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Description

McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eight studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.

We are seeking a creative, innovative and talented Project Manager to join our Commercial Team - Restaurants and Retail

• Actively participate in the marketing and business development processes; create and monitor marketing and business development plans
• Represent Firm at practice market’s professional and trade organizations
• Ensure practice organization, operation, and direction aligns with Firm and practices strategic plans
• Foster an environment of learning, collaboration, innovation, professional development, and communication
• Review and advocate for individual practice team members’ professional development plans
• Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction and for managing all aspects of multiple small to large complex projects
• Prepare design and proposal / presentation materials, estimate fees, determine scope of work
• Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
• Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients
• Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
• Coordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned project
• Actively manage client scopes, budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments
• Supervise and/or perform site observations, such as recording and reporting of existing conditions and construction progress
• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor of Architecture or equivalent
• Registered as a licensed architect
• 5-8 years of experience as an 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 in the team to meet projected milestones and capable of adjusting the procedures to keep the progress on target
• Proficiency with Revit, Enscape, and Bluebeam
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative suite and Newforma 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

The Following Skills would be an Added Bonus:

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

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, the employee is not exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. McMillan Pazdan Smith is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any classification protected by state or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this web site, please contact Human Resources at: hr@mcmillanpazdansmith.com for further assistance. McMillan Pazdan Smith is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status or any classification protected by state or local law.If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this web site, please contact Human Resources at: hr@mcmillanpazdansmith.com for further assistance.