Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design

We are seeking an experienced Architecture & Engineering (A/E) Project Manager to lead architecture and engineering projects from initial planning through design development, permitting, construction administration, and final delivery.

The ideal candidate has a background with an architecture firm, engineering firm, or multidisciplinary design firm, along with proven experience managing project budgets, schedules, technical teams, deliverables, and client relationships. This role requires the ability to oversee the full project lifecycle, maintain quality standards, and ensure projects meet established objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and engineering projects through design development, engineering, permitting, construction support, and final delivery.
• Establish project scopes, fee budgets, schedules, resource plans, and deliverables in coordination with clients and technical teams.
• Direct architects, engineers, consultants, and external partners, ensuring responsibilities, expectations, and deadlines are clearly defined.
• Monitor project milestones, design submissions, approvals, outstanding decisions, and progress against established plans.
• Identify design inconsistencies, scope changes, coordination gaps, schedule risks, and budget variances, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Collaborate with technical teams to resolve design challenges, permitting issues, and construction-related problems.
• Coordinate activities across design, engineering, regulatory approvals, bidding, and construction phases.
• Lead design reviews, client presentations, formal submissions, and construction-phase coordination meetings.
• Manage client relationships, provide regular project updates, and address expectations and concerns throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure project deliverables meet contractual requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client objectives.
• Support construction administration by coordinating with contractors, responding to field questions, and resolving design-related issues.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including meeting minutes, budgets, schedules, status reports, and change records.
• Report project performance, financial results, risks, and schedule developments to company leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery through effective coordination, documentation, and internal workflows.