Senior Project Manager — Client Leadership & Design Delivery

Cannon Design; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 93,030 - 116,235; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefit account

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Hybrid work options

Employee perk programs

Job summary

CannonDesign seeks a seasoned project management professional to lead design and delivery across offices in the United States. You will guide client relations, manage scope, budgets and schedules, and mentor project teams to achieve high-quality outcomes.

This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and the ability to integrate a broad range of design services while maintaining financial performance and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or relevant field.
• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Current licensure or registration in the United States preferred.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Must have the ability to be client facing with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess business acumen.
• Must be a critical thinker.
• Must be highly analytical.
• Strong technical knowledge, coordination skills and the ability to build rapport with and lead the project team and client is essential.
• Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Deltek Vision, Bluebeam as well as other data management software is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and nurture a successful partnering relationship with our clients which will lead to future opportunities for CannonDesign.
• Develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the life of the project. Communicate design, construction, and other issues to clients in a clear and compelling way.
• Develop a Partnering relationship with the client early in an engagement to establish shared expectations and provide clarity on how we will work together, the involvement of key stakeholders, and the timing of key decisions.
• Ensure appropriate client and internal communication including written project documentation. Play a lead role in key meetings and presentations.
• Participate in Business Development activity and partner with Marketing and Office Leadership as needed to help grow top line.
• Understand our contractual obligations to the client and the project to ensure that the team delivers on expectations for our scope of work and required services.
• Work proactively with the client to identify and obtain approvals for additions to scope of work or services prior to undertaking the work.
• Proactively communicate with and influence clients to approve and process payables for our services.
• Lead project teams, in conjunction with the client leadership, to develop project goals and work plans, and achieve quality, budget, schedule, innovation and profitability objectives.
• Facilitate the development, evolution and management of the work plan, budget, and schedule.
• Manage design and documentation process and implementation of the design during the construction process.
• Accountable to maintain the project record, including documenting key decisions and records within the CannonDesign standard file structure.
• Accountable for Risk mitigation and Compliance.
• Accountable for developing a risk management plan and managing project Risks.
• Collaborate effectively with all team members. Generate and support a positive team environment.
• Implement CannonDesign Method using process expectations, best practices, reference standards, tools, templates, and technology to achieve competitive advantage, superior service delivery and quality, and enhanced team productivity and profitability.
• Manage and coordinate workload of team and provide leadership of team activities.
• Be a proactive resource to project teams in their decision-making processes and in the development of technically sound and innovative planning and design solutions.
• Meet with project team members on a regular basis to monitor work in progress and to assure that the firm's best practice standards and procedures are being implemented.
• Responsible for ensuring that all statutory requirements for the project are achieved.
• Accountable for the QA/QC process. Monitor the technical quality of the projects. Enforce the application of QA/QC process standards and requirements.
• Coordinate with the Project Architect and the Quality leader in planning the work.
• Participate in negotiating the contract with other project leadership, the Business Practice Leader and Legal Team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Client-facing

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction or relevant field

Current US licensure or registration preferred

LEED accreditation preferred

Tools

Revit

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Deltek Vision

Bluebeam

Job description

CannonDesign seeks a seasoned project management professional to lead design and delivery across offices in the United States. You will guide client relations, manage scope, budgets and schedules, and mentor project teams to achieve high-quality outcomes.

This role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and the ability to integrate a broad range of design services while maintaining financial performance and risk controls.