Senior Project Manager - K-12/Higher Ed

Perkins&Will•Austin, TX

About The Position

As a Senior Project Manager on the Perkins&Will Education team, your skills and passion will come to life through leading all phases of the design process with a high level of proficiency and expertise, while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design. You will have full responsibility for managing all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget. This role involves managing project teams, fostering collaboration, and demonstrating strong and effective communication and direction to inspire high team performance, design ideas, and successful project delivery. You will also lead efforts in developing and validating project scope, fee, budget, and services during the marketing and contract development process, and be accountable for complete and timely communication of project information to and from clients and the project team.

Requirements

10-15+ years of experience
Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required
Architectural license or Interior Design license/certification
LEED GA within 6 months of hire
Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
BIM
Building codes
Site analysis
Preliminary design studies
Contract documents
Field measurements
Life safety requirements
Specifications
Construction contract administration
Project kickoff and closeout
Advanced knowledge of 2D/3D production software
Advanced Revit
Conceptual modeling tools
Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite
Physical modeling tools such as 3D Printing and Laser cutting
Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop
Deltek

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading all phases of the design process with a high level of proficiency and expertise while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
Full responsibility for managing all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget.
Manage project teams, fosters collaboration, demonstrates strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance, design ideas, and successful project delivery.
Lead effort in developing and validating project scope,fee, budget,services during the marketing and contract development process.
Accountable for complete and timely communication of project information to and from clients and project team.
Responsible for managing project using the Deltek Project Management system; completes work plans in Deltek, including identification of project team members, budget, consultants, schedule for completion, fees, and costs as well as project change notices or other actions taking place on the assigned project.
Work with Project Architect and Sr. Project Architect to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to the changes in various projects.
Provide on-going communication through team meetings, minutes, and memos to project team.
Communicate with clients, consultants, contractors, sub-consultants, and other disciplines to ensure effective communication.
Monitor construction administration during the construction phase.
Understand and respond to technical implications and design decisions.
Participate in marketing opportunities and develops successful client relationships for continuing business.
Control risk management by monitoring client issues and technical issues in a timely manner to minimize liability.
Review work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
Coordinate staffing resources with Operations Director.
Mentor staff.