Project Manager with a positive, collaborative work style for our
Community Studio in our
Southern California office located in Newport Beach.
A candidate we'll love:- You have Community project experience with an emphasis on K-12 and/or Higher Education projects.
- You are a resourceful and creative problem solver.
- You're a good teammate - you want those around you to succeed and you're capable of taking direction or leading a project to deliver a great product to our clients.
- You're good with people - a strong listener, respectful in your interactions with others and have a positive outlook on life.
- You're a good communicator -verbally, graphically and in written form, people understand your ideas and the way you share them.
- You are organized and thorough - you understand how to work with and coordinate consulting partners and many moving parts to deliver a solid, final product.
- You have a strong understanding of design, space planning, spatial relationships and materials.
- You have a passion for sustainability.
- You have professional drive and still have fun while you work.
A position you'll love:- You enjoy managing education projects from beginning to end.
- You will have primary client relationship duties. Work with Principal and Sr. Designers to achieve client goals.
- Your focus will be on Project Management for an ongoing body of work.
- Manage support staff and consultants to produce and execute extraordinary work.
- You'll be responsible for client interaction, proposal writing, budget and schedule management, team coordination, consultant coordination and quality control.
- Your work will include a variety of tasks including some design, production and construction administration responsibilities.
- Some travel will be required.
Ideal candidates will have the following Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or higher in Architecture from an accredited university;
- 8+ years of professional design experience; 3+ years of project management experience;
- CA Architectural license preferred or on registration track;
- Experience creating and developing overall design concepts and formulating design presentation strategies with understanding of multiple project typologies;
- An emphasis on California schools and higher education projects involving DSA required;
- Strong organization, communication and presentation skills are a must; and
- Proficiency in Revit; SketchUp, and programs used to prepare presentation documents such as PowerPoint, InDesign, Photoshop, etc.) strongly preferred.
Anticipated salary range for this position: $100,000-135,000; this is an estimation, but actual salary will be based on experience level.
To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume and portfolio for review.
