Senior PM — Higher Ed, Housing & Workplace (Hybrid)

HED; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HED in Chicago seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead high-impact, multi-disciplinary A/E projects across Higher Education, Housing, and Workplace. You will supervise project teams, manage client and contract requirements, and oversee schedules, budgets, and risk to ensure quality outcomes.

The role requires a bachelor’s in architecture/engineering/interior design, professional licensure preferred, and at least 12 years post-graduate experience with strong leadership, communication, and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, or interior design.
• Professional licensure strongly preferred.
• Minimum 12 years post-graduate professional experience in the A/E industry.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience working as an A/E or Client-Side Project Manager with direct responsibility for project financial and risk management.
• Extensive knowledge of all aspects of professional A/E services from marketing through design, construction and project close-out.
• Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the coordination of all design disciplines.
• Strong business acumen, leadership and teamwork skills, including the ability to mentor, and motivate others in a design-focused environment under deadline situations.
• Proactive, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead, in collaboration with the Principal-in-Charge, the professional services proposal process (including participating in marketing efforts and interviews) and in negotiating the Agreement with the owner
• Lead, in collaboration with technical discipline leads, staff selection for projects and monitor work efforts through project life cycle
• Prepare contract forms for both owners and any consultants and monitor adherence to those contracts. Identify and secure, prior to doing the work, additional service fees for activities outside the Owner Agreement
• Prepare, implement, and monitor project plans and strategies
• Lead and direct multi-disciplinary A/E teams and all project activities, interfacing with the project team, clients, contractors, consultants, and all authorities having jurisdiction, through all phases of a project
• Manage overall project schedule and develop, coordinate, and manage short-term schedules, next steps, and tasks with project team
• Establish and monitor discipline hour budgets and staffing needs to meet profit goals
• Guide and monitor A/E project teams’ adherence to the HED Project Design Process. Schedule, coordinate, and manage all required design and technical reviews to meet the established Company and Sector policies and procedures for quality
• Interact regularly with Operations Leaders and Business Leaders regarding metrics for project success, issue resolution, and strategic goals
• Ad hoc responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design

Professional licensure

Job description

HED in Chicago seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead high-impact, multi-disciplinary A/E projects across Higher Education, Housing, and Workplace. You will supervise project teams, manage client and contract requirements, and oversee schedules, budgets, and risk to ensure quality outcomes.

The role requires a bachelor’s in architecture/engineering/interior design, professional licensure preferred, and at least 12 years post-graduate experience with strong leadership, communication, and business