Senior Project Manager - Industrial - Charlotte bei McMillan Pazdan Smith LLC

Description

Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager/ Project Architect maintains a diverse knowledge of architecture principles and practices, uses advanced techniques, and has responsibility for plans, specifications, and material approval. He/she coordinates all aspects of assigned projects and estimates scope of work. The Senior Project Manager/Project Architect plans and develops projects with many complexities and is considered a thought leader in the Firm.

Essential Functions

• Provide limited, high level, production supervision as necessary for work involving a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Take responsibility for managing all aspects of multiple small to large sized projects.
• Prepare strategic plans for project success.
• Coordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects.
• Serve as primary client liaison to bring the schedule, budgets, and scope of work to completion and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments.
• Estimate fees, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals.
• Supervise the preparation, and check the accuracy of contract documents. 
• Incorporate applicable codes, construction techniques, and sequences in various projects including all aspects of cross disciplines. 
• Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress. 
• Handle problems and questions as they occur during construction. Maintain responsibility for project cost control. 
• Responsible for external communications such as making telephone calls and preparing correspondence to clients, officials, and contractors as required by various projects. 
• Write reports such as feasibility studies, condition reports, and recommendations. 
• Supervise and perform building code reviews and prepare applications. 
• 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. 
• Exercise professional judgment in areas of contractual liability. 
• Make public presentations.
• Be a thought leader.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support business development activities as necessary.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture or equivalent 
• Registered as a licensed architect 
• 15 years combined experience as an intern architect and/or architect 
• Experience leading a project team
• Knowledge of estimating project needs and capable of translating them into budget hours/costs
• Ability to monitor the budget of a task or series of tasks and make necessary adjustments to keep on budget 
• Capable of providing leadership to a team that is performing a sequence of tasks 
• Ability to instill motivation to the team to meet projected milestones and capable of adjusting the procedures to keep the progress on target
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel software
• Familiarity with Adobe software
• Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software
• Excellent grasp of building technology fundamentals
• Thorough knowledge of relevant codes, operations, processes, and trends
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively and confidently prioritize and execute tasks with many competing priorities
• Ability to absorb new ideas and concepts quickly
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional organizational and follow-through skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Ability to provide clear direction
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and sensitivity

Preferred Qualifications             

• Master of Architecture
• Experience with Newforma Project Center and/or Newforma Project Analyzer 
• Experience with Microsoft Project 
• Experience with Bluebeam PDF Revu 
• Experience with Autodesk Revit software
• Additional relevant certifications indicating additional expertise such as for construction administration, interior design, LEED/Green Globes/sustainability, etc.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp objects; reach with hands and arms; balance, stop, kneel, or crouch; speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Workplace Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits. The noise level in the construction zone may be loud.

While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment, the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.