Senior Project Manager

Who We Are

HMC Architects is an employee-owned design firm with an inherent desire to make a difference in our communities. As a purpose-driven brand based on values, our mission to?design for good?drives everything we do. And our ownership culture creates alignment and increased commitment to that mission, keeping us on track to being successful.

What We Do

Founded with the purpose of anticipating community needs, HMC aims to create designs that have a positive impact, now and into the future. We focus primarily on opportunities to have the most direct contribution to communities–through healthcare, education, and civic spaces.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager with Public K-12 project experience.?In this position you will be?responsible for planning, coordinating, and administering a major project or projects through all phases of development. You will work with staff, give direction and resolve architectural problems. You will establish and maintain budgets, schedules, and monitor adherence of terms of contract expectations. You will have autonomy to engage with clients and authority to direct, control, and monitor all project activities. Successful candidates will have strong?multi-tasking skills and ability to oversee two to three project managers and multiple project teams.

This position is eligible for hybrid (office/remote) working arrangement and flexible working hours. This position is located in San Diego, California.

Minimum Requirements
Education: Architectural degree from an accredited university or equivalent demonstrated proficiency.

Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in production and coordination of documents in all phases of architectural practice and in management of public k-12 projects.

Other Requirements and Responsibilities

Communication and Collaboration

• Listen and communicate effectively and professionally

• Listen and communicate effectively and professionally

• Ask questions about assignments when unclear

• Working knowledge and understanding for use of HMC equipment and software

• Ability to apprise supervisors and clients for status of work

• Establish productive working relationships, and deal effectively and cooperatively with clients, team members, consultants, and government agencies

• Display willingness to make decisions; exhibit sound and accurate judgment; support and explain reasoning for decisions; include appropriate people in decision-making process; make timely decisions

• Resolve issues related to team members and consultants

• Collaborate with appropriate staff to meet goals and objectives of project

• Ensure that coaching, mentoring, and performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members are provided

• Direct overall verbal and graphic communication of complex project concepts to clients, public agencies, and project team members, and be primary point of contact for all client issues

• Resolve "lost opportunity" issues, including staffing reduction, review of contractual obligations, and scope of service

Supervision and Delegation

• Ability to professionally communicate, both verbally and in writing, to give assignments to office support staff, consultants, and vendors

• Ability to delegate assignments to support staff and always be respectful

• Be primary source for monitoring employee performance daily and take appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance

• Supervise and manage multiple clients and project managers for all phases of projects.

• Ability to supervise up to 6 – 12 employees

Documentation

• Ability to correspond effectively with agencies, consultants and clients, and write meeting minutes

• Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants

• Ability to write and edit specifications

• Understands all aspects of Project Management, participate in the evaluation of the people assigned and?accurately and fairly document their performance

• Write RFP’S and negotiate contracts and fees with clients and consultants

• Ensure that the documents meet the client standards and all HMC protocols

• Write articles for professional publications of architecture and construction industry

• Write training material for staff development

Business Development

• Write and develop project marketing interview materials.

• Participate in project marketing interview

• Ability to correspond effectively with agencies, consultants, and clients

• Primary proponent for project pursuit

• Prepare/edit marketing proposals and participate in interview

• Write and approve marketing proposals

• Ability to market project capability through client interviews, public presentations, and professional publications

Management

• Demonstrate motivation in seeking new responsibilities and challenges

• Set goals, prioritize, and plan work activities for self-management and use time efficiently

• Meet with their personnel to discuss the evaluations

• Review and assist staff in setting budgets, goals, and preparing work plans that clearly define their expectations, and take appropriate action when they are met and when they are not met

• Review and resolve any issues related to staff and consultants

• Accountable for monitoring project budgets and schedules and reducing staff when the need arises

• Monitor staffing models to projected workloads to meet expected project timelines and profitability projections

• Ability to analyze profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, and utilization across projects

• Resolve collection of aged accounts and any financial issues with clients

• Responsible for ensuring that all HMC procedures, standards, and protocols are followed

Design

• Ensure that project managers support design and follow design intent on all projects

• Ensure that project design supports firm's design goals

• Responsible in collaboration with design team for quality of project design and documents, through all phases of projects

• Ensure that the projects have the appropriate design staff in collaboration with the design team

Technical

• Review documents to ensure quality, coordination, and compliance with the requirements of deliverables and client standards in all phases

• Guide and direct project team and consultants for appropriate materials and systems

• Review cost estimates and conduct value analysis

• Resolve plan check and approval issues with the agencies and clients

• Provide training and mentoring for all technical aspects of our work

• Ensure that materials and systems meet HMC and client standards and are within budget

• Oversee and resolve issues during construction phase of all work under their supervision

• Knowledgeable of daylighting, stormwater management, and commissioning

The salary range for this position is $105,682 to $158,086

The actual salary offered for this position will vary depending on multiple factors including the candidate’s qualification, education, position knowledge, work experience, skills, ability, work location, and internal incumbent compensation for similar roles. We do not anticipate individuals hired into this position will start at or near the top half of the range listed; the decision will be based on each individual case. The salary range listed above does not include other compensation elements such as discretionary bonus opportunities, employee stock ownership grants, paid time off, medical insurance, and other wage and benefit opportunities.