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Project Manager | Education & Civic

Northern ImpactMilwaukee, Wisconsin

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Overview

Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Director
Remote
On-site
Benefits
Career Development

Job Description

Overview

National multidisciplinary design firm is seeking a talented Project Manager to join their Milwaukee office, focused on education & civic project types. The company is seeking a Project Manager adept in directing project teams, and seeking to take a leadership role within a growing collaborative studio!

The firm has 11 offices all around the world focusing on healthcare, arts and culture, community, corporate, education, and government projects. Recently, the firm won the prestigious American Architecture Award for Museums and Cultural Building, along with IIDA Healthcare Design Award.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborates with Principal in evaluation of project requirements and helps to negotiate an acceptable owner-architect agreement including the fee, scope, and time schedule.

  • Demonstrates task-focused mastery of project scope, schedule, budget and profitability. Completes projects on schedule, within budget and with maximum client satisfaction.

  • Assists or provide letter proposals including the formulation of scope, fee and coordination with required disciplines.

  • Manages a program of multiple projects and associated client relationships effectively.

  • Negotiates critical issues with Owner and Contractor as well as Architects, Engineers and Specialty Consultants within the company and of other organizations and firms.

  • Supervises the production of architectural construction documents for multiple small renovation projects or a single large project

  • Leads a full-service architectural and engineering team, using past experience and technical knowledge to efficiently deliver quality documents, specifications, reports and cost estimates, keeping in mind schedules/budgets and provides coaching/communication as appropriate with team leaders and/or team members who are responsible for workflow/timelines, etc.

  • Develops discipline cost and work-hour budgets for each project and monitors project costs, completion status against budget schedules/timelines.

  • Oversees all correspondence and pertinent documents, making sure they are accurate, signs or obtains signatures and seeks legal counsel as appropriate.

  • Aid principals and practice group leaders in the development of equitable team building

  • Facilitates the development and integration of sustainable building practices with Project Architects and relevant subject matter experts

  • Coordinates review and evaluation of contractor bids and works with Principal so that award recommendation can be submitted to owner.

  • Provides day-to-day leadership in the absence of and as delegated by the Principal and/or Practice Group Leader keeping lines of communication open with all office management leaders and assists with preparation of client billings prior to submittal for signature.

  • Collaborates with Practice Group Leader as requested in the marketing of projects including development of proposals and possible participation in client interviews

  • Collaborates with junior staff to cultivate a culture of mentorship and trust.

Qualifications

Preferred candidates will have:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture

  • Licensed Architect

  • LEED Accreditation and/or WELL AP is a plus

  • 7+ years of professional experience honed on increasingly more complex projects

  • Demonstrated skill in working on multiple smaller-sized, challenging projects simultaneously

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills

  • Ability to communicate clearly with team members and clients and lead discussions on project budgets and management of project delivery.  

  • Proficiency with industry accepted software and Microsoft Office products is needed.

  • Proficiency with Architectural software such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup and the Adobe suite is beneficial

  • Experience with Project Management software (Vision, Microsoft Project) is beneficial. 

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Northern Impact is looking for a candidate with "Director" experience level.
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