Senior K-12 Project Leader | DSA Expert, Hybrid

Bancroft Staffing Partners (BSP); San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Employee Ownership / ESOP

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer 2

Job summary

Bancroft Staffing Partners is partnering with an established architecture firm to hire a Senior Project Manager for K–12/DSA projects in Northern California. The role emphasizes leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing budgets, and navigating DSA approvals while fostering strong school-district relationships.

The position offers a hybrid work model with 3 days in-office, supports professional development, ESOP participation, and long-term opportunities in project leadership within education.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of architectural experience with substantial K–12/DSA project management.
• Strong DSA experience on California public school projects.
• Proven ability to lead multiple project teams, budgets, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead K–12 education projects, including new schools, campus modernizations, renovations, and facility improvements.
• Manage projects through programming, design, documentation, DSA approvals, bidding, and construction administration.
• Serve as the primary liaison with school districts, administrators, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Oversee project budgets, schedules, staffing, contracts, consultant deliverables, and profitability.
• Coordinate technical teams to ensure design quality, code compliance, constructability, and successful delivery.
• Support client relationships, business development, and long-term education practice growth.
• Mentor project architects, designers, and emerging project managers.

Skills

Project management

DSA knowledge

Revit

Bluebeam

Leadership

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture

California Licensed Architect (RA) preferred

Tools

Revit

Bluebeam

PM tools

Job description

Bancroft Staffing Partners is partnering with an established architecture firm to hire a Senior Project Manager for K–12/DSA projects in Northern California. The role emphasizes leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing budgets, and navigating DSA approvals while fostering strong school-district relationships.

The position offers a hybrid work model with 3 days in-office, supports professional development, ESOP participation, and long-term opportunities in project leadership within education.