Senior Architectural Project Manager

Placement By Design, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Placement By Design, Inc. seeks an Architectural Project Manager to lead aviation-focused projects in our Houston office.

You will guide design development, manage multidisciplinary teams, and drive projects from concept through construction, ensuring quality and timely delivery. The ideal candidate has a NAAB-accredited architecture degree, 12+ years of commercial experience (airport/large-scale), professional registration or ARE testing, and strong QA/QC, with Revit proficiency.

Qualifications

• In-office position with NAAB accredited architecture degree required.
• 12+ years of experience in commercial architecture, aviation or large-scale projects preferred.
• Professional registration or ARE testing in progress.
• Strong QA/QC and constructibility understanding.
• Experience coordinating multiple consultants and contractors.
• Exposure to sustainable design and client relations.
• Proficiency in managing project fees and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop competitive fee structures reflecting defined scope of services for project pursuits.
• Establish and manage project schedules and budgets.
• Oversee project delivery on time and within fee budget.
• Anticipate and manage client expectations and relations.
• Provide leadership to staff, assign roles, and mentor team members.
• Lead design discussions, drive technical solutions, and coordinate stakeholders.
• Oversee preparation and submission of construction documents and shop drawings.
• Coordinate internal staff and external consultants to ensure cohesive teams.
• Attend and conduct presentations and support client engagements.
• Drive opportunities through professional networks and market initiatives.
• Ensure QA/QC, apply best practices, and manage design documentation.
• Coordinate phasing, production of design documents, and construction administration.

Skills

Leadership

Client relations

Communication

Project management

QA/QC

Budget management

Constructability

Education

NAAB accredited degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

3D software

Job description

We are actively recruiting a dynamic Architectural Project Manager to work on Aviation projects. Tackle these responsibilities alongside a team of creative, highly motivated individuals who are passionate about their work and ready to collaborate to achieve outstanding results. Our ideal team member is passionate and progressively seeking more responsibilities to expand their expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop competitive fee structures reflecting defined scope of services for project pursuits
• Establish and manage project schedules
• Oversee the completion of projects on time and within fee budget
• Anticipate, understand and manage client expectations
• Provide leadership to staff by identifying project studio team members’ roles and responsibilities, leveraging their strengths, providing stretch opportunities, and offering mentorship
• Lead and encourage open dialogue with project team regarding design and technical ideation and facilitate appropriate solutions
• Motivate the project team to meet project goals through encouragement and/or course correction
• Oversee administration of construction phase procedures and documentation (shop drawings/submittals, requests for information, and addenda/clarifications)
• Oversee development and presentation of appropriate technical solutions to project stakeholders
• Drive the coordination of internal staff, external consultants and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive and collaborative project team.
• Attend and conduct presentations
• Actively explore and recognize new business opportunities through professional networks
• Drive each project team to seek innovation in design solutions in an ongoing spirit of curiosity, continuous improvement, and increased project performance
• Develop effective project directives, outlines, projections, schedules, and strategies over the course of the project
• Oversee development and communication of appropriate project phasing
• Manage all facets of project production resulting in a thorough set of documents
• Identify solutions and effectively resolve technical challenges
• Understand and apply appropriate industry standards and construction practices
• Oversees, and is responsible for, the identification, understanding and documentation of regulatory agencies’ requirements, as well as recognizing and resolving code-related design issues
• Oversee quality assurance processes and quality control of project documents
• Demonstrate, share, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
• Maintain awareness of, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
• Attend and conduct presentations
• Manage client relations
• Provide leadership to staff

Qualifications

• This role is an in-office position
• Professional, NAAB accredited degree in Architecture or equivalent is required
• 12+ years of experience in commercial architecture; Aviation or large scale project experience preferred
• Large airport terminal experience or experience managing large teams on large-scale projects required
• Professional registration or in ARE testing process.
• High commitment to QA/QC
• Thorough understanding of how a drawing set goes together
• Acumen for how things are built and constructibility, and the ability to apply that knowledge to support the project design and budget
• Experience managing a variety of consultants and contractors
• Interest in sustainable design
• Proficiency or experience with managing overall project fees and schedules
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading project teams and ability to collaborate in a diverse project team environment
• Exhibit strong marketing and client relations experience and capabilities
• Display strengths in master planning, conceptual design, and technical excellence
• Strong and effective organizational and communication skills
• Confident presentation ability
• Revit proficiency strongly preferred; experience with other 3D software is a plus
• Efficient with coordinating project deliverables and client expectations
• Experience preparing all stages of design documentation, performing construction administration, and consultant coordination are required
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Flexible attitude and ability to juggle multiple priorities is essential