Architectural Owner's Representative - Project Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401k plan

PTO

Life and Disability

Parental leave

Additional perks

Job summary

Konik is seeking an Architectural Owner’s Representative - Project Manager for Eden Prairie, MN. This full-time onsite role represents the owner through planning, design, permitting, construction support, and closeout on high-visibility capital projects.

You will lead external architecture/engineering consultants, drive quality, schedule performance, and budget alignment, ensuring operations success. Ideal for an architectural professional who guides design from the owner's perspective.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture; licensure preferred.
• 10+ years of architectural project leadership experience in commercial, hospitality, healthcare, corporate, or mixed-use environments.
• Experience managing external architecture and engineering firms on behalf of an owner or client.

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.

Skills

Leadership

Schedule management

Budget management

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Job description

Architectural Owner's Resprentative - Project Manager

Eden Prairie, 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.