Hybrid Senior Project Manager—Civic & Community Design

hmcarchitects; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture

Wellness programs

Professional development

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

HMC Architects in Los Angeles, California seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager with civic and community project experience to plan, coordinate, and administer major projects through all development phases. You will manage budgets, schedules, and contract expectations, directing staff and engaging with clients across projects.

The role requires supervising multiple project teams, maintaining quality, and coordinating with agencies.

Qualifications

• Architectural degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in production and coordination of documents in all phases of architectural practice and in management of public k-12 projects.
• Display willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process; make timely decisions.
• Ability to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing to give assignments to office support staff, consultants, and vendors.
• Ability to correspond effectively and professionally with agencies, consultants, and clients.
• Ability to write and edit specifications.
• Set goals, prioritize, and plan work activities for self-management and use time efficiently.
• Ability to analyze profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, and utilization across projects.

Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members.
• Resolve issues related to team members and consultants.
• Collaborate with appropriate staff to meet goals and objectives of project.
• Direct overall verbal and graphic communication of complex project concepts to clients, public agencies, and project team members, and be primary point of contact for all client issues.
• Resolve "lost opportunity" issues, including staffing reduction, review of contractual obligations, and scope of service.
• Supervise and manage multiple clients and project managers for all phases of projects.
• Ability to supervise up to 6 – 12 employees.
• Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants.
• Prepare/edit marketing proposals and participate in interview.
• Review and assist staff in setting budgets, goals, and preparing work plans that clearly define their expectations, and take appropriate action when they are met and when they are not met.
• Review and resolve any issues related to staff and consultants.
• Monitor staffing models to projected workloads to meet expected project timelines and profitability projections.
• Resolve collection of aged accounts and any financial issues with clients.
• Responsible in collaboration with design team for quality of project design and documents through all phases of projects.
• Review documents to ensure quality, coordination, and compliance with the requirements of deliverables and client standards in all phases.
• Resolve plan check and approval issues with the agencies and clients.
• Oversee and resolve issues during construction phase of all work under their supervision

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Mentorship

Education

Architectural degree from an accredited university

Job description

HMC Architects in Los Angeles, California seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager with civic and community project experience to plan, coordinate, and administer major projects through all development phases. You will manage budgets, schedules, and contract expectations, directing staff and engaging with clients across projects.

The role requires supervising multiple project teams, maintaining quality, and coordinating with agencies.