Project Manager

BDG Architects; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short/Long-term disability insurance

Annual performance bonuses

401K program

Paid holidays

Paid personal time off

Job summary

BDG Architects in Princeton, NJ is seeking a skilled Project Manager with at least seven years of experience to lead multiple architectural projects across sectors, including Banking & Financial Services, Commercial, Retail, and Hospitality. The position requires proficiency in AutoCAD and familiarity with Revit; strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

The Project Manager will coordinate teams, manage budgets and schedules, prepare proposals, and ensure quality from

Qualifications

• Completion of professional architecture degree program.
• Minimum of 7 years of project management experience in architectural environments.
• Experience across Banking & Financial Services, Commercial, Retail, Hospitality sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management to meet schedule, budget, and quality.
• Maintain client communication with project team and stakeholders.
• Set objectives, policies, and performance standards.
• Monitor budgets and schedules for multiple projects.
• Assist in preparing fee proposals and owner/consultant agreements.
• Direct project team activities and ensure clear objectives.
• Ensure project delivery and quality from programming to closeout.
• Coordinate monthly billing with accounting.
• Serve as main contact for projects and foster client relationships; help secure future work.
• Contribute to development and implementation of client processes; generate program status reports.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Organization & time management

Collaboration & team-building

Strategic thinking

Multi-project management

AutoCAD Architecture

Revit

SketchUp

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Education

Professional architecture degree

Tools

AutoCAD Architecture

Revit

SketchUp

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Job description

BDG Architects is currently seeking a skilled, imaginative, and driven Project Manager. This full-time position will be situated in our Princeton, NJ office. Candidates must possess a minimum of 7 years of experience.

The role will involve working on a variety of projects, including those within the Banking & Financial Services, Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, and other sectors. Applicants should exhibit proficiency in AutoCAD and have the capability to manage multiple projects while meeting fast-paced production deadlines. Experience with Revit is advantageous.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Take charge of project management to ensure timely completion, adherence to budget constraints, maintenance of high-quality standards, and fulfillment of client expectations.
• Foster open communication channels between the project team, Principal-in-Charge, and operations management to facilitate seamless coordination and alignment of objectives.
• Establish, refine, and uphold project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards to ensure consistency and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and meticulously track budgets and schedules for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Assist in preparation of fee proposals and agreements with the owner and consultants.
• Supervise and direct the project team's activities, ensuring clarity of objectives and effective organization.
• Guarantee efficient project delivery and maintain quality standards throughout all phases, from programming to project closeout.
• Coordinate monthly billing with accounting department.
• Serve as the main point of contact for designated projects, fostering client relationships, ensuring satisfaction, and contributing to ongoing client development. Additionally, assist in securing future project opportunities.
• Manage and assist with work on all phases of various architectural projects including design development, preparation of presentation drawings and specifications, design review, coordination and correlation of construction drawings and review production drawings and specifications.
• Collaborate as a peer client liaison to aid in the development and implementation of client-established processes and procedures. The Project Manager is also responsible for generating reports to maintain clients informed about the overall program status and specific project updates.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Proficient understanding of commonly utilized concepts, practices, and procedures within an architectural office.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational prowess and adept time management capabilities.
• Demonstrated aptitude for collaboration and team-building.
• Strategic thinking abilities to tackle design challenges, document production, and detailing development.
• Proven track record of effectively managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Must be proficient in software applications including AutoCAD Architecture, Revit, Sketch-Up, Microsoft Office, Smartsheet.
• Strong understanding of construction and detailing.

Education

• Completion of professional architecture degree program

BDG Architects offers a comprehensive benefit package with options for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, annual performance bonuses, and the ability to participate in a 401K program. We also offer paid holidays and paid personal time off.

BDG Architects is a full-service architecture and design firm with its Headquarters in Tampa, Florida with Southeast Regional Offices in Jacksonville, Florida, Birmingham, Alabama and Charlotte, North Carolina and Noreast Regional offices in Mineola, New York and Princeton, New Jersey with over 25 years of experience throughout the United States. We have built our reputation as being on the leading edge of our industry through design excellence, building lasting relationships, and delivering high value to our clients. BDG understands that each client has a unique set of business strategies, which we focus our services to support, creating a true partnership. Our projects are extremely diverse in terms of project type, design styles, practice areas and scale. Additional information about the firm can be found at www.BDGLLP.com.