Safdie Architects

Archinect; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Safdie Architects is seeking a strategic, dynamic Project Manager in Somerville, MA to join our architectural practice. You will work directly with Partners and project teams to manage programmatically complex public and private projects across all scales.

You will coordinate with consultants, develop design documents, monitor budgets, and ensure design intent aligns with contractual obligations while traveling to project sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Architectural degree required.
• 10 years’ professional experience, including at least 3 years as a Project Manager.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fee proposals and monitor expenses to manage project budgets.
• Assess deviations from requirements and revise fees and schedules.
• Support the design team through meetings and reviews.
• Contribute solutions to design and technical challenges.
• Coordinate with project consultants while preserving design intent.
• Develop and submit design documents across project stages.
• Review design documents to ensure adherence to design intent and contract obligations.
• Assist client and design teams in contracting and onboarding key consultants.
• Facilitate communication within the project team and with clients.
• Travel to project sites to coordinate with local consultants and clients.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Collaboration

Project management

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Job description

Project Manager

Safdie Architects Employer

Somerville, MA, USLocation:

Full-timeType

Fri, Oct 16 '26Posted on:

Safdie Architects is looking for a strategic, dynamic, and thoughtful Project Manager with exemplary design sensitivities and organizational skills to join our architectural practice in Somerville, MA.

Within a highly collaborative environment, you will work directly with the firm’s Partners and project teams to support management and delivery of programmatically complex public and private projects across all scales.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Preparing fee proposals and monitoring expenses to effectively manage project budgets and expenses
• Assessing deviations from project requirements and preparing revisions to fees and schedules
• Supporting the design team through meetings and reviews, both internally and externally
• Contributing solutions to complex design and technical challenges across the course of the project
• Collaborate with project consultants to coordinate technical requirements while preserving the design intent
• Working closely with the project to develop and submit all design documents
• Supporting the preparation of design documents at each project stage
• Reviewing design documents at each project stage to protect adherence to the design intent and contractual obligations
• Support the client and design teams by contracting and/or onboarding key consultants
• Help facilitate communication and alignment within the project team, as well as between the project and client teams
• Travel to project sites to coordinate with local consultant and client teams

Prerequisites

• Professional degree in Architecture
• 10 years’ professional experience, including a minimum of 3 years as a Project Manager
• Exemplary skills in organization, communication, and collaboration
• Authorization to work within the United States