Senior Project Manager, Architecture, Los Angeles, CA (Pershing Square) 90013

Locke and KEY Recruiting, Hiring and Consulting Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

OUR CLIENT: Page & Turnbull Architecture

Page & Turnbull is looking for a Senior Project Manager to enhance our team at an award-winning, 10 person, architecture branch office in downtown Los Angeles. This opening will provide the opportunity to use and build skills in architecture and historic preservation. The position offers exposure to a range of challenging projects.

Page & Turnbull is an architectural design, planning, and preservation firm that brings together architects, conservators, architectural historians, and planners in service of our country’s cultural resources. Our mission is: “imagining change in historic environments through design, research and technology.” Three studios comprise Page & Turnbull: Architecture, Cultural Resources Planning & Research, and Preservation Technology. Collectively, we balance historic character with adaptive reuse, objective historic evaluation with community involvement, and complex design solutions with technical understanding of historic materials and their conservation.

Established in 1973, Page & Turnbull is one of the first architecture and planning firms in California, and one of the longest practicing firms in the country dedicated to historic preservation. Headquartered in San Francisco, and with branch offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento, our staff includes licensed architects, designers and historians, who approach each project with imagination and flexibility. Oriented to our client’s time and budget, we are committed to conserving significant resources that can be made to function for present and future needs.

Some of our most notable projects include: Walt Disney Family Museum, Grand Canyon Overlook, Tustin Hangars, Cheech Marin Museum, Charleston South Carolina Preservation Plan and many more!

Page & Turnbull employs an energizing, flexible work environment, consisting of “learning culture” with lots of opportunities for career growth, as we embrace being a catalyst for change.

Position Overview:

Responsible for planning, coordinating and administering a major project, or several small projects through all phases of development.

Additional duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

1. Develop and manage project work plans, budgets, & schedules.
2. Prepare a variety of studies and reports, including, but not limited to: Existing Conditions Assessments; Feasibility Studies; Code Analysis; Historic Structure Reports; and HABS/HAER Drawings.
3. Provide project manager and/or project architect role on architecture projects, as prime or sub consultant.
4. Oversee design development and production of working drawings and construction documents.
5. Assume responsibility for construction administration.
6. Have client contact and authority to direct, control and monitor all project activities.
7. Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to ensure proper office operation & project management flow.
8. Supervise/mentor junior staff.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED:

1. Minimum of seven years of architectural experience, at least three years as a Project Manager.
2. Ability to lead collaborative teams for large projects and work individually on smaller projects simultaneously.
3. Proven ability to manage clients and meet their expectations.
4. A proven record of delivering projects within an agreed to schedule and budget.
5. Historic preservation work experience is a plus.
6. Outstanding research, writing, proofreading and editing skills.
7. Communicative, self-motivated, enthusiastic, dependable and interested in growth.
8. Proficiency in: Revit, AutoCAD, BIM, Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook.

ATTRIBUTES/CAPABILITIES:

1. Team player & facilitator, who can work with a variety of people to build teams, and effectively delegate, motivate & utilize others' talents.
2. Intelligent, organized, insightful, tolerant, straightforward, professional, mature, with a positive and upbeat attitude, a sense of humor, and exude competence.
3. Dedicated to pursuit of knowledge and personal/professional growth.
4. Self-starting, highly motivated and hardworking.
5. Experience rehabilitating or adaptively re-using historic buildings.
6. Familiarity with historic building technologies and materials.
7. Strong graphical skills.
8. Knowledge of Los Angeles/Southern California architecture.
9. Commitment to participation in a professional organization.

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:

Required: Bachelor’s degree in architecture. Master’s degree is a plus. California license is preferred.

REWARDS/BENEFITS/COMPENSATION:

Page & Turnbull is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the Federal E-Verify program.

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits.

Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance plans.

Nine paid holidays (includes one floating holiday).

Paid vacation.

Sick leave.

Discretionary profit sharing contribution.

FSA/Flexible Spending Account.

Commuter Checks program.

TO APPLY:

Please email your resume and cover letter with “PM LA” in the subject line. Local candidates only. Qualified resumes with cover letter will receive notification of receipt. Please do not send your resume to, or contact Page & Turnbull directly.