Project Manager II

Job Description

Job Description

What is it you want out of your career?

If you're looking for an opportunity to grow, to be challenged, to work hard and to be part of a growing team, then we may be the place for you. We work hard to surround ourselves with professionals who are more than just good at their job. We want engineers, architects, designers and support staff who have a desire to help shape our company. We need colleagues who will help us grow by thinking outside their job description. The work we do here is challenging, and sometimes the hours are long. But we're committed to serving our clients and providing the best solutions possible.

We are a full-service, forward-thinking design firm. With offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Charlotte, North Carolina, we work on projects around the country that offer a variety and challenge you won't find at many other firms. And we don't relegate creativity just to "creatives"-we encourage original thinking in every part of the organization-from support staff to engineering.


Since we're an employee-owned company, you'll be able to see the benefits of your hard work. And in return, we'll invest in you. This includes an in-depth wellness program with fitness classes and health coaching, flexible schedules, continuing education, mentorship, volunteer opportunities and internal leadership positions. In fact, we've been named one of the Best & Brightest Places to Work for since 2006, named Business Leader of the Year, received the Community and Educational Partnership Awards, and are the proud winners of the Governor's Fitness Award.

Make an Impact


A Project Manager II is responsible for leading the project team and managing client relationships effectively, ensuring projects are delivered within established quality, budget, and schedule requirements. They oversee successful project execution by fostering organized teamwork while adhering to best practices and processes. As a pivotal leader on the project team, the Project Manager II demonstrates self-awareness, trust-building, clear communication, conflict management, and drives engagement and results. With a solid understanding of financial management, they demonstrate strong competency in planning and executing moderately complex small to medium-sized projects.

Deliver Results

• Lead up to five small projects with moderate complexity.
• Plan, monitor, and control technical costs and schedules to meet profit goals and identify risks or scope changes.
• Serve as the primary client liaison, identify new opportunities, and support project success.
• Assist in developing proposals and contract agreements to establish scope of work, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure compliance, oversee QA/QC milestones, and maintain high quality standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (architecture, interiors, landscape architecture or engineering preferred.)
• 10+ years of project management experience with AE projects.
• Strong understanding of project design and solid working knowledge of at least one project delivery method.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in area of expertise or business administration or project management.
• CSI-CDT certification strongly preferred.
• Professional registration in your field highly preferred.
• Certification through PSMJ/PMI.
• Experience in Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Experience with Deltek Vision and Project Planning.

Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.


Our talented professionals are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today's needs and preparing for what's to come. We live by the idea that design isn't simply about beauty, it's about improving strategic outcomes-what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.


Sustainable and Inclusive


We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.


Employee Owned


We act like owners-because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.


Culture of Excellence


The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation®, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.
We are committed to development and growth of team members through continuing education, mentorship, growth opportunities, and more. We are dedicated to giving back to our communities, with paid service-learning hours available to every employee and corporate sponsorship for a wide range of community organizations and activities.