Senior Project Manager - Architecture
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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The role at a glance:
NBBJ Boston is seeking a Senior Project Manager with demonstrated experience managing construction phase services for large-scale (500,000+ SF), highly complex Healthcare projects (preferred) or Academic Medical Center research projects. The Senior PM is expected to be an integrated member of a project team, with responsibilities to manage project financials, contractual requirements, team workflow and deliverables (in partnership with other team leaders) and interpret client needs.
In your new role, you will:
- Build and maintain day-to-day working relationships with the Client, CM, OPM, and consultants.
- Manage team complexity – collaboratively plan, organize, and supervise the work of project staff as necessary to achieve required deliverables and schedule.
- Support administration of the work of the project during construction, including management of the prime agreement and subconsultant agreements.
- Negotiate and draft/write fee proposals and add services requests.
- Develop and execute a management work plan for the overall project(s).
- Solve problems creatively with consultants.
- Responsible for correspondence, reports, documentation, and general administration for the overall project(s) as appropriate.
- Apply sound and diversified knowledge of architectural principles for all aspects of the project(s).
- Lead decision-making process with fiscal accountability and responsibility.
- Assist with proposal preparation and participate in client presentations/interviews.
- Develop and leverage existing client relationships for the purposes of winning work.
- Assist Practice Leaders in developing market or client campaigns and interviews to win new work.
What you will need to succeed:
- 20+ years of professional experience in Architecture.
- At least 10 years of experience as a Project Manager.
- Experience with large, complex, multi-phase healthcare (preferred) or Academic Medical Center research projects.
- Bachelor's degree; B Arch or M Arch desired.
- Architectural licensure is required; LEED or other sustainability accreditation preferred.
- Knowledge about LEAN practice and adept in change management.
- Must have a proven track record as a Project Manager with complex projects involving work that ranges from Pre-design through Construction Administration, including contract negotiation, work plan development, and the ability to work with a variety of project delivery methodologies.
- Excellent leadership, verbal and communication skills, and effective client relationship skills and talent for leading and working with diverse teams of designers.
- Knowledge of Revit and BIM delivery implications.
- Working expertise in Bluebeam Revu and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work in a collaborative, design-focused open environment.
NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.