Project Manager - Commercial

Perkins & Will Inc.; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Perkins & Will in Minneapolis seeks a Project Manager to lead complex design projects, ensuring delivery within scope and budget. You will guide project teams, coordinate with clients and consultants, and oversee design process, BIM, and construction administration to uphold the firm's standards.

The role requires LEED GA within 6 months, architectural licensure or related certification, and a bachelor's in architecture.

Responsibilities

• Understands and executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to contribute to the team’s success within goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
• Manages all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget.
• Leads project teams, fosters collaboration, communicates effectively, and directs design ideas toward successful delivery.
• Develops and validates project scope, fee, budget and services during marketing and contract development.
• Provides complete and timely communication of project information to clients and project team.
• Manages projects using Deltek; creates work plans including team, budget, schedule, fees and changes.
• Coordinates with Project Architect to avoid schedule conflicts across projects.
• Maintains ongoing communication via meetings, minutes, and memos to the team.
• Ensures clear communication with clients, consultants, contractors and sub-consultants.
• Monitors construction administration during the construction phase.
• Responds to technical implications and design decisions as they arise.
• Participates in marketing opportunities and builds client relationships for ongoing work.
• Monitors risk by addressing client and technical issues promptly to minimize liability.
• Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and regulatory compliance per the Project Delivery Manual.
• Coordinates staffing resources with Operations Director.

Job description

Common and Baseline Responsibilities as a Project Manager:

• Understands and consistently executes all aspects of the design process and project complexities to proactively contribute to the overall success of the team while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
• Full responsibility for managing all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget.
• Manages project teams, fostering collaboration, demonstrates strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance, design ideas and successful project delivery.
• Participates in developing and validating project scope and fee, budget and scope of services during the marketing and contract development process.
• Provides complete and timely communication of project information to and from clients and project team.
• Responsible for managing project using the Deltek Project Management system; completes work plans in Deltek; including identification of project team members, budget, consultants, schedule for completion, fees and costs as well as project change notices or other actions taking place on the assigned project.
• Works with Project Architect to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to the changes in various projects.
• Provides on-going communication through team meetings/minutes/up-date memos to project team.
• Communicates with clients, consultants, contractors, sub-consultants and other disciplines to ensure effective communication.
• Monitors construction administration during the construction phase
• Understands and responds to technical implications and design decisions.
• Participates in marketing opportunities and develops successful client relationships for continuing business.
• Considers risk management by monitoring client issues and technical issues in a timely manner to minimize liability.
• Reviewswork for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
• Coordinates staffing resources with Operations Director.

High-level Summary of Critical, Baseline Technical Skills and Certifications

• BIM
• Building codes
• Site analysis
• Preliminary design studies
• Field measurements
• Life safety requirements
• Specifications
• Construction contract administration
• Project kickoff and closeout

Software

• Advanced knowledge of 2D/3D production software
• Advanced Revit
• Conceptual modeling tools
• Physical modeling tools such as 3D Printing and Laser cutting
• Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop
• PMTK

Licensure/Certifications/Education

• LEED GA within 6 months of hire
• Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
• Architectural license or Interior Design license/certification
• Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required

Salary and Benefit Information:

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices, conduct pay equity audits, and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, commensurate with qualifications, the annual pay salary range for this position in Minneapolis is between $97,600 and $143,500.

At Perkins&Will we believe that inclusion spurs creativity and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people + ideas.By moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve.

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

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