Senior Project Architect / Project Manager

Mead & Hunt, Inc; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Mead & Hunt, Inc. in California seeks a Senior Project Architect / Project Manager to lead architectural teams for federal defense and aviation projects from our San Diego or Sacramento offices.

The role emphasizes design, coordination, budgets, and client collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams. The candidate should have a architecture degree, a professional license, and substantial project leadership experience, with travel up to 25% as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in architecture from an accredited college or university.
• Architectural license is required.
• 10+ years of relevant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects, lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary in-house and sub-consultant teams.
• Build strong client relationships and work with partners in design-build.
• Schedule and facilitate team meetings and present to clients and AHJs.
• Prepare contract documents, drawings and specifications.
• Oversee budgets, staffing, and project schedules; monitor progress.
• Provide QA/QC reviews for assigned projects and mentor junior staff.
• Travel to project sites as needed and participate in client meetings.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Mentoring

QA/QC

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture

Architectural licensure

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Mead & Hunt, an award-winning national architecture and engineering firm, has continued to exceed our strategic growth initiatives creating opportunity for our current and prospective team members. As a result, a full-time position is available for a Senior Project Architect / Project Manager at our San Diego or Sacramento, CA offices. This position would primarily lead project teams focused on delivering architectural services for federal defense and/or aviation projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing projects, leading, and coordinating multi-disciplinary in-house and sub-consultant team members.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and working closely with contractor/developer design-build partners.
• Scheduling and facilitating team meetings.
• Developing and delivering presentations to clients, partners, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Preparing contract documents, including drawings and specifications
• Designing structures in accordance with environmental, safety, or other regulations.
• Serves as a project architect on complex projects.
• Mentoring junior architectural staff and being a lead technical resource.
• Visiting project sites to monitor construction progress and handling construction administration.
• Attending client meetings, day or night, as needed.
• May lead the development of marketing materials, proposals, or presentations to generate new work opportunities.
• May prepare and/or monitor budgets and work in progress for specific projects or tasks.
• Preparing scoping documents, pricing, fee estimates, and marketing strategies for proposed projects.
• Developing contract agreements and probable construction cost estimates for projects for approval by the Department Manager.
• Oversee schedules and budgets for projects, including forecasting staff workloads and monitoring work task hours.
• Providing QA/QC for assigned projects; may provide quality reviews for projects assigned to others.
• Other duties as assigned.

A valid driver's license and travel (approximately 25%) will be required.

The successful candidate must have the following:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in architecture from an accredited college or university
• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• Architectural license is required.

The ideal candidate will have any/all the following:

• 15 or more years of relevant experience is preferred
• Experience providing bidding and construction administration phase services
• LEED AP, WELL Accredited Professional, or Guiding Principles Compliance Professional
• Experience with state and local government projects
• Experience with aviation facility projects is a plus

• Experience or familiarity with generative AI-driven tools, platforms, or systems (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to enhance productivity, automate tasks, and reduce errors.

Why Mead & Hunt?

• Strong Company Culture
• Robust Career Advancement, Training, & Growth Opportunities
• Employee-Owned Firm
• Flexible Schedules
• Diverse Skillsets, One Company
• Impressive Benefits Package

Mead & Hunt proudly offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, paid sick leave, parental leave, a 401K plan with a generous company match, life and disability insurance, and an employee assistance program.

Mead & Hunt will not sponsor a visa (H-1B, etc.) for this position.

Salary Range: $105,000 to $147,000 - Actual compensation may vary due to other factors such as: experience, skill set or location.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening requirements.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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