Project Manager

BRPH•Charleston, SC

16d•Onsite

About The Position

BRPH is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support our Manufacturing & Industrial market sector in our Charleston, South Carolina office. This role is focused on the successful management and delivery of complex, multidisciplinary architecture and engineering projects. The ideal candidate may come from an architecture or engineering background and will lead project teams with primary responsibility for client service, scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, contracts, change management, quality, risk, and overall project performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
Minimum of eight years of progressive experience in architecture, engineering, or design/construction project delivery, including demonstrated responsibility managing multidisciplinary design projects.
Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedules, fee budgets, forecasting, contracts, change orders, quality, risk, multidisciplinary teams, and client communications.
Must be a US Citizen or a Permanent Resident
Proficiency with project-management tools such as Microsoft Excel, Project, Word, Bluebeam, and Newforma, Revit, Navisworks, and BIM 360/Autodesk Construction Cloud

Nice To Haves

Experience managing complex Manufacturing & Industrial, aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or commercial/industrial projects is preferred
PMP Certification a plus
Professional licensure as a Registered Architect (RA) or Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads multidisciplinary architecture and engineering projects from pursuit and kickoff through design, permitting, construction administration, and closeout, with primary accountability for overall project performance.
Serves as the primary client point of contact for assigned projects; manages expectations, communications, decisions, commitments, and overall client satisfaction.
Develops and maintains project execution plans, scopes of work, responsibility matrices, work plans, staffing plans, deliverable schedules, and milestone strategies aligned with contractual requirements and client objectives.
Owns project financial performance, including fee and labor budgets, burn-rate monitoring, percent-complete evaluation, cost-to-complete, revenue projections, profitability, and overall budget compliance.
Prepares and maintains project forecasts and financial status reporting; identifies budget or performance variances early and develops corrective action plans with project and discipline leadership.
Manages prime contract requirements and subconsultant agreements, including scope, deliverables, schedule obligations, invoicing, and team responsibilities.
Leads project change management by identifying scope growth and out-of-scope requests, evaluating schedule and fee impacts, preparing amendments/change orders, and obtaining appropriate authorization before additional work proceeds.
Develops and manages project schedules, tracks critical milestones and dependencies, evaluates impacts to the baseline plan, and leads recovery planning when project performance deviates from the approved schedule.
Coordinates multidisciplinary project teams, including architecture, structural, civil, MEP, interiors, BIM/VDC, and specialty consultants, to establish clear responsibilities, interfaces, priorities, and deliverables.
Plans and facilitates internal, client, and design coordination meetings; establishes agendas, documents decisions and action items, and drives timely closure of open issues.
Proactively identifies and manages project risks and opportunities, including schedule, financial, contractual, staffing, technical coordination, and client-related risks; escalates significant issues when appropriate.
Leads project quality management planning and implementation, including required QA/QC reviews, interdisciplinary coordination, deliverable readiness, and compliance with BRPH quality standards and contractual requirements.
Coordinates closely with discipline leads and Engineers/Architects of Record to ensure technical decisions are made by the appropriate licensed professionals while maintaining overall project integration and delivery accountability.
Manages subconsultant performance, including scope, fee, schedule, staffing, deliverable quality, invoicing, and resolution of performance issues.
Leads and manages construction-phase services as applicable, including RFI and submittal response workflows, field observations, design clarifications, change coordination, closeout activities, and associated CA budget and schedule performance.
Monitors and communicates overall project status to clients and BRPH leadership, including schedule, budget, forecast, staffing, risks, decisions, change management, and key action items.
Supports proposal development and contract negotiations by preparing project scopes, schedules, staffing plans, fee estimates, subconsultant strategies, assumptions, and risk considerations.
Understands and manages projects delivered through a variety of contractual and delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, CMAR, and other collaborative delivery approaches.
Plans project resources and forecasts workload in coordination with discipline and office leadership to support project commitments and efficient staff utilization across multiple concurrent projects.
Provides leadership and mentorship to project teams, promotes accountability and collaboration, and establishes clear expectations for communication, schedule, quality, and performance.
Visits project and construction sites as needed to understand field conditions, monitor progress, support constructability and coordination, and maintain alignment between design and construction activities.