Senior Project Manager - K-12 Education

Perkins&Will • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As a Senior Project Manager on the Perkins&Will 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. You will manage project teams, foster collaboration, and demonstrate strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance, design ideas, and successful project delivery. You will lead efforts in developing and validating project scope, fee, budget, and services during the marketing and contract development process. You will be accountable for complete and timely communication of project information to and from clients and project team. You will manage projects using the Deltek Project Management system, completing 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. You will work with the Project Architect and Sr. Project Architect to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to changes in various projects. You will provide ongoing communication through team meetings, minutes, and memos to the project team. You will communicate with clients, consultants, contractors, sub-consultants, and other disciplines to ensure effective communication. You will monitor construction administration during the construction phase, understand and respond to technical implications and design decisions. You will participate in marketing opportunities and develop successful client relationships for continuing business. You will control risk management by monitoring client issues and technical issues in a timely manner to minimize liability. You will review work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual. You will coordinate staffing resources with the Operations Director and mentor staff.

Requirements

• 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
• Vision/Deltek
• PMTK
• 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
• Architectural license or Interior Design license/certification
• Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Managing all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget.
• Managing project teams, fostering collaboration, and demonstrating strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance, design ideas, and successful project delivery.
• Leading 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.
• 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.
• Working with Project Architect and Sr. Project Architect to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to the changes in various projects.
• Providing on-going communication through team meetings, minutes, and memos to project team.
• Communicating with clients, consultants, contractors, sub-consultants, and other disciplines to ensure effective communication.
• Monitoring construction administration during the construction phase.
• Understanding and responding to technical implications and design decisions.
• Participating in marketing opportunities and developing successful client relationships for continuing business.
• Controlling risk management by monitoring client issues and technical issues in a timely manner to minimize liability.
• Reviewing work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
• Coordinating staffing resources with Operations Director.
• Mentoring staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior