Project Manager, Workplace

DLR Group; Des Moines (IA); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

DLR Group in Des Moines, IA seeks a Project Manager for our Workplace sector to lead complex design and construction projects across the US. You will oversee project teams, coordinate with external consultants, and ensure schedules, budgets, and fees meet client expectations.

You will collaborate with design leaders to integrate design excellence, manage client relationships, and uphold sustainability and quality standards across project phases.

Qualificações

• PM experience on Workplace/Office projects.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant design field.
• Experience with project management systems.
• Strong written, verbal, graphic communication.
• Knowledge of local building codes.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee all aspects of one or more projects.
• Manage project teams and external consultants.
• Ensure schedules, budgets, and fees are met.
• Develop project plans, schedules, staffing.
• Coordinate with design leaders to integrate design.
• Support business development activities.
• Mentor and recruit project team members.

Conhecimentos

Project management

Workplace/Office projects

Communication

Architectural/Engineering knowledge

MS Office / MS Project

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design

Ferramentas

Vantagepoint

Planifi

INDEPRO

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office Suite

Descrição da oferta de emprego

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

We have an opening for aProject Manager to support project work in our Workplace sector.This role can be based in the following cities:

About Workplace at DLR Group:

DLR Group’s Workplace practice provides a suite of services to end users and developers throughout the US, including core and shell architecture, tenant improvement, interior design, workplace strategy, engineering, and building performance optimization. The distributive leadership of our Workplace studio enables us to mobilize comprehensive teams that can meet the requirements of virtually any workplace building project or program, regardless of size or location.

Position Summary:

As a Project Manager at DLR Group, you will oversee all aspects of one or more projects, including managing project teams, coordinating with external consultants, and ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and fees. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of quality and design excellence throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, you will be accountable for the financial success of the project, ensuring it remains on track and within budget.

If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

What you will do:

• Support business development by participating in RFQ, RFP, and interview processes
• Assist in negotiating scope of services, fees, and preparing agreements with both clients and consultants
• Ensure accurate input and updates of client and project information into project management systems
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including schedules, milestones, and staffing, and adjust as needed
• Lead and coordinate project teams, vendors, and consultants to meet client expectations for scope, quality, budget, and schedule
• Monitor and track project milestones, deliverables, and ensure submittals meet quality standards
• Communicate project status reports, identify necessary adjustments, and propose solutions for client-directed changes
• Provide leadership, performance feedback, and contribute to recruitment of project team members
• Establish clear communication with clients to ensure project progress and timely decisions are made
• Collaborate with design leaders to ensure compliance with quality standards and integrate design expertise into all project phases

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience, including 3+ years as a project manager, specifically working on Workplace / Office projects
• Proficient in Vantagepoint, Planifi, INDEPRO, and Microsoft Suite (including Project)
• High proficiency in standard A/E/I/P software
• Strong working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and sustainable design principles for producing technical plans, drawings, and models
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills with the ability to multitask while maintaining high-quality standards
• Working knowledge of local building and zoning codes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional licensure

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

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