Project Administrator

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Washington, DC, USA
In-Office
70K-80K Annually
Entry level
Professional Services • Design
The Role
Support construction-phase project teams by managing documentation workflows, submittals, RFIs, pay applications, and closeout tasks. Coordinate meetings and communications, track logs and punch lists, and serve as primary documentation contact to ensure timely, compliant processing.
Summary Generated by Built In

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Position Summary 

As a Project Administrator at DLR Group, you'll play a crucial role in supporting our projects during the construction phase. You will ensure the smooth execution of standard documentation workflows, organization, and communication tasks essential for the effective functioning of our project teams.  

What you will do:  

  • Confirm and manage construction phase contractual responsibilities 
  • Coordinate with the construction phase team, including workflows, meetings, and communication 
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key team members and serve as the primary point of contact for documentation and workflows 
  • Establish and maintain tracking and logging for construction documentation workflows 
  • Manage pay applications, ensuring compliance with DLR Group’s risk management standards and processing approvals 
  • Handle submittals, RFIs, and cost documentation, ensuring timely and accurate processing 
  • Assist with field reports, punch lists, and closeout procedures 

Required Qualifications: 

  • High School Diploma or equivalent 
  • Knowledge of A/E construction phase processes and contractual responsibilities 
  • Proficiency in task organization, completion tracking, and prioritization 
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience with Microsoft Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Vantagepoint, Newforma, Procore, and AIA Contract Document software 

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested hourly rate for this position is:

Hourly Rate
$70,000$80,000 USD

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.


Skills Required

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Knowledge of A/E construction phase processes and contractual responsibilities
  • Proficiency in task organization, completion tracking, and prioritization
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills
  • Eligibility to work in the United States without need for visa or residency sponsorship
  • Experience with Microsoft Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam, Vantagepoint, Newforma, Procore, and AIA Contract Document software
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The Company
HQ: Seattle, WA
2,131 Employees
Year Founded: 1966

What We Do

DLR Group is a global, employee-owned, integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization services.

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