Architect-Design Project Manager

This is a team that welcomes new ideas. Leadership is open to adopting better tools and methods, and people are encouraged to speak up and shape how work gets done. Design and delivery professionals work closely together, so decisions are made quickly and collaboratively. The culture is entrepreneurial, with a strong emphasis on accountability, adaptability, and serving clients well.

You will guide projects from the first client conversation through approvals and into delivery, with real ownership of the work you take on. You will direct internal designers and outside consultants, manage design budgets and contracts, and lead projects through the approval process. Because design and delivery are closely integrated, your decisions directly influence cost, schedule, and buildability. This is a high-impact position with room to grow as a leader.

Role Responsibilities

Own the design and approvals process for assigned projects, protecting scope, budget, and schedule while giving designers the freedom to do their best work.

Act as a trusted point of contact for clients, consultants, and internal teams, building relationships that lead to repeat business and satisfied clients.

Approach challenges with solutions, presenting options and recommendations, and help refine design processes across disciplines.

Contribute to business development, including proposals, client presentations, and project strategies that help win new work.

Oversee design deliverables from internal staff and outside consultants across all project phases, from early planning and code review through construction documents and project closeout.

Manage site due diligence consultants (such as environmental, geotechnical, and survey), including preparing scopes, comparing proposals, recommending selections to the client, and coordinating their work.

Identify, qualify, and recommend licensed design and engineering consultants across all required disciplines, and ensure agreements are in place before work begins.

Manage client design agreements and design budgets, including discipline-level budgets, billing, consultant invoicing, and timely processing of change orders.

Track design financial performance through regular forecasting, address variances early, and escalate concerns to leadership promptly.

Lead the approvals process by identifying required reviews and timelines, developing the pre-construction schedule, and coordinating plan review, permitting, and agency meetings.

Lead client programming sessions and regular design coordination meetings, working with the project team on buildability, cost, lead times, value engineering, quality reviews, and submittals.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited institution

10+ years of industry experience, including at least 2 years leading design teams

Active architectural license with the ability to stamp drawings in the state of practice

Experience designing or managing residential projects, ideally senior housing or similar care-oriented environments

Strong organizational skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills