Associate Project Manager

International Executive Service Corps; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IA Interior Architects in Philadelphia is seeking an Associate Project Manager to assist in planning, coordinating and administering interior design projects. You will work with design and technical teams, manage budgets, and help present concepts to clients to secure approvals.

The role requires 5+ years producing design projects, strong knowledge of interior architecture, materials, building systems, codes and ADA requirements, plus proficiency in MS Office, Revit and Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• Experience in interior architecture materials and construction methods.
• Knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements.
• Ability to write and negotiate contracts for services, consultants and contractors.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Revit and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing small to medium projects to completion.
• Coordinate engineering work to ensure design concept compliance.
• Assist project teams with timely completion of documents.
• Present and gain client approval of concepts.
• Maintain and monitor project budget adherence.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with clients.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Team leadership

Budget management

Client communication

MS Office

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Affinity Program

Education

Architecture/design/business degree

Tools

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Job description

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a full-time AssociateProject Manager in the Philadelphia Workplace Interiorsstudio. The Project Manager assumes full responsibility for assisting in planning, coordinating and administering projects.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Assists in manages small and medium sized projects to completion, including work performed by internal and external resources
• Coordinates engineering work to ensure compliance with design concept
• Assists project teams to ensure timely completion of documents
• Works with design and technical teams to shape and understand the design concepts
• Present and gains approval of concepts to the client
• Establishes and ensures adherence to set budget
• Immediately informs the Project Manager or Project Director and/or client of any potential variances to the budget and makes appropriate modifications
• Assists in Managingcollections for assigned projects
• Immediately informs Finance Manager if there is an issue with timely collections. Discusses untimely payments with client to secure commitment to pay
• Identifies and pursues new business opportunities with existing and potential clients
• Assign tasks, oversee work and provide feedback to staff assign to project
• Develops skills of staff for future projects
• Assists in Managingoverall client relationship from initial assessment of client needs, through design concept presentations and final delivery of project. Ensure positive relationships resulting in additional business or referred work

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Graduate of architecture, design or business school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 5+ years’ experience producing design projects

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Extensive knowledge of materials, furnishings and construction methods related to interior architecture
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Coporate interiors experience is a plus but not required
• Proven ability to write and negotiate contracts for services, consultants and contractors
• Proven ability to solve contract and administration issues within the established design context
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Intermediate Revit skills
• Intermediate Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Affinity Program skills or equivalent
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced presentation and graphic communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally with all levels of staff
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead all levels of staff through a combination of direct authority and subject matter expertise