Architectural Senior Project Manager / Program Manager

Ware Malcomb; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ware Malcomb, a dynamic design firm, seeks a seasoned Program Manager to shape objectives and strategy for major programs. You will define and oversee projects to reach goals, aligning new programs with the company’s business strategy and driving coordination across teams including Fortune 500 clients.

This full-time, long-term role focuses on high-level program coordination for high-tech manufacturing, logistics, and retail projects, requiring strong leadership, analytical skills, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in architecture/real estate with 5+ years of management.
• Experience in staffing, planning, and profitability management.
• Strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple project activities to achieve strategic objectives.
• Plan and monitor overall program execution.
• Coordinate projects and manage project teams.
• Create and maintain program budgets.
• Allocate resources across multiple projects.
• Stakeholder communications, negotiations, and problem solving.
• Support strategic plans with actionable recommendations.
• Drive standards for production, productivity, quality, and customer service.
• Meet financial objectives by budgeting and analyzing variances.

Skills

Program management

Staffing

Planning

People management

Financial planning

Process improvement

Strategic planning

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

Budgeting

Job description

Are you ready to join a growth-oriented team where creativity meets innovation? At Ware Malcomb, we are a dynamic and forward-thinking design firm committed to pushing the boundaries. Our team-oriented, collaborative approach ensures that every project is a blend of visionary design, seamless project delivery, and we are actively engaged with both the community and the industry. Discover our vibrant culture to get an inside look into life at Ware Malcomb and the programs we offer. https://waremalcomb.com/life-at-ware-malcomb/

As a Program Manager at Ware Malcomb, you will be responsible for developing a program's objectives and strategy to assess how it will impact the department, business, and organization. You will define and oversee the projects to reach their targeted goals and implement strategic tasks that align new programs with the organization’s business strategy and goals.

This position will focus on high levels of coordination for programs and clients which include 1 in 3 Fortune 500 companies. Types of projects include high tech manufacturing and logistics facilities, automated distribution, retail, robotics, electric vehicles, aviation, sustainable and green technologies.

Your Role

• Accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing multiple project activities
• Plan and monitor overall program execution
• Project coordination and project team management
• Create and maintain program budgets
• Manager resources across multiple projects
• Stakeholder communications, negotiations, and problem-solving
• Communicates job expectations by planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contribution
• Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews and prepare action plans
• Implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards by resolving problems, completing audits, and identifying trends determining system improvements, and implementing change
• Meet financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience within the field of architecture, interior design, construction or real estate and a minimum of 5 years of management experience
• Program Management experience including staffing, planning, and people management, managing performance and profitability, financial planning, promoting process improvement and strategic planning
• Adept at dealing with complexity, analyzing information, conflict resolutionand implementing company vision
• Highly analytical and organized
• Excellent teambuilders
• Great negotiator and influencer
• Must have exceptional leadership and communication skills.
• Preferred equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or related field

This is a full-time, long-term position.

Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking commercial real estate design firm providing professional architecture, interior design, civil engineering, branding, building measurement, structural engineering and MEP engineering services to clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, hospitality and public/institutional projects.

The firm is also ranked among the top 10 Architecture/Engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the Top 30 Interior Design Firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.