Project Manager

Project Manager - Interiors

WATG is the world's preeminent destination and hospitality design firm. We are employee-owned, almost 80 years young, and home to over 500 creative, globe-trotting professionals located remotely and in our offices in Atlantic City, California, Dallas, New York, Honolulu, London, Singapore, and Shanghai.

Our approach to design applies a hospitality ethos to the development of all shapes and sizes. From initial feasibility studies to finishing touches, we operate globally as an integrated, multidisciplinary practice. Along with our interior design studio, Wimberly Interiors, we specialize in hospitality, gaming + entertainment, urban + mixed-use, and high-end residential design.

WATG is hiring a Project Manager - Interiors for our office in Los Angeles, CA.

The Project Manager- Interiors directs multiple projects, impacts revenue and growth, and is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing project teams and resourcing. The position ensures that the work process flows are smooth, and the execution of interior architectural projects runs efficiently. The Project Manager is the primary liaison between the principal, the team, and the client. Team building and motivation are also key responsibilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Primary point of contact for the client
• Successfully represents the client's goals and needs of the team and the firm's requirements to the client, building and strengthening connections through a comprehensive understanding of the project goals, needs, and progress
• Consults with the client to determine function and spatial requirements and prepares information regarding design, specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, and construction time
• Keeps the client apprised of project progress regularly, liaising with other project parties for clarification, coordination, and negotiation of critical issues
• In collaboration with the Senior Designer and Project Architect, manages the execution and delivery of implementation documents through all phases of the project, including contracts, budgeting, scheduling, planning, design, documentation, specifications and construction, field observations, change orders, pay requests, and furnishings selection and purchase, post-occupancy evaluation and harvesting and sharing lessons learned on project impact
• Provides leadership, resources, and technical advice for the generation of construction documents for interior environments, including detailing and finish application, adherence to design intent and carry-through
• Collaborates in project meeting management, including meeting purpose and agendas, issuing meeting minutes, reports and action items logs to maintain clarity on scheduling, decisions made by the client and the team, and follow-up tasks needed to progress the project
• Creates detailed project schedules, work breakdown structure, and budgets, and maintains the work plan through regular monitoring and communication, and by making timely decisions and taking actions to meet project milestones
• Manages the relationship between the project contract terms, the team assignments, budgets, and schedules, and controls the resulting impact on WATG's financial results, forecasts, and staffing plans
• Supervises and mentors team members toward effective and efficient project progress and professional development
• Assists senior management in developing and validating project scope and fees, budgets, and scope of services during the marketing and contract development process
• Assists with business development, marketing, and negotiation efforts in the procurement of new projects and clients, especially as it relates to additional work/add services from existing clients; prepares and finalizes project contracts and subcontracts

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Interior Architecture
• Professional license preferred
• Environmental accreditation preferred
• 10+ years of experience in interior architectural practice with management experience in all project phases
• Proficient technical expertise in MS Office, Adobe Suite, DesignSmart, AutoCAD, Sketchup, and other design tools
• Revit experience preferred
• Advanced knowledge of design, trends, construction methodology, material application, and architectural building systems
• Thorough understanding of project work plans, schedules, staffing, and budgets
• Experience with FF&E to carry out design intent
• Consistent track record of delivering quality projects on time and within budgets
• Ability to work in a team environment, with an interest in supervising and mentoring others
• Effectively meets project deadlines and pro-actively solves problems
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills (internal and external)
• Travel may be required

Salary range: $100,000-$130,000 per year

WATG is an Equal Opportunity Employer