Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design

AlphaX•Dubuque, IA

About The Position

The Project Manager oversees architecture and engineering projects from early planning through design completion, permitting, construction administration, and final delivery. The role is based in an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm and carries direct responsibility for project performance, team leadership, client communication, and high-quality design services. The Project Manager leads multidisciplinary teams, manages project scope, budgets, schedules, resources, and deliverables, and coordinates work across design, engineering, approvals, bidding, and construction. The role also manages client relationships, monitors project performance and risks, supports construction administration, maintains project documentation, and reports results to company leadership. Candidates must have direct project management and delivery responsibility; experience limited primarily to coordination, administrative assistance, 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.
Demonstrated ownership of project scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, risks, and client relationships.
Experience directing 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.
Proven ability to address scope changes, design conflicts, coordination issues, schedule risks, and cost concerns.
Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent leadership, organization, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to oversee 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 delivery responsibility; backgrounds primarily limited to project coordination, administrative assistance, or schedule tracking do not meet the requirements.

Responsibilities

Direct project execution across design development, engineering, permitting, construction support, and final delivery.
Establish project scopes, fee budgets, schedules, resource plans, and key deliverables.
Lead architects, engineers, consultants, and external partners, defining responsibilities and deadlines.
Oversee project milestones, design submissions, approvals, open decisions, and progress against established plans.
Identify design inconsistencies, scope changes, coordination gaps, schedule threats, and budget variances.
Work with technical teams to resolve design challenges, permitting issues, and construction-related problems.
Coordinate activities across design, engineering, regulatory approvals, bidding, and construction phases.
Facilitate design reviews, client presentations, formal submissions, and construction-phase coordination.
Manage client relationships, communicate project updates, and address expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
Verify that project deliverables satisfy contract requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client objectives.
Support construction administration by coordinating with contractors and resolving field questions or design issues.
Maintain project documentation, including meeting records, budgets, schedules, status reports, and change tracking.
Report project performance, financial results, risks, and schedule developments to company leadership.
Strengthen project delivery through improved coordination methods, documentation practices, and internal workflows.