CannonDesign

Global architecture, engineering, and design firm

Senior Project Manager

Architecture & Civil EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, or a related degree is required.
A minimum of 12 years of related experience, including managing projects with construction budgets of $70M, is required.
Experience working on education projects is required.
The candidate must have the capability to perform in a project management role for large or multiple projects and train project managers.
The candidate must have strong client leadership and project team management capability for large or multiple projects.
The candidate must possess strong business acumen.
The candidate must be able to perform as a leader of authority with expert-level knowledge.
The candidate must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
The candidate must have strong technical knowledge, coordination skills, and the ability to build rapport with the project team and client.
The candidate must be familiar with Revit, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Deltek Vision, Bluebeam, and other data management software.
Candidates must provide a resume and portfolio when applying.
Employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to internal policies and the Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and nurture partnering relationships with clients to support future opportunities.
Develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the life of the project and communicate design, construction, and other issues clearly to clients.
Develop a partnering relationship with the client early in an engagement to establish shared expectations, clarify how the parties will work together, identify key stakeholders, and establish the timing of key decisions.
Ensure appropriate client and internal communication, including written project documentation.
Play a lead role in key meetings and presentations.
Participate in business development activities and partner with Marketing and Office Leadership to help grow the top line.
Understand contractual obligations to the client and project, ensure delivery against the scope of work and required services, obtain approvals for additions to scope before undertaking the work, and communicate with clients to approve and process payables.
Lead project teams, in conjunction with client leadership, to develop project goals and work plans and achieve quality, budget, schedule, innovation, and profitability objectives.
Facilitate the development, evolution, and management of the work plan, budget, and schedule.
Manage the design and documentation process and implementation of the design during construction.
Maintain the project record, including capturing and documenting key decisions and records within the standard file structure.
Manage risk mitigation and compliance.
Develop and manage project risk management plans.
Collaborate with team members and generate a positive team environment focused on participation, empowerment, and accomplishment.
Implement the CannonDesign Method using process expectations, best practices, reference standards, tools, templates, and technology to achieve service delivery, quality, team productivity, and profitability objectives.
Manage and coordinate team workload and provide leadership of team activities.
Communicate client objectives to team members clearly and compellingly.
Provide constructive feedback and mentoring to team members and identify and share lessons learned with teams.
Serve as a proactive resource to project teams in decision-making and in developing technically sound and innovative planning and design solutions.
Meet regularly with project team members to monitor work in progress and ensure best-practice standards and procedures are implemented.
Ensure that all statutory project requirements are achieved.
Manage the quality assurance and quality control process, monitor technical project quality, enforce quality assurance and quality control standards and requirements, and actively participate in the quality assurance and quality control process.
Coordinate with the Project Architect and Quality Leader in planning the work.
Participate in negotiating contracts with project leadership, the Business Practice Leader, and the Legal Team.
Mentor less experienced staff and train other project managers.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Current licensure is preferred.
LEED certification is preferred.

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. This position can be filled in our Houston or Dallas Texas offices.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role will serve as leader of authority with expert level knowledge, focused on providing project management within an office or market and team leadership, mentoring our people, advancing the quality of our work, integrating our range of design services, managing our processes, and delivering solid financial performance.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO

Lead, develop and nurture a successful partnering relationship with our clients which will lead to future opportunities for CannonDesign.
Develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the life of the project. Communicate design, construction, and other issues to clients in a clear and compelling way.
Develop a Partnering relationship with the client early in an engagement to establish shared expectations and provide clarity on how we will work together, the involvement of key stakeholders, and the timing of key decisions.
Ensure appropriate client and internal communication including written project documentation.
Play a lead role in key meetings and presentations.
Participate in Business Development activity and partner with Marketing and Office Leadership as needed to help grow top line.
Understand our contractual obligations to the client and the project to ensure that the team delivers on expectations for our scope of work and required services. Work proactively with the client to identify and obtain approvals for additions to scope of work or services prior to undertaking the work. Proactively communicate with and influence clients to approve and process payables for our services.
Lead project teams, in conjunction with the client leadership, to develop project goals and work plans, and achieve quality, budget, schedule, innovation and profitability objectives.
Facilitate the development, evolution and management of the work plan, budget, and schedule. Preferred tools include MS Project and Deltek Project Planning.
Manage design and documentation process and implementation of the design during the construction process.
Accountable to maintain the project record, includes but not limited to capture and documenting key decisions and records within the CannonDesign standard file structure.
Accountable for Risk mitigation and Compliance.
Accountable for developing a risk management plan and managing project Risks.
Collaborate effectively with all team members. Generate and support a positive team environment: participation, empowerment, and accomplishment.
Implement CannonDesign Method using process expectations, best practices, reference standards, tools, templates, and technology to achieve competitive advantage, superior service delivery and quality, and enhanced team productivity and profitability.
Manage and coordinate workload of team and provide leadership of team activities. Communicate client objectives to team members in a clear and compelling way. Provide constructive feedback and mentoring to team members. Identify and share lessons learned with teams.
Be a proactive resource to project teams in their decision-making processes and in the development of technically sound and innovative planning and design solutions.
Meet with project team members on a regular basis to monitor work in progress and to assure that the firm’s best practice standards and procedures are being implemented.
Responsible for ensuring that all statutory requirements for the project are achieved.
Accountable for the QA/QC process. Monitor the technical quality of the projects. Enforce the application of QA/QC process standards and requirements. Additionally, be an active participant in the QAQC process.
Coordinate with the Project Architect and the Quality leader in planning the work.
Participate in negotiating the contract with other project leadership, the Business Practice Leader and Legal Team.
Act as a mentor to less experienced staff and train other project managers.
Perform other duties as assigned.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Minimum Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or related degree required.
Minimum of 12 years related experience, that includes managing projects with construction budgets of $70M required.
Experience working on education projects required.
Current Licensure preferred. LEED certification preferred.
Capability of performing in a project management role for large or multiple projects and training project managers.
Strong client leadership and project team management capability for large or multiple projects.
Must possess strong business acumen.
Ability to perform as a leader of authority, with expert level knowledge.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong technical knowledge, coordination skills and the ability to build a rapport with the project team and client is essential.
Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Deltek Vision, Bluebeam as well as other data management software is required.

For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits

ABOUT OUR FIRM

CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It’s more than a philosophy — it’s who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.

ABOUT WORKING HERE

We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.

Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It's not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying.

As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.

CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by application law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.

About the Company

CannonDesign

Global architecture, engineering, and design firm

CannonDesign is a global architecture and engineering design firm that provides integrated design services, including architecture, engineering, and strategic planning for education, healthcare, corporate workplaces, and cultural institutions. The firm focuses on transforming spaces to improve life and helps clients achieve goals like enhanced learning, medical training, workplace productivity, and social inclusion.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: M&A
Total funding: $2.7M
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1945

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