Architectural Project Manager

NBBJ Design; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ Seattle is seeking a Healthcare Project Manager to independently and collaboratively manage healthcare projects of varying sizes, leading work efforts, supervising a design staff, and ensuring project success from pre-design through construction administration.

The ideal candidate has extensive architecture experience, a licensed status, LEED alignment, and proven ability to navigate complex healthcare programs while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and clients.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of professional experience in Architecture
• Licensed Architect with track record as a Project Manager on healthcare projects
• Bachelor's degree; B Arch or M Arch desired; LEED accreditation or within 18 months of hire

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain day-to-day relationships with clients and consultants
• Develop and execute management work plans for projects
• Lead design staff and coordinate with teams of 3 to 10+ individuals
• Negotiate contracts and ensure financial success of each project
• Oversee project documentation, reports, and administration
• Lead decision making with fiscal accountability and project delivery
• Assist with proposals and client presentations/interviews
• Travel as required by project needs

Skills

Project management

Healthcare design

Leadership

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Licensed Architect

LEED accreditation

Job description

Description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

Description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The Role At a Glance

NBBJ Seattle is seeking a Healthcare Project Manager. The studio is seeking someone who can work independently and collaboratively with a team to manage healthcare projects of varying sizes and lead work efforts of others, oversee the production of project deliverables, and interpret client needs. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and teamwork skills, and the motivation to engage with the array of NBBJ’s resources in achieving high-performance, sustainable outcomes.

In Your New Role, You Will

• Build and maintain day-to-day working relationship with clients and consultants
• Develop and execute a management work plan for projects
• Manage team complexity – plan, organize, and supervise the work of a design staff of approximately 3 to 10+ individuals
• Negotiate and draft contracts and amendments. Proactively work to ensure financial success of each project
• Be responsible for accuracy and applicability of documents for entire projects
• Lead decision making process with fiscal accountability and responsibility
• Assist with proposal preparation and participate in client presentations/interviews
• Be responsible for all correspondence, reports, documentation, and general administration for each project
• Be responsible for execution of projects within the boundaries of the design intent
• Apply sound and diversified knowledge of architectural principals for all aspects of projects
• Make independent decisions on architectural problems and methods
• Solve problems creatively with consultants
• Assist with business development and collaborate with other studios, as needed
• Develop and leverage existing client relationship for the purposes of wining work

What You Will Need To Succeed

• 10-15 years or more of professional experience in Architecture
• At least five years as a licensed Architect
• Must have a proven track record as a Project Manager with complex healthcare projects involving work that ranges from Pre-design through Construction Administration, including contract negotiation, work plan development and the ability to work with a variety of project delivery methodologies
• Bachelor's degree; B Arch or M Arch desired
• LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Excellent leadership, verbal and communication skills, and effective client relationship skills and talent for leading and working with diverse teams of designers
• Ability to potentially lead and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Ability to work in a collaborative, design focused open environment
• Ability to travel as the project(s) requires

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.