Project Manager, Retail

NORR; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NORR is seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage retail/architectural projects in the Chicago area, ensuring on-time delivery within budget. The role requires leading a multidisciplinary team and maintaining client relationships throughout project lifecycles.

The position emphasizes responsibility for scope, schedules, and budgets, with a base salary range of $120,000 to $170,000 per year, depending on location, education, experience, and skills.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project work experience.
• Experience in retail projects.
• Strong understanding of project accounting to monitor project performance and forecast revenue.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, develop, monitor, and control the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages.
• Develop a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress.
• Lead an integrated team of architects and engineers in QA/QC for all deliverables, especially drawings and specifications.
• Maintain understanding of project scope and manage changes to meet client expectations and obligations.
• Coordinate with contractor, sub-consultants, or authorities to address constructability issues and owner concerns.
• Act as primary liaison with client, contractor, and project team to sustain close relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Client management

Project management

Strategic development

Job description

This is an exciting time to join our team. As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented professionals who are ready to make an impact, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and help shape the future of the built environment. If you are looking for a place where your expertise will be valued, your career can grow, and your work will make a difference, we invite you to explore what is possible with us.

We empower our employees to choose where they work whether remotely, from home or from one of our office locations because we believe flexibility, trust, and collaboration drive great results.

Purpose-driven retail design and architectural services shape how customers engage with brands and drive product performance. Backed by extensive experience across national and international programs, our approach aligns omnichannel strategy with speed-to-market, modular and scalable rollouts, sustainable materials, data-informed space planning, frictionless checkout, localized assortments, and associate enablement, creating cohesive shopping experiences that deliver measurable ROI.

Learn more about our Retail Portfolio.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage projects to ensure that all contractual commitments are met on time and within budget. As a Project Manager, you will use your interpersonal and leadership skills and must have an understanding of project financials to determine the necessary resources required for successful project execution. In addition, you will provide leadership to a multi-disciplined team, monitor project performance, and forecast revenue.

You Will Make an Impact by

• Negotiate, develop, monitor, and control the scope of deliverables, work plans, schedules, and budgets for all project stages


• Develop a detailed work plan for all architectural and engineering disciplines, allocate hours to the work plan, and monitor project progress


• Lead an integrated team of architects and engineers in the quality assurance and quality control procedures for all deliverables, specifically the construction drawings and specifications


• Maintain a good understanding of the project scope and when changes to the scope occur, negotiate solutions to ensure outcomes meet client expectations and contractual obligations


• Coordinate with contractor, sub-consultants, or relevant building authorities to address and document issues with constructability or owner concerns


• Act as the primary liaison with the client, contractor, and project team and ensure close client relationships are maintained

You Will Bring to the Team

• Architectural or engineering systems design and presentation, M&E and structural building systems, permit and building code


• Registered with a relevant professional association is an asset


• Experience in strategic development, business development, project management, and client management is required


• Possess excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, flexibility, and resourcefulness


• A strong understanding of project accounting is required in order to monitor project performance and forecast revenue


• 15+ years of project work experience


• Experience in retail projects

We Are

The spaces we design and the technology we embrace shape how people live, work, learn, and connect. At NORR, you will collaborate with talented professionals to deliver projects that make a lasting impact on communities across Canada, the US, and the UK. Together we are advancing sustainable design, helping clients reduce environmental impact, and shaping a net-zero future.

As an employee-owned, integrated Architecture and Engineering firm, we support our employees to think differently, embrace innovation, and solve complex challenges together. We invest in your growth, support flexible ways of working, and create opportunities to build a meaningful career.

The hiring base salary range for this vacant position is $120,000.00 - $170,000.00 annually. Actual compensation will be based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, internal equity and skills.

NORR is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic: Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.