Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design

We’re seeking an experiencedA/E Project Manager to oversee architecture and engineering projects from early planning through design completion, permitting, and construction administration. This role requires a background in an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm, with responsibility for project performance, team leadership, client communication, and delivery of high-quality design services.

Key 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, ensuring responsibilities and deadlines are clearly defined.
• 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.

• 5+ years of project management experience in architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design.
• Required: 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.

Important: Candidates must have direct project management and delivery responsibility. Backgrounds limited primarily to project coordination, administrative assistance, or schedule tracking will not meet the requirements.

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Health insurance options.
• Retirement plan options.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• Opportunity to lead diverse architecture and engineering projects.
• Collaborative, multidisciplinary professional environment.
• Long-term career growth and advancement opportunities.