Architectural Project Manager |Healthcare - Corgan

At Corgan we are passionate about great design. We are also passionate about great people, whether they’re clients, consultants, or co-workers. Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in ourselves and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our strength lies in our people, and those people consistently exceed expectations. 

We are actively recruiting an Project Manager to join our collaborative and innovative firm in our Healthcare market sector.   Amazing opportunity for an experienced architect who is passionate about leading a team of talented designers and architects on challenging projects in a creative work environment. 

At Corgan we offer unique opportunities for both personal and professional growth through a wide range of project responsibilities and leadership roles at all levels of design. Through these responsibilities you can expect to thrive and grow personally and professionally alongside a team of creative individuals who are passionate about their work and ready to collaborate on a variety of projects in scale and scope. Our ideal manager is highly motivated, a capable leader, and is seeking progressively more responsibilities and assignments on a variety of projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop competitive fee structures reflecting defined scope of services for project pursuits
• Establish and manage project schedules
• Oversee the completion of projects on time and within fee budget
• Anticipate, understand and manage client expectations
• Provide leadership to staff by identifying project studio team members’ roles and responsibilities, leveraging their strengths, providing stretch opportunities, and offering mentorship
• Lead and encourage open dialogue with project team regarding design and technical ideation and facilite appropriate solutions
• Motivate the project team to meet project goals through encouragement and/or course correction
• Oversee administration of construction phase procedures and documentation (shop drawings/submittals, requests for information, and addenda/clarifications)
• Oversee development and presentation of appropriate technical solutions to project stakeholders
• Drive the coordination of internal staff, external consultants and other stakeholders to achieve a cohesive and collaborative project team.
• Attend and conduct presentations
• Actively explore and recognize new business opportunities through professional networks
• Drive each project team to seek innovation in design solutions in an ongoing spirit of curiosity, continuous improvement, and increased project performance
• Develop effective project directives, outlines, projections, schedules, and strategies over the course of the project
• Oversee development and communication of appropriate project phasing
• Manage all facets of project production resulting in a thorough set of documents
• Identify solutions and effectively resolve technical challenges
• Understand and apply appropriate industry standards and construction practices
• Oversees, and is responsible for, the identification, understanding and documentation of regulatory agencies’ requirements, as well as recognizing and resolving code-related design issues
• Oversee quality assurance processes and quality control of project documents
• Demonstrate, share, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
• Maintain awareness of, and appropriately apply, new methodologies, practices, codes, and products
• Attend and conduct presentations
• Manage client relations
• Provide leadership to staff

Qualified candidaate already exhibit these strengths and talents:

• Degree from an NAAB accredited program or equivalent
• 12+ years of experience in commercial architecture; 8+ years the healthcare market sector
• Professional registration
• High commitment to QA/QC
• Thorough understanding of how a drawing set goes together
• Acumen for how things are built and constructability, and the ability to apply that knowledge to support the project design and budget
• Knows how to research and document codes for specific projects
• Experience managing a variety of consultants and contractors
• Interest in sustainable design
• Effective organizational and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Flexible attitude
• Proficiency or experience with managing overall project fees and schedules
• Must have high attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• The ability to juggle multiple priorities is essential
• Candidates should be efficient with coordinating project deliverables and client expectations
• Ability to collaborate in a diverse project team environment
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading projects teams
• Confident presentation ability
• Potential travel opportunities

At Corgan, we believe social responsibility should be a holistic approach to supporting the community and environment. We commit our time and talent through service, provide financial support through giving, balance elevated design with responsible, sustainable solutions, and cultivate equity and inclusivity inside and outside our firm.

We share a deep curiosity about how we can improve lives through design. We are curious about the world we have — and the world that is emerging. This passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Maybe that is why so many of our client relationships span decades.

From our earliest days, the Corgan philosophy of work and life balance was an important and valued part of our culture. As we’ve grown, our commitment to the well-being of our employees has only become stronger and more defined. Corgan promotes a healthy balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.

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