Program Manager, Architecture & Design

Lever, Inc.; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ware Malcomb is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead strategic objectives and oversee complex programs affecting the department and organization. You will define projects, align them with business strategy, and drive execution for high‑level initiatives with Fortune 500 clients.

Expect coordination across multi-project portfolios and leadership in planning, budgeting, and stakeholder communications. The role emphasizes strong leadership, analytical thinking, and exceptional communication

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 resolution and implementing company vision.
• Highly analytical and organized.
• Excellent teambuilders.
• Great negotiator and influencer.
• Must have exceptional leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Manage 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.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical

Communication

Team building

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related field

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.