Project Manager - Arts, Community, & Education - HGA

HGA’s Arts, Community and Education (ACE) practice is seeking a talented, design-sensitive, and ambitious Project Manager to join our team! HGA offers challenge, recognition, and personal visibility with an opportunity to be part of great projects. Our ACE practice works on a wide variety of project types and scales, so versatility to adapt to a variety of collaborative design team settings is necessary. We are looking for an individual who enjoys actively managing project teams and has confidence building long-term strategic relationships.

At HGA we work to foster an environment where diversity of thought, background and experience creates new energy. Through your curiosity, tenacity, creativity and unique insights you can make an impact every day. That impact is felt by your colleagues, by our clients, and by those who inhabit the spaces we create.

We are committed to meeting our clients’ sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy; from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grow, so does the focus on high-performance buildings with sound data that we can share back with our clients and our design teams.

1. Collaborate with the Principal in evaluation of project requirements and help negotiate an acceptable owner-architect agreement including the fee, scope, and time schedule.
2. Demonstrate task-focused mastery of project scope, schedule, budget and profitability. Complete projects on schedule, within budget and with maximum client satisfaction.
3. Negotiate critical issues with Owner and Contractor as well as Architects, Engineers and Specialty Consultants within HGA and of other organizations and firms.
4. Utilize experience and technical knowledge and monitor quality of the construction documents keeping in mind schedules/budgets, and provide coaching/communication as appropriate with team leaders and/or team members who are responsible for work flow/timelines, etc.
5. Develop discipline cost and work-hour budgets for each project and monitor project costs as well as completion status against budget schedules/timelines.
6. Oversee all correspondence and pertinent documents, making sure they are accurate, sign or obtain signatures and seek legal counsel as appropriate.
7. Aid principals and practice group leaders in the development of equitable team building.
8. Facilitate the development and integration of sustainable building practices with Project Architects and relevant subject matter experts.
9. Coordinate review and evaluation of contractor bids and work with Principal so that award recommendation can be submitted to owner.
10. Provide day-to-day leadership in the absence of and as delegated by the Principal and/or Practice Group Leader keeping lines of communication open with all office management leaders and assist with preparation of client billings prior to submittal for signature.
11. Collaborate with Practice Group Leader as requested in the marketing of projects including development of proposals and possible participation in client interviews.
12. Collaborate with junior staff to cultivate a culture of mentorship and trust.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in Architecture
• Architectural licensure is preferred
• LEED Accreditation and/or WELL AP is a plus
• 10+ years of professional experience honed on increasingly more complex projects with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in project management
• Demonstrated skill in working on a variety of project scales
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly with team members and clients
• Ability to lead discussions with clients on project scope and budgets and management of project delivery. 
• Proficiency with industry accepted software and Microsoft Office products is needed
• Proficiency with Architectural software such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup and the Adobe suite is beneficial

The pay range listed aligns to the geography of the office for which this position is posted. Actual compensation will be based upon work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Individuals in this role working more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA’s robust benefit programs which include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs. Salary Range: $84,900 - $123,300.