Job Description
Architect, Project Manager - ( 220003UN )
**Description**
The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?
Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, we bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!
**Your Opportunity**
Stantec’s Buildings group in Berkley provides Architecture, Interior Design and Engineering across multiple sectors including education, multi-family housing, workplace, civic, and research and development. Our team is passionate about the design quality of the built environment and create designs that are timeless, intelligent, and sustainable. This is the place where great ideas and rewarding careers call home.
You will manage integrated teams to partner with industry leading clients on innovative projects and transformational spaces. As the Project Manager you will partner with Principals to be responsible for project performance in terms of client satisfaction, design excellence, financial performance, team mentorship, and technical quality. The role primarily involves client facing leadership and management of the internal team with external consultants. The Project Manager may be called upon to manage multiple projects of various complexity and scope. Engagement for Project Managers typically starts with pre-positioning for pursuits and includes proposal stage, contract negotiation, design, documentation, construction, and close-out.
**Your Key Responsibilities**
+ Responsible for managing complex tasks on medium to large size projects.
+ Plans, organizes, and directs the work throughout the life of the project to successfully deliver the project to the client.
+ Keeps the Principal in Charge informed of progress on project expectations, deadlines, and deliverables and understands the limits of the decision-making responsibilities of the role and respects the boundaries of the Principal in Charge’s responsibilities.
+ Leads the client and project team to assure that the project design meets the client budget, schedule, program, and design intent.
+ Assists in the negotiation and development of project agreements.
+ Develops and manages project budget, schedule, and overall work plan to realize target financial performance.
+ Mentors Assistant Project Managers and motivates project teams.
+ Assures that Project Management Framework tasks are timely completed and properly documented.
+ Leads project coordination and owner/site meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor and sub-contractors.
+ Manages and tracks change orders, applications for payment by contractors and other contractual modifications impacting budget and schedule.
+ Works with Operations Manager in determining project staffing needs and recommending personnel.
+ Directs client invoicing and effectively manages collections.
**Qualifications**
**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
+ Exhibit extensive project experience supporting the ability to win, do and manage work.
+ Simultaneously support one or more Principals on multiple projects.
+ Display an excellent understanding of accessibility codes, life-safety codes, building construction systems, means and methods, materials, healthcare regulations and industry associated standards.
+ Proactively takes appropriate action without requiring continued direction or guidance.
+ Effectively manages multiple deadlines and priorities.
+ Be a team player with the client, entire project team and build partners.
+ Be an excellent communicator.
+ Have proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Revit, AutoCAD, and Newforma preferred.
**Education and Experience**
+ Professional degree in Architecture preferred or related field.
+ Minimum of 5 years of experience.
+ LEED Green Associate or LEED AP preferred.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
_This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. #DesignYourPlace
Stantec was ranked the 5th most sustainable company in the world and the 1st in North America by Corporate Knights for our 2020 performance.
In February 2021, Stantec announced a pledge to be carbon neutral for 2022 and achieve operational net-zero by 2030.
Stantec has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2021.
Stantec has been named by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers and America’s Best Employers for Women.
**Benefits Summary:** Full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
**Primary Location** : United States-Michigan-Berkley
**Organization** : BC-2141 Buildings-US North Central
**Employee Status** : Regular
**Job Level** : Individual Contributor
**Travel** : Yes, 20 % of the Time
**Schedule** : Full-time
**Job Posting** : Feb 7, 2023, 3:08:38 PM
**Req ID:** 220003UN
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
