Director of Project Management (Practice Director)
About The Position
The Director of Project Management serves as a trusted advisor to project teams and studio leadership, bringing structure, clarity, and strategic oversight to project delivery. This role is responsible for advancing project management best practices across the studio while helping teams successfully manage scope, budgets, schedules, contracts, and risk. The ideal candidate combines deep industry experience with strong business acumen and a passion for operational excellence. Success in this role is not measured by the projects you personally manage, but by your ability to elevate project delivery excellence across the entire organization. We're looking for someone who is: Decisive and comfortable holding teams accountable to agreed-upon processes and commitments. Exceptionally organized and operationally rigororous. A trusted advisor to project teams and studio leadership on project execution, financial performance, and delivery strategy. Organized and capable of overseeing multiple efforts simultaneously. A clear and direct communicator capable of connecting with project teams and studio leaders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience managing architecture, interior design, workplace, or other complex professional services projects.
- Demonstrated success leading projects through all phases of design, documentation, construction, and closeout.
- Extensive experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and delivery strategies.
- Strong understanding of professional services contracts, scopes of work, fee structures, change management, and liability considerations.
- Experience reviewing and negotiating proposals, contracts, and consultant agreements.
- Proven ability to monitor project financial performance, including fee management, forecasting, profitability, and project billing.
- Candidates must be local to one of our studios and available onsite regularly.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with studio staffing, resource planning, or team formation within a creative or design-driven organization.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate future staffing needs, capacity constraints, and organizational challenges.
- Strong interpersonal judgment and ability to navigate competing priorities while building alignment among diverse stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Advancing project management best practices across the studio.
- Helping teams successfully manage scope, budgets, schedules, contracts, and risk.
- Serving as a trusted advisor to project teams and studio leadership on project execution, financial performance, and delivery strategy.
- Overseeing multiple efforts simultaneously.
- Evaluating team composition and aligning talent to project needs, leadership structures, and client requirements.
- Anticipating future staffing needs, capacity constraints, and organizational challenges.
Benefits
- Generous options for medical, dental, vision insurance
- Location flexibility and unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- Tax-deferred savings through FSA, parking and transit allocations
- 401K with employer contribution
- Complimentary One Medical memberships
- New hire referral bonus
- Phone stipend
- Generous relocation package for eligible candidates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
