Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design

AlphaX•Dubuque, IA

About The Position

The Project Manager leads architecture and engineering projects from initial planning through design development, permitting, construction administration, and final delivery. The role manages project budgets, schedules, technical teams, and client relationships while ensuring high-quality delivery that meets contractual requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client objectives. Candidates must have direct project management and project delivery responsibility; experience limited primarily to coordination, administrative support, or schedule tracking does not meet the requirements.

Requirements

At least 5 years of project management experience in architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design.
Previous experience working within an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm.
Proven responsibility for project scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, risks, and client relationships.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors.
Strong understanding of design development, permitting, construction documentation, and construction administration.
Ability to manage projects from initial design through final delivery.
Experience resolving scope changes, design conflicts, coordination issues, schedule risks, and cost concerns.
Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
Understanding of professional services agreements, design deliverables, and architecture and engineering firm operations.
Direct project management and project delivery responsibility; experience limited primarily to project coordination, administrative support, or schedule tracking will not meet the requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead projects through design development, engineering, permitting, construction support, and final delivery.
Establish project scopes, fee budgets, schedules, resource plans, and deliverables.
Direct architects, engineers, consultants, and external partners, clearly defining responsibilities and deadlines.
Monitor project milestones, design submissions, approvals, decisions, and progress against plans.
Identify design inconsistencies, scope changes, coordination gaps, schedule risks, and budget variances.
Collaborate with technical teams to resolve design challenges, permitting issues, and construction-related problems.
Coordinate activities across design, engineering, regulatory approvals, bidding, and construction phases.
Lead design reviews, client presentations, formal submissions, and construction-phase coordination.
Manage client relationships, provide project updates, and address expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure deliverables meet contractual requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client objectives.
Support construction administration by coordinating with contractors and resolving field questions and design issues.
Maintain project documentation, including meeting minutes, budgets, schedules, status reports, and change records.
Report project performance, financial results, risks, and schedule developments to company leadership.
Improve project delivery through effective coordination, documentation, and internal workflows.