Project Manager - Restaurants

Tessere; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TESSERE is seeking a registered architect to lead client relationships and oversee renovation, remodel, expansion, and new construction projects. You will oversee budgeting, planning, and delivery, reporting to a leadership architect.

The role requires strong leadership and compliance with codes and accessibility standards. You will manage schematic design, development, and coordination across engineering disciplines, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget, with supervision of junior

Qualifications

• Licensed architect in at least one US state.
• NCARB certification preferred; reciprocal licensing considered.
• Experience managing client relationships and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to analyze goals and develop architectural solutions.
• Plan budgets, milestones, and schedules and track performance.
• Develop schematic designs and prepare drawings.
• Coordinate design development through construction documents.
• Liaise with engineers and vendors; review documents for conflicts.
• Prepare and edit owner-provided architectural specifications.
• Run project meetings and issue minutes.
• Ensure compliance with building codes and accessibility requirements.
• Manage addenda, RFIs, and change orders; implement changes.
• Review pay applications and invoices; support collections as needed.
• Guide and supervise project staff.

Skills

Technical design

Building materials

Codes & accessibility

Sustainable design

Written communication

Planning & organization

Multi-project management

Adaptability

Team leadership

Site surveying

Construction coordination

Education

Licensed architect (US)

NCARB credential preferred

LEED credentials preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project)

Deltek

Revit

Job description

Description

TESSERE is seeking a registered architect to take responsibility for specific client relationships and the proposal, design, planning, budgeting, preparation, and delivery of a wide range of renovation, remodel and expansion projects as well as new construction. This production, management, and supervisory position is accountable for delivering projects on time and within budget, and reports to an architect in a leadership role responsible for a business sector.

Responsibilities

• Meet Directly with the client to analyze goals and conceive and develop architectural solutions to those goals.
• Plan the project budget, milestones, and schedule and track project performance accordingly.
• Initiate and create schematic designs and plans with responsibility for the preparation of drawings.
• Coordinate workload through design development and construction document phases to complete documents on schedule.
• Direct and coordinate with the engineering disciplines and third-party equipment vendors, reviewing construction documents for area of conflict with all disciplines.
• Write or edit the owner provided architectural specifications.
• Plan, initiate, and run project meetings, setting agenda's, and issuing meeting minutes.
• Ensure code and accessibility compliance utilizing several competing and often conflicting building, life safety, health and accessibility codes.
• Coordinates addendum, ASI, RFIs, WCPRs and Change orders and is responsible to incorporate agreed upon changes into the project documents.
• Analyze and negotiate pay applications and change orders.
• Report project completion for billing, approve invoices, and lead any necessary collections activities.
• Provide supervision and guidance to others assigned to facilitate the delivery of a project.

Examples of job responsibilities are not intended to be all inclusive. TESSERE reserves the right to assign additional responsibilities as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of technical design considerations and trends.
• Strong knowledge of building materials and methods.
• Strong knowledge of codes and accessibility requirements.
• Knowledge of sustainable design.
• Excellent written and communication skills. Ability to speak and write clearly and concisely, to relate well to others at all levels, and use diplomacy and tact.
• Planning and organization skills --ability to start and complete projects independently, using time effectively and efficiently, and managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities- working closely with numerous owner representatives and their clients on different projects simultaneously.
• Ability to cope with change, can shift gears comfortably, can decide and act without having the total picture, can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Ability to move between running projects independently or through a team and participating in projects under the leadership of others.
• Ability to traverse uneven terrain, climb steps or ladder, and tolerate airborne environmental nuisances associated with building construction sites.
• Ability to visually survey, measure and assess project site, site elements, and project while under construction.

An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Requirements

• Licensed architect in at least one state in the U.S.
• Client management experience required.
• Project leadership and management experience required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Project Schedule).
• Proficiency with Deltek project and resource management tools preferred.
• Revit knowledge beneficial.
• LEED credentials preferred.
• NCARB certified and eligible for reciprocal licensing in other states preferred.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.