Perkins&Will North Carolina Studio is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Higher Education practice! This is a unique opportunity for a leader who is eager to do more than manage projects. You'll play a pivotal role within a close-knit team, helping shape the future of the practice while guiding complex projects from vision to reality, cultivating meaningful client relationships, and delivering transformative spaces that inspire learning, research, and campus engagement.
Years of Requisite Experience: 10-15+ years
Professional Licensure: Required
For full consideration, please include a portfolio with your resume, either as a link or a PDF of work samples. Applications without a portfolio may not be fully considered.
- Responsible for leading all phases of the design process with a high level of proficiency and expertise while adhering to firm and project goals and standards of excellence in design, execution, and living design.
- Full responsibility for managing all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget.
- Manages project teams, fosters collaboration, demonstrates strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance, design ideas, and successful project delivery.
- Leads effort in developing and validating project scope,fee, budget,services during the marketing and contract development process.
- Accountable for complete and timely communication of project information to and from clients and project team.
- Responsible for managing project using the Deltek Project Management system; completes work plans in Deltek, including identification of project team members, budget, consultants, schedule for completion, fees, and costs as well as project change notices or other actions taking place on the assigned project.
- Works with Project Architect and Sr. Project Architect to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to the changes in various projects.
- Provides on-going communication through team meetings, minutes, and memos to project team.
- Communicates with clients, consultants, contractors, sub-consultants, and other disciplines to ensure effective communication.
- Monitors construction administration during the construction phase.
- Understands and responds to technical implications and design decisions.
- Participates in marketing opportunities and develops successful client relationships for continuing business.
- Controls risk management by monitoring client issues and technical issues in a timely manner to minimize liability.
- Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
- Coordinates staffing resources with Operations Director.
- Mentors staff.
- BIM
- Building codes
- Site analysis
- Preliminary design studies
- Contract documents
- Field measurements
- Life safety requirements
- Specifications
- Construction contract administration
- Project kickoff and closeout
- Advanced knowledge of 2D/3D production software
- Advanced Revit
- Conceptual modeling tools
- Microsoft Office / Adobe Suite
- Physical modeling tools such as 3D Printing and Laser cutting
- Presentation tools such as InDesign and Photoshop
- Vision/Deltek
- PMTK
- LEED GA within 6 months of hire
- Professional Accreditation in one area of Living Design that interests you: LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, Passive House Institute Certified Passive House Consultant/Designer CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
- Architectural license or Interior Design license/certification
- Bachelor's degree in architecture or related discipline required
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Skills Required
- 10–15+ years of relevant professional experience
- Professional architectural license or interior design license/certification
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture or a related discipline
- Portfolio submitted with resume
- Obtain LEED Green Associate certification within six months of hire
- Professional accreditation in a Living Design area, such as LEED AP, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHD, or ILFI Living Future Accreditation
- Advanced proficiency with Revit and 2D/3D production software
- Experience with BIM, building codes, contract documents, specifications, and construction contract administration
- Experience managing project scope, budgets, fees, schedules, consultants, and project teams
Perkins&Will Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Inclusive health benefits extend to same-sex spouses and domestic partners and include coverage for gender confirmation surgery, reinforced by repeated external recognition for LGBTQ equality.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans dental, vision, disability, life, and medical insurance, alongside FSA options and related support programs that broaden access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is complemented by performance bonuses that add to total rewards.
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What We Do
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and community members on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about Living Design, a philosophy that guides our work and emphasizes poetics and beauty; conceptual clarity; research and innovation; technology and tectonics; community and inclusion; resilience and regeneration; and health and well-being. Our team of over 2,500 professionals in 30 studios worldwide provides interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). We’re also part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.
