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McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture · 1 month ago

Project Manager - Higher Education

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eight studios located in the southeast. They are seeking a Project Manager to join their Higher Education team, responsible for managing multiple complex projects, fostering collaboration, and ensuring alignment with strategic plans.

Consulting

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Actively participate in the marketing and business development processes; create and monitor marketing and business development plans

Prepare strategic plans for practice success and establish, communicate, and execute a vision for the market practice

Represent Firm at practice market’s professional and trade organizations

Ensure practice organization, operation, and direction aligns with Firm and practices strategic plans

Foster an environment of learning, collaboration, innovation, professional development, and communication

Review and advocate for individual practice team members’ professional development plans

Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction and for managing all aspects of multiple small to large complex projects

Prepare design and proposal / presentation materials, estimate fees, determine scope of work

Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval

Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients

Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards

Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs

Coordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project

Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments

Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress

Responsible for major design decisions, involving spatial, aesthetic elements, and detailing of materials

Document the progression of a routine project through correspondence, memos, etc

Follow routine projects through approvals and construction. Initiate contact with client and town officials

Qualification

Professional degree in ArchitectureProficiency with RevitBusiness development skillsBuilding codesMicrosoft Suite proficiencyAdobe Creative Suite proficiencyWrittenNewformaMicrosoft ProjectLEED/Green Globes certificationTime managementOrganizational skillsVerbal communication

Required

Professional degree in Architecture from an NAAB-accredited program

Ability to provide business development for firm within practice expertise area

10+ years combined experience as a design professional and/or architect

Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Revit

Firm grasp of building technology fundamentals

Thorough knowledge of relevant codes, operations, processes, and trends

Excellent time management, organizational and written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Master's Degree of Architecture

Registered as a licensed architect

Experience with Newforma Project Center and/or Newforma Project Analyzer

Experience with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam PDF Revu

Additional relevant certifications indicating additional expertise such as for construction administration, interior design, LEED/Green Globes/sustainability, etc

Experience writing and editing specifications Write and edit specifications as assigned