Architectural Project Manager | Education

Corgan•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

At Corgan, we are passionate about great design and fostering a collaborative environment where curiosity and creativity thrive. We are seeking a dynamic Architectural Project Manager to join our Education team. This role offers the opportunity to tackle significant responsibilities alongside a team of motivated individuals who are passionate about their work and dedicated to achieving outstanding results. Our ideal candidate is passionate and eager to expand their expertise by taking on new challenges.

Requirements

Professional, NAAB-accredited degree in Architecture or equivalent is required
10+ years of experience in commercial architecture
Education (K-12 or Higher Education) project experience is required
Professional registration or anticipation of registration required
High commitment to QA/QC
Thorough understanding of how a drawing set goes together
Acumen for how things are built and constructibility, and the ability to apply that knowledge to support the project design and budget
Ability to research and document codes for specific projects
Experience managing a variety of consultants and contractors
Interest in sustainable design
Effective organizational and communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Flexible attitude
Proficiency or experience with managing overall project fees and schedules
Must have high attention to detail and strong analytical skills
The ability to juggle multiple priorities is essential
Candidates should be efficient with coordinating project deliverables and client expectations
Ability to collaborate in a diverse project team environment
Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading project teams
Confident presentation ability
Strong aptitude for business development, strategic leadership skills, and high self-motivation
Convincing conceptual design skills, as well as an entrepreneurial spirit

Nice To Haves

Potential travel opportunities

Responsibilities

Develop competitive fee structures reflecting defined scope of services for project pursuits
Establish and manage project schedules
Oversee the completion of projects on time and within fee budget
Anticipate, understand and manage client expectations
Provide leadership to staff by identifying project studio team members’ roles and responsibilities, leveraging their strengths, providing stretch opportunities, and offering mentorship
Lead and encourage open dialogue with project team regarding design and technical ideation and facilitate appropriate solutions
Motivate the project team to meet project goals through encouragement and/or course correction
Oversee administration of construction phase procedures and documentation (shop drawings/submittals, requests for information, and addenda/clarifications)
Oversee development and presentation of appropriate technical solutions to project stakeholders
Drive the coordination of internal staff, external consultants and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive and collaborative project team
Attend and conduct presentations
Actively explore and recognize new business opportunities through professional networks
Drive each project team to seek innovation in design solutions in an ongoing spirit of curiosity, continuous improvement, and increased project performance
Develop effective project directives, outlines, projections, schedules, and strategies over the course of the project
Oversee development and communication of appropriate project phasing
Manage all facets of project production resulting in a thorough set of documents
Identify solutions and effectively resolve technical challenges
Understand and apply appropriate industry standards and construction practices
Oversees, and is responsible for, the identification, understanding and documentation of regulatory agencies’ requirements, as well as recognizing and resolving code-related design issues
Oversee quality assurance processes and quality control of project documents
Demonstrate, share, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
Attend and conduct presentations
Manage client relations
Provide leadership to staff