Project Manager V

Role Description

This role is a high level specialist, 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.

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.
• 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.
• Understand our contractual obligations to the client and the project.
• Work proactively with the client to identify and obtain approvals for additions to scope of work.
• Proactively communicate with and influence clients to approve and process payables for our services.
• Lead project teams to develop project goals and work plans.
• Facilitate the development, evolution and management of the work plan, budget, and schedule.
• Manage design and documentation process and implementation of the design during the construction process.
• Accountable to maintain the project record, including capturing and documenting key decisions.
• Accountable for Risk mitigation and Compliance.
• Accountable for developing a risk management plan and managing project Risks.
• Collaborate effectively with all team members.
• Implement CannonDesign Method using process expectations, best practices, reference standards, tools, templates, and technology.
• 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.
• Meet with project team members on a regular basis to monitor work in progress.
• 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.
• Coordinate with the Project Architect and the Quality leader in planning the work.
• Participate in negotiating the contract with other project leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or related degree required.
• Minimum of 10 years related experience required.
• Capability of performing in a project management role for single or multiple projects.
• Licensure or registration in the United States preferred.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Must have advanced knowledge in discipline.
• Must possess business acumen.
• Must have strong client leadership skills.
• Strong project team management skills, capable of managing single or multiple projects.
• Must be capable of leading and mentoring less experienced staff.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Deltek Vision, Bluebeam as well as other data management software is required.

Requirements

• The salary range for this position is $122,850 to $153,510 annually.
• Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
• We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances.
• Paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan.
• Employee perk programs.

Company Description

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 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.