Architectural Project Manager

Job Description:

The Team You Will Join:

At LC, we look at each development with a sense of purpose. As such, Lifestyle Communities' (LC)

Development team plans communities that bring people together and enrich neighborhoods. You'll join a

dynamic team dedicated to handling all aspects of development from start to finish to ensure that our

vision is never lost in the final product.

Who You Are:

As the Architectural Project Manager, you will lead the development design team and oversee all

aspects of architectural planning and design for our projects. You will implement the design strategy for

the projects in each market, ensure the pull-through of the strategy bringing it to life in new build,

conversion, and renovation work, through support, and collaboration with department leaders across the

portfolio.

The Difference You Will Make:

1. Collaborate with senior leadership to implement LC's architectural design strategy, standards, and

vision to deliver on the LC brand.

2. Engage, manage, and collaborate with LC's architectural partners.

3. Establish and manage design schedules and milestone dates as it relates to development project

timelines.

4. Review and partner with LC's internal teams (development, construction, H+H, legal, etc.) on

planning and design.

5. Review and interpret market research/data to provide creative direction on asset positioning or

repositioning within competitive markets.

6. Assist in further development and documentation of LC's architecture design principles, such as

defining design quality standards, processes, urban design strategies, architecture and planning

requirements.

7. Actively collaborate with LC's construction team to assure cohesive and collective feedback on plans

and design standards throughout the design and construction process.

8. Research and implement ideas to improve delivery costs including procurement strategies, product

standardization, and material selection.

9. Collaborate with local development teams on zoning and entitlements to inform design strategies on

projects.

10. Partner with department leaders and design team to develop and maintain relationships with

consultants for architecture, interior design, lighting, styling, landscaping, audio, etc.

11. Create a team environment that encourages creativity, innovation, accountability, and high standards.

12. Ability to work in a matrix organization and leverage shared resources to achieve results; create a

strong network for design strategy.

13. Invests deeply in the growth and success of self and others through LC's five leadership behaviors:

Humility, Caring, Curiosity, Courage, and Grit.

14. Complete other projects as directed and assigned by the senior leadership team.

15. Conduct and Lead Bluebeam sessions with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure

design efficiency, constructability, and LC Brand Standards are met.

16. Inventory, Catalog and Maintain LC Brand Standards playbook.

17. Coordination and Management of External Design Teams and Consultants to ensure standards and

deadlines are adhered to.

What You'll Bring:

1. Extensive experience in architectural design and a proven track record of successfully delivering

architectural designs for residential/multi-family, mixed-use building types and scales.

2. In-depth knowledge of building codes, regulations, and industry standards.

3. The ability to analyze, interpret and challenge code to meet cost objectives while ensuring code

compliance.

4. Proficiency in architectural design software and tools, such as AutoCAD, BIM-Revit, SketchUp,

Bluebeam or similar.

5. Excellent presentation and communication skills, with an ability to clearly articulate design concepts

to executives, investors, the community, staff, engineers, and builders.

6. Understand the financial and nonfinancial performance drivers and manage design builds around

targeted budgets.

7. Uncompromising integrity and ethics; must be highly trustworthy.

8. Proficient problem solver with results driven mindset.

9. Teamwork approach - ability to work effectively with other Lifestyle companies (especially

Development, Construction, Home and Hospitality business units)

10. Advanced skills in Microsoft office and Excel necessary.

11. A highly organized, self-directed, and self-motivated mindset.

12. Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

13. Proven success in soliciting and selecting design professionals.

14. Extensive experience working in and/or with vertically-integrated developers

15. Expertise in Design Construction Administration (RFI's, Submittals, etc.), Quality Assurance, and Best

Practices.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in architecture or interior design or related field with a background in real estate or a

combination of education and/or experience. Minimum of five (5) years of professional, hands-on

experience in architectural planning and design on luxury level projects, in addition to horizontal

development project type experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of the criteria that must

be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform these functions in accordance

with applicable law.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to primarily sit;

stand; walk; handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Occasional climbing,

balancing, stooping, crouching, and crawling; specific vision abilities required by the job include close

vision, distance vision, and the ability to focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to an office

environment with regular exposure to project sites.

Location and Travel: Position will be based in Nashville, TN with occasional travel to local and out of

state markets including but not limited to Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Denver, and

Florida.

Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.