Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Global architecture, engineering, planning firm

Project Manager

Architectural DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHong KongNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A professional degree in Architecture is required.
Must be licensed in the state of practice.
A minimum of 8 years of experience or equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities is required.
Must have a general understanding of sustainable strategies and principles, including familiarity with LEED or other green building rating systems.
Must be able to successfully lead project teams and manage project schedules, budgets, and programs.
Familiarity with standard AIA contracts and experience managing sub-consultants are required.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, Smartsheets, Google Workspace, and Adobe Suite.
Must be familiar with Deltek Vision and Salesforce.
Strong verbal and written communication skills are required.
A portfolio must be submitted as one PDF attachment of 10–20 pages, no larger than 5 MB; applications without work samples will not be reviewed.

Responsibilities

Lead the Architectural Project Team in close collaboration with SOM Partners to achieve design, technical, and financial success.
Prepare quality agreements with clients, including letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, and professional service agreements, with input from leadership; execute additional service agreements and obtain authorization by phase.
Collaborate with Partners and the senior team to prepare, issue, and manage compliance plans that align project goals, including budget, deliverables, and schedule; agree on labor allocation with the senior team; chair weekly team meetings to address deviations from the project plan.
Administer internal control procedures with the Project Accountant, including billing, collections, percent complete, expense management, and year-end activities; analyze project reports and proactively manage project profitability.
Participate in project design and technical discussions and decision-making.
Chair weekly meetings, issue meeting minutes, maintain accurate project records, and share project information and correspondence.
Manage owner and client relationships and expectations to enable effective, efficient, and collaborative work.
Lead new business and marketing efforts, including responding to marketing requests and maintaining firm relationships.
Initiate, monitor, and maintain the project schedule and work plan, including the schedule of meetings and presentations.
Schedule and lead weekly internal project team meetings, develop meeting agendas, and prepare project status updates.
Initiate, monitor, and maintain the project plan and financial performance.
Initiate and maintain SOM–Client Services Agreements and SOM Sub-Consultant Agreements, and request additional services.
Monitor project scope for contract compliance and potential additional services.
Manage project risk in close collaboration with SOM Partners and the legal group.
Actively lead a project team; directly supervise, train, and mentor team members.
Review résumés and interview candidates to help identify specialists, leaders, and future professionals for the firm.
Lead implementation of sustainable strategies across project assignments and support staff knowledge development.
Contribute to developing services, standards, and procedures based on business principles that protect SOM from financial and legal risk.

Desired Qualifications

LEED accreditation is preferred.

At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global ﬁrm. We value those who are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Together we can achieve great things.

Success at SOM Means

Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the ﬁrm.
Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills and deepen our knowledge.
Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.
Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in the way they work. Each person can develop and contribute their wealth of attributes, skills and knowledge to support the overall health of the ﬁrm.
Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.
Firm: We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our work.

Position Responsibilities

Leads the Architectural Project Team through close collaboration with SOM Partners to achieve design, technical and ﬁnancial success.
Prepares, with Leadership input, quality agreements with clients including letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, and professional service agreements. Executes additional service agreements and gains authorization by phase.
Collaborates with Partners and senior team to prepare, issue, and manage compliance plans to align project goals including budget, deliverables and schedule. Gains agreement with the senior team for labor allocation. Chairs weekly team meetings to address variances from the project plan.
Administers internal control procedures with Project Accountant including billing, collections, percent complete, expense management, and year-end activities. Analyzes project reports and proactively manages the proﬁtability of a project.
Participates actively in project design and technical discussions and decision making.
Communicates actively through chairing weekly meetings, issuing meeting minutes and accurate project record keeping and sharing project information and correspondence.
Manages owner/client relationship and expectations to allow SOM and team to work effectively, eﬃciently and collaboratively.
Actively leads new business and marketing efforts including responses to marketing requests and maintenance of ﬁrm relationships.
Initiates, monitors and maintains project schedule and work plan including schedule of meetings and presentations.
Schedules and leads internal team weekly project meetings; develops the meeting agenda and project status update.
Initiates, monitors and maintains project plan and ﬁnancial performance of project.
Initiates and maintains SOM-Client Services Agreement, SOM Sub-Consultant Agreements and requests for additional services.
Monitors scope for contract compliance and potential additional services.

Actively engages in project risk management through close collaboration with SOM Partners and legal group.

Leadership Responsibilities

Actively leads a project team.
Directly supervises, trains, and mentors team members.
Engages in talent strategy to ﬁnd specialists, leaders, and future professionals for the ﬁrm through resume review and interviews.
Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.
Creates and drives new ways of working through contributing to the development of services, standards, procedures based in an understanding of the business principles that protect SOM from ﬁnancial and legal risk.

Minimum Qualiﬁcations

Professional degree in Architecture.
Licensed in state of practice; LEED accreditation preferred.
Minimum 8 years of experience or equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.
General understanding of sustainable strategies and principles including familiarity with LEED or other green building rating systems.
Demonstrated ability to successfully lead project teams and manage project schedule, budget and program.
Familiarity with standard AIA contracts and sub-consultants management experience required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proﬁciency in Microsoft Oﬃce, Smartsheets, Google Workspace, Adobe Suite.
Familiarity with Deltek Vision, Salesforce

Are you ready to join a team of creative professionals working on transformational projects around the world? Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to build a better future with SOM.

Our Culture:

Our creative, interdisciplinary teams work like small, dynamic studios, with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. Here, you’ll collaborate with industry experts on some of the most exciting and transformative architecture, engineering, and planning projects in the world.

We believe an inclusive environment improves our teams, our firm, and our communities and are passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our DEI Action Plan was created to bring meaningful change to our profession, starting with our own culture and practices.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Visit this page to learn more about SOM's employment policy as well as additional information such as a privacy notice for California residents and how to apply offline.

For more about SOM: www.som.com

Portfolios must be submitted for all design and project management positions (Architecture, Interiors, City Design, Graphics, etc). Applications without work samples will not be reviewed. Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, 10-20 pages, maximum 5 MB. Submit portfolios as part of your application in the section where the application asks you for your Resume or CV.

About the Company

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Global architecture, engineering, planning firm

SOM is a global architecture, engineering, and planning practice that designs iconic buildings and large urban developments. Teams of architects, engineers, and planners work across offices to deliver integrated designs, coordinating architecture, structure, systems, and urban planning—often using BIM to manage complex projects. Its portfolio includes structures like the Burj Khalifa and One World Trade Center, as well as master plans that address density, mobility, and sustainability. The firm aims to create high‑performance places that meet people’s needs within cities, leveraging broad interdisciplinary expertise and a global network.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 1936

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