Senior Project Manager | Discovery & Science

BHDP Architecture; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

BHDP Architecture seeks a Senior Project Manager in Raleigh, NC to lead multiple design projects from inception to completion. You will own scope, schedule, budget, and project health, directing teams and driving profitable outcomes through proactive planning and risk management.

You will delegate, coach, and raise team performance while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring consistent project deliverables and milestones across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture (NAAB accredited preferred) or related program.
• 12+ years in the design/architecture industry.
• Architectural License or NCIDQ Certification preferred.
• Advanced Revit knowledge.
• Advanced visualization skills with SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion.
• Advanced knowledge of Project Management systems (VantagePoint preferred)
• Demonstrated delegation and coaching abilities to raise team performance.
• Demonstrated initiative and proactive approach to challenges.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration within a team.
• Professional workplace behaviors: reliability and solutions-oriented communication.

Responsibilities

• Owns all aspects of multiple projects and project teams.
• Leads the project team with clear direction and task ownership.
• Manages projects to ensure consistent direction and deliverables.
• Gatekeeper for project profitability; creates proposals aligning scope, fee and timeframe.
• Manages client expectations related to scope, fees, and timeframes.
• Ensures team members maximize project support aligned to skills.
• Update project plans for proactive resource planning.
• Partner with operations leaders to identify staffing needs.
• Educate team on deliverables including budget and schedule; provide updates.
• Provide regular updates on projected and actual time allocations and milestones.
• Meet regularly with team to support employee development.

Skills

Advanced Revit knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Budgeting

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Enscape

Lumion

VantagePoint

Job description

Market: Discovery & Science
Location: Raleigh, NC
FLSA: Exempt
Work Mode: Monday - Friday; 8:00 - 5:00; In-Office Monday - Thursday; Hybrid (remote or in-office) Friday
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

The Senior Project Manager leads the successful delivery of multiple projects and project teams, accountable for scope, schedule, budget, and overall project health. This role provides clear direction and delegation, manages client expectations, and drives predictable outcomes by proactively planning resources, tracking performance, and managing risk and change throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Has accountability and owns all aspects of multiple projects and project teams.
• Leads the project team through delegating clear direction and ownership of tasks.
• Manages the projects and project team to create a consistent project direction and deliverables.
• Functions as the gatekeeper for project profitability. Creates and issues proposals that show BHDP's value to the client and merge the scope, fee and timeframe.
• Manages client's expectations related to scope, fee, and timeframe adjustments throughout the project.
• Ensures project team members are maximizing project support aligned to their skillset.
• Update project plans within our project management systems to allow for proactive and accurate resource planning.
• Partner with internal operational leaders to identify and resolve project staffing needs, aligning project needs to employee skills.
• Educate the project team of project deliverables including budget and schedule and provide regular updates on results to drive team accountability and knowledge.
• Provide regular updates to the team related to projected and actual time allocations, project milestones, design process milestones and overall project health.
• Meets regularly with the project team members to support development of employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture (NAAB accredited program preferred), Interior Design (CIDA accredited program preferred), or other relevant design or construction related program.
• 12+ years in the design and/or architecture industry
• Architectural License, or NCIDQ Certification, preferred
• Advanced Revit knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of production-ready visualization capabilities (SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion).
• Advanced knowledge of Project Management systems (VantagePoint preferred)
• Demonstrated capability to delegate, coach, and raise team performance
• Demonstrated initiative; sees challenges as opportunities
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration within a team
• Models professional workplace behaviors: reliable follow-through, constructive feedback, and calm, solutions-oriented communication with co-workers and clients

Physical and Mental Demands

• Sustained attention to detail
• Sitting/standing
• Occasional lifting of 20 pounds or less
• Ability to work in an open office environment

Life at BHDP

Our comprehensive benefit package includes a competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, disability, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k), which aligns with our commitment to rewarding our high-performing professionals.

BHDP Architecture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

This position description is prepared to provide a general understanding of the responsibilities of the position and does not include a comprehensive list of activities, duties, success factors, or responsibilities that are required for a specific employee. Success Factors, duties, responsibilities, and activities may be modified or augmented at any time with or without notice.