Sr. Project Manager - Education

HKS INC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HKS INC in Dallas, TX seeks a primary managerial architect responsible for project-related functions and overall project success across multiple initiatives. This role emphasizes revenue impact, leadership, and client relationship stewardship.

You will guide the design process, manage cross-disciplinary teams, and ensure deliverables meet HKS standards while aligning with budgets, codes, and schedules. Travel is required to support on-site engagements.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or equivalent in education or experience.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in architecture and design delivery.
• Licenses and registrations strongly preferred.
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary client relationship owner and strengthens connections across projects.
• Manages execution and delivery of implementation documents through all project phases.
• Collaborates on design process from programming to construction administration.
• Oversees coordination of project team interactions with multiple participants.
• Leads client presentations and manages risk and issue resolution.
• Oversees project meetings, scheduling, and documentation of action items.
• Ensures design solutions are technically implementable within goals and codes.
• Travel will be required.

Skills

Client relationship management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team coordination

Project delivery

Persuasion & negotiation

Education

Architectural degree

Licenses & registrations

Sustainable design accreditation

Tools

Bluebeam

Navisworks

Revit

Rhino/Grasshopper

Dynamo

Twinmotion/Escape visualization

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Primary managerial position in project-related functions and is ultimately responsible for project successes. Recognized ability to impact revenue and growth for multiple projects. Possesses strong leadership and communication skills, a flexible attitude, ability to solve problems creatively and ability to foster and manage effective client relationships. Responsible for high-impact decisions across multiple projects. Endorses the firm’s values by personally influencing client service, innovation and communication.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary client relationship owner, building and strengthening connections through a comprehensive understanding of their project mission, goals, policies, needs and progress.


• Manages the execution and delivery of implementation documents through all phases of projects, including post-occupancy evaluation and sharing/harvesting lessons learned and project impact.


• Collaborates on the design process including programming client needs, conceptual and schematic design, design development, document preparation and construction administration.


• Oversees coordination of project team interaction both internally and all other project participants.


• Facilitates team’s self-evaluation to distill and distribute project lessons learned within the firm.


• Oversees application of products and materials appropriate for the project.


• Integrates HKS expertise and innovation in all projects, while actively seeking opportunities to incorporate HKS best practices, sustainable design solutions, subject matter expertise and resources strategically and efficiently for the client, user and community.


• Manages and oversees the project teams in collaboration with other disciplines to establish design solutions that can be technically implemented within the constraints of the project goals, budgets, available time and within local ordinances and codes.


• Exercises skills of persuasion and negotiation on critical issues through the scope of the project.


• Leads client presentations and public hearings as needed.


• Monitors project to anticipate potential risks and collaborates with the PIC, legal team and client to resolve issues.


• Holds project teams responsible for detailed code and zoning analysis, performance analysis and deliverables on HKS standards, best practices and quality expectations.


• Oversees project meeting management, including scheduling, determining meeting purpose, preparing agendas and meeting report and maintaining action items log on regular basis.


• Attends on-site visits and field reviews as necessary.


• Travel will be required.

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture or equivalent in education or experience


• Typically 15+ years of experience


• Licenses and Certifications Architectural Registration strongly preferred


• Sustainable design accreditation preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced – expert-level experience, knowledge or skills


• Intermediate – experience, knowledge or skills required to produce high-quality solutions or work


• Basic – familiar with primary concepts or capabilities and may perform elementary functions depending on role


• Advanced skills in Bluebeam required


• Intermediate skills in Navisworks required


• Basic skills in Revit required; intermediate preferred


• Basic knowledge of Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo, Twinmotion, Escape or other visualization tools required


• Intermediate skills in Illustrator and InDesign required


• Basic skills in Photoshop required


• Advanced experience in all phases of architectural design and construction required


• Basic experience in Vision required


• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite required


• Advanced experience with the entire project lifecycle, through post occupancy required


• Advanced knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines required


• Advanced knowledge of materials, construction techniques, building codes architectural building systems, accessibility guidelines and QA/QC process required


• Advanced skills in managing a team and performing duties in a fast-paced environment required


• Advanced skills in logistics management including connecting people and resources to the right place at the right time required


• Advanced presentation, graphic and visualization skills to communicate design ideas required


• Advanced organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time required


• Advanced ability to manage team with diplomatic and collaborative leadership style which puts value on relationships and collaboration, both internal and external required


• Advanced ability to communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing required


• Advanced ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions required


• Advanced ability to collaborate and encourage collaboration in a team environment required


• Advanced ability to effectively meet deadlines at expected quality required

Company Culture

HKS is a global firm of architects, designers, planners and advisors who create places noted for their beauty and performance. Our 1,600 people in 29 offices are united by the belief that an environmental, social and governance approach to design achieves design excellence.

In 2023, we became a carbon neutral firm.

We value honesty, diversity and inclusion and we celebrate creative thinking.

Together we create places that stand apart.

HKS, Inc. provides reasonable accommodation in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities.

HKS is an EEO/AA Employer: M/F/Disabled/Veteran

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