Project Manager - South Asia, Asia Pacific International

SOM • New York, NY

92d • $90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

SOM is actively recruiting a dynamic Architectural Project Manager to join the firm with South Asia and multi-national managerial experience. You will be joining a highly motivated and proactive team, working on multidisciplinary projects delivered across several geographies, with the potential to grow and thrive. Your efforts will directly contribute to enhancing project efficiency and sustainability, ensuring successful project outcomes that align with the Firm’s mission. This role is ideal for someone passionate about sustainable design and innovation, ready to make a meaningful impact in the architectural landscape.

Requirements

• Professional degree in Architecture.
• Professional licensure process is close to completion; LEED accreditation preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.
• General understanding of sustainable strategies and principles including familiarity with LEED or other green building rating systems.
• Understands and is conversant in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, parametric and rendering software, and other graphic software.
• Regional and remote management experience highly preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and cultural sensitivity.
• Ability to be client facing, lead client discussions and charrettes.
• Experience capturing work in a key regional sector.
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead project teams and manage project schedule, budget and program.
• Familiarity with standard AIA contracts and sub-consultant’s management experience required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Smartsheets, Google Workspace, Adobe Suite.
• Familiarity with Deltek Vision, Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Architectural Project Team through close collaboration with SOM Partners project leadership to achieve design, technical and financial success.
• Prepares, with Leadership input, quality agreements with clients including letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, and professional service agreements.
• Executes additional service agreements and gains authorization by phase.
• Collaborates with Partners and senior team to prepare, issue, and manage compliance plans to align project goals including budget, deliverables and schedule.
• Gains agreement with the senior team for labor allocation.
• Chairs weekly team meetings to address variances from the project plan.
• Administers internal control procedures with Project Accountant including billing, collections, percent complete, expense management, and year-end activities.
• Analyzes project reports and proactively manages the profitability of a project.
• Participates actively in project design and technical discussions and decision making.
• Communicates actively through chairing weekly meetings, issuing meeting minutes, accurate project record keeping and sharing project information and correspondence.
• Assists in Managing the owner/client relationship and expectations to allow SOM and team to work effectively, efficiently and collaboratively.
• Participates in new business and marketing efforts including responses to marketing requests and maintenance of firm relationships.
• Initiates, monitors and maintains project schedule and work plan including schedule of meetings and presentations.
• Schedules and leads internal team weekly project meetings; develops the meeting agenda and project status update.
• Initiates, monitors and maintains project plan and financial performance of project.
• Initiates and maintains SOM-Client Services Agreement, SOM Sub-Consultant Agreements and requests for additional services.
• Monitors scope for contract compliance and potential additional services.
• Actively engages in project risk management through close collaboration with SOM Partners and legal group.
• Manages time and workload of own work efforts and those of others to meet project task deadlines and commitments, with occasional interaction and direction from team leaders while guiding and teaching less experienced staff.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life & accident insurance.
• 401K matching, pre-tax spending accounts, and employee discount programs.
• Inquire about our hybrid/flexible schedules, paid family leave, paid vacation, backup child and elder care, and an employee assistance program.
• Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees as well as specialized in-house career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees