Project Manager/Architect -- Higher Education

Bring your experience. Find your people. Build what matters.

At Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC), we believe great work happens when talented people have the trust, resources, and support to do their best work.

As a Project Manager/Architect with a passion for higher education facilities, you’ll bring your experience and leadership to meaningful projects that shape the communities we serve. You’ll have the opportunity to lead complex campus projects from concept through completion, collaborate with talented professionals across disciplines, mentor emerging architects, and build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and contractors in an effort to grow our higher education studio.

Most importantly, you won’t be expected to do it alone. You’ll be surrounded by a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, shares knowledge, and is invested in your success.

What You’ll Do

As a Project Architect, you’ll serve as a trusted technical and project leader, helping guide projects of significant scale and complexity while supporting the people around you.

You’ll:

• Lead architectural projects through multiple phases, from conceptual design and planning through construction and completion.
• Develop and communicate design solutions that respond to client goals, project requirements, budget, schedule, and the needs of the community.
• Apply your advanced architectural knowledge to complex projects and help identify creative, practical solutions.
• Coordinate architectural work with engineers, consultants, contractors, clients, and other project partners.
• Oversee technical quality, project documentation, schedules, budgets, and communication.
• Review plans, specifications, reports, estimates, and calculations to ensure accuracy, quality, and alignment with project goals.
• Serve as a technical resource and subject matter expert, sharing your knowledge with project teams and colleagues.
• Participate in conceptual design, programming, planning, and other opportunities where your experience can make an impact.
• Lead QA/QC efforts and cross-discipline coordination to help deliver exceptional work.
• Communicate directly with contractors, clients, consultants, and regulatory agencies throughout the life of a project.
• Identify potential project risks and work proactively with leadership and project teams to address them.
• Represent GMC with professionalism, integrity, and care in every client and community interaction.

We'll Support Your Growth

We’re looking for an experienced architect who is ready to lead—but leadership at GMC isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about sharing what you know, learning from others, and helping the entire team succeed.

In this role, you’ll have opportunities to:

• Mentor and develop emerging architects and other team members.
• Lead planning, design and delivery of higher education facilities including academic buildings, research facilities, student life spaces, and campus infrastructure.
• Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and GMC offices to tap into the depth of knowledge within the firm.
• Work alongside experienced professionals who value your perspective and expertise.
• Help improve project delivery processes, standards, and best practices.
• Grow your client leadership and business development skills.
• Contribute to GMC’s Client Services team and broader firm initiatives.
• Build relationships within your professional community and participate in industry organizations and community service.

The Kind of Leader We're Looking For

You’re an experienced architect who enjoys both the work and the people behind the work.

You bring:

• Strong architectural knowledge and technical expertise.
• Confidence leading complex projects and collaborating with diverse project teams.
• A commitment to quality and thoughtful problem-solving.
• An ability to listen to clients, understand what they need, and turn those needs into successful design solutions.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to share your experience with others.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• An understanding of the ethical responsibility architects have to their clients, their profession, and the public.
• A desire to contribute to something bigger than an individual project.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of relevant post-graduation experience preferred.
• Active professional architectural license required.
• Advanced knowledge of Revit and AutoCAD
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Where You’ll Work

This is primarily an office-based role, with opportunities to get out into the field and stay connected to the projects and people you’re serving. Our office building includes a gym and a cafe for those days you need to step away from your desk to exercise or grab a bit to eat.

Travel: Up to 20%, including project site visits, client meetings, professional development, and other project-related activities.

Fieldwork may involve exposure to varying weather conditions, temperatures, construction environments, pollutants, chemicals, insects, and other site conditions. Appropriate protective clothing and equipment will be provided and required as appropriate.

The role also includes periods of desk and computer work, as well as occasional bending, twisting, crouching, and other physical movements. Employees may occasionally need to lift up to 25 pounds.

Why GMC?

At GMC, we believe communities are built by people—not companies.

We’re one of the Southeast’s largest privately held architecture and engineering firms, but our size isn’t what defines us. Our people do.

We bring architects, interior designers, civil engineers, environmental professionals, landscape architects, planners, transportation engineers, geotechnical engineers, electrical engineers, surveyors, and disaster recovery professionals together under one roof so we can solve bigger challenges and create better outcomes for the communities we serve.

Our work touches everyday life—from schools, parks, hospitals, and commercial developments to clean water, safe streets, resilient environments, and everything in between.

And while the work matters, how we work matters just as much.

We lead with:

• Quality — We care deeply about the work we put into the world.
• Integrity — We do the right thing for our clients, our colleagues, and our communities.
• Creativity — We believe great solutions come from curiosity, collaboration, and fresh thinking.
• Care — We invest in our people, our clients, and the places we’re fortunate enough to serve.

At GMC, your experience has a place. Your ideas have a voice. Your leadership can make a difference.

Come build something meaningful with us.

GMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.