Senior Associate Project Manager, Landscape Architecture

Serenity Recruitment Group Ltd.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Senior leadership role

Boutique studio culture

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Archinect in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Associate Project Manager to be at the heart of project delivery for a boutique landscape architecture studio. This is a confidential search and a senior leadership role within a dynamic practice.

You will manage fees, schedules, sub-consultants, and mentor junior staff while leading design reviews and maintaining the design intent through construction. This is an on-site/off-site hybrid opportunity in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of landscape architecture experience.
• Project management across the full design lifecycle.
• Strong financial acumen: fee projections, scope, budgets.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior staff.
• Excellent communication, organization, and client-facing skills.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Primary project file system manager and organiser across the portfolio.
• Draft service proposals including scopes, fee models, and schedules.
• Author and monitor periodic fee projections and review invoices.
• Maintain leadership informed of liability or payment issues.
• Co-manage sub-consultant relationships and vendor networks.
• Lead internal teaching workshops to develop staff skills.
• Develop and present design concepts with the Design Director.
• Deliver services during construction including site support.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Communication

Leadership

Financial acumen

Mentoring

Team coordination

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

San Francisco, CA · On-site / Hybrid · Full-time, Permanent · Competitive salary dependent on experience

About the opportunity

We are retained by a highly regarded boutique landscape architecture studio to find a Senior Associate Project Manager for their San Francisco office. This is a confidential search.

This is a senior position sitting at the heart of the firm's project delivery — combining firm-wide operational responsibility with hands-on project leadership. The right person will be as comfortable managing fees, schedules, and sub-consultants as they are leading design reviews and mentoring junior staff.

Key responsibilities

• Primary project file system manager and organiser across the portfolio
• Draft service proposals including scopes, fee models, delivery schedules, and deliverables
• Author and monitor periodic fee projections; review all invoices prior to delivery
• Keep leadership informed of critical liability or payment issues
• Co-manage professional sub-consulting relationships
• Support marketing staff with project details, cutsheets, and website updates
• Primary author of project schedule workplans
• Support leadership with hiring, performance reviews, and bonus recommendations
• Lead internal teaching workshops to develop staff skills and expertise
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships; organise weekly lunch and learn events
• Develop and present design concepts in conjunction with the Design Director
• Lead and mentor Project Landscape Architects and staff
• Identify scope creep and additional service opportunities
• Alert clients to additional services, obtain approval, track, and bill accordingly
• Support permit application package preparation, schedule, and submittal
• Organise pin-up reviews and provide QA redline reviews of DD and CD packages
• Establish and track schedule deadlines, tasks, budgets, and costs
• Serve as day-to-day design team contact and understand and protect the design intent
• Deliver services during construction including office, field support, and project close-out

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in landscape architecture
• Demonstrated project management experience across the full design lifecycle
• Strong financial acumen — fee projections, scope management, budget tracking
• Proven ability to lead and mentor junior staff
• Excellent communication, organisation, and client-facing skills
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite

What's on offer

• Competitive compensation dependent on experience
• A senior leadership role with genuine firm-wide impact
• The culture and agility of a boutique studio with ambitious growth plans
• A collaborative, high-standards, people-first environment