PROJECT MANAGER

AIAOC; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

Retirement savings with employer match

Health savings account options

Paid vacation and holidays

Personal time off

Hybrid workplace with three days in, +

Job summary

Bickel Group Architecture is seeking an experienced Project Architect/Project Manager to join our team in California. This role offers meaningful responsibility across the full project lifecycle—from due diligence to construction administration—and emphasizes thoughtful design, client collaboration, and professional growth.

As part of a collaborative, hybrid team, you will lead design coordination, manage multidisciplinary teams, and mentor colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field.
• Five+ years of relevant architectural experience.
• Experience managing projects, consultants, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written, graphic, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Revit and SketchUp.

Responsibilities

• Lead project coordination through all phases of design and construction.
• Build and maintain strong client, consultant, and team relationships through proactive communication.
• Organize project teams, responsibilities, deliverables, and coordination efforts.
• Balance design intent with code, program, schedule, constructability, and budget requirements.
• Resolve technical, design, and project-delivery challenges creatively and effectively.
• Coordinate with local jurisdictions and discretionary review bodies to support entitlement and plan-check approvals.
• Oversee the preparation, coordination, accuracy, and quality of project-delivery documents.
• Manage consultants, clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship, leadership, and support to other team members.
• Help maintain Bickel Group’s standards for thoughtful design, responsive service, and dependable project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Architectural design

Client coordination

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Bickel Group Architecture is seeking an experienced Project Architect/Project Manager to join our team. This is an opportunity for an architectural professional who wants meaningful responsibility, involvement throughout the full project lifecycle, and a workplace that values thoughtful design, strong relationships, professional growth, and a healthy balance between work and life. At Bickel Group, you will not be limited to one phase of a project. You will help guide projects from early due diligence and concept design through permitting, construction documents, and construction administration. You will work closely with clients, consultants, jurisdictions, and internal team members to deliver well-designed, technically sound projects with a high level of care, consideration, and expertise.

Why Join Bickel Group?

We strive to provide an environment where talented professionals can grow, lead, and build satisfying long-term careers.

• Take meaningful ownership of projects from concept through construction.
• Develop lasting relationships with clients, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Influence both the design and technical resolution of projects.
• Strengthen project-management and leadership skills.
• Mentor others while continuing to learn from experienced team members.
• Grow through formal mentorship and professional-development support.
• Work within a flexible, hybrid environment that supports collaboration and work-life balance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Project Architect/Project Manager, you will:

• Lead project coordination through all phases of design and construction.
• Build and maintain strong client, consultant, and team relationships through proactive communication.
• Organize project teams, responsibilities, deliverables, and coordination efforts.
• Balance design intent with code, program, schedule, constructability, and budget requirements.
• Resolve technical, design, and project-delivery challenges creatively and effectively.
• Coordinate with local jurisdictions and discretionary review bodies to support entitlement and plan-check approvals.
• Oversee the preparation, coordination, accuracy, and quality of project-delivery documents.
• Manage consultants, clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship, leadership, and support to other team members.
• Help maintain Bickel Group’s standards for thoughtful design, responsive service, and dependable project delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The ideal candidate will have: A bachelor’s degree in architecture or a related field.
• Five or more years of relevant architectural experience preferred.
• Experience managing projects, consultants, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written, graphic, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, adapt, and manage multiple responsibilities.
• The ability to work effectively with a variety of team structures, personalities, and project stakeholders.
• A collaborative leadership style and a willingness to mentor and support others.
• Strong creative and technical problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of building codes, entitlement processes, CEQA requirements, and local permitting procedures.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, and SketchUp.

Benefits Offered

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement savings program with employer matching.
• Health savings account options.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal time.
• Hybrid workplace with three days in the office and up to two remote days each week.

We are a collaborative group currently working on an exciting list of projects including restaurant, retail, institutional, office, automotive, and adaptive reuse sites around California and the western United States.

Our mission is to become an indispensable member of the design, development and construction team by continually demonstrating how our expertise, innovative and sustainable designs, and collaborative problem-solving techniques dramatically increase the value of any construction project.