibilities

• Lead external architecture and engineering consultants to align with owner objectives.
• Direct programming, design, permitting, construction, and closeout activities.
• Facilitate reviews to ensure alignment with operational requirements and design standards.
• Monitor schedules, budgets, and quality; provide executive-level updates.
• Coordinate decisions among internal stakeholders, contractors, and permitting agencies.

Skills

12+ years project leadership

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Licensure preferred

Job description

Architectural Owner's Resprentative - Project Manager

Southwestern Suburbs, MN | Direct Hire | $98k - $128k | Onsite

Konik is partnering with a nationally recognized owner and developer of premium wellness, hospitality, and mixed-use facilities to add an Architectural Owner’s Representative - Project Manager. This role represents the owner throughout planning, design, permitting, construction support, and project closeout for high-visibility capital projects. The successful candidate will provide leadership to external architecture and engineering consultants while driving project quality, schedule performance, budget alignment, and operational success. This position is well suited for an architectural professional who enjoys overseeing project execution, leading consultant teams, and influencing design outcomes from the owner's perspective.

Architectural Owner's Representative Responsibilities:

• Manage and direct outside architectural, engineering, commissioning, and specialty consulting partners.
• Lead projects through programming, design, permitting, construction, and final closeout activities.
• Facilitate design reviews to ensure alignment with operational requirements, design standards, and business objectives.
• Monitor consultant performance, project milestones, contract deliverables, and quality expectations.
• Coordinate decisions among internal stakeholders, contractors, project teams and permitting agencies
• Review drawings and design packages for constructability, completeness, functionality, and cost impacts.
• Track project budgets, forecasts, change orders, risks, and overall project performance while providing leadership-level updates.

Architectural Owner's Representative Qualifications:

• Professional degree in Architecture; Licensure is preferred
• 10+ years of architectural project leadership experience within commercial, hospitality, healthcare, corporate, or mixed-use environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing external architecture and engineering firms on behalf of an owner or client organization.
• Strong knowledge of permitting, building codes, and project delivery processes.
• Experience evaluating design quality, project risks, schedules, and budgets

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Vacation & Sick Time
• 401k with discretionary employer contribution
• Life, Disability, and AD&D benefits
• Parental leave and adoption assistance
• Additional company perks

Konik is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.

Konik has been creating impactful relationships between technical talent and employers for more than 50 years. Konik has specialized in placing professional, qualified personnel in Minnesota and western Wisconsin businesses since its inception, and maintains a strong commitment to customer service.

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