Architectural Senior Project Manager 1 - Data Centers

Overview

At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore — and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate, hardworking team.

Corgan is actively recruiting a dynamic architectural Senior Project Manager to join the firm as part of our Data Centers team in our new Toronto location. Tackle the following responsibilities alongside a team of creative, highly motivated individuals who are passionate about their work and ready to collaborate to achieve outstanding results. Our ideal team member is passionate and progressively seeking more responsibilities to expand their expertise.

Responsibilities

• 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 facilitate 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

Qualifications

• Education:
  • A CACB professional accredited degree in Architecture
• Certification:
  • OAA Registration
  • LEED accreditation strongly preferred
• Experience:
  • 10+ years of experience in commercial architecture, ideally with Data Center experience
  • Experience managing teams on complex projects
  • Experience preparing all stages of design documentation, performing construction administration and consultant coordination
  • Proficiency or experience with managing overall project feed and schedules
  • Experience in successful client delivery that leads to repeat work or new business opportunities
• Knowledge
  • Revit proficiency strongly preferred; experience with other 3D Software is a plus
  • Thorough understanding of how a drawing set goes together
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Canadian building codes and regulations with proficiency and expertise in the full range of architectural building systems 
  • Ability to share credible high-level guidance to project teams throughout all project phases 
  • Acumen for how things are built and constructability, and the ability to apply that knowledge to support the project design and budget
• Profile
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
  • Flexible attitude and ability to juggle multiple priorities is essential
  • High commitment to QA/QC
  • Ability to lead and collaborate in a diverse project team environment
  • Exhibit strong marketing and client relations experience and capabilities

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 commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Corgan promotes a healthy work-life balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.

Join Corgan and help make amazing places at a place that makes you amazing!

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