Architectural Project Manager

Job Description

Project Manager – Architectural Metal & Cladding

Location: Remote, with required travel to the company’s headquarters near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Candidates should be located within approximately a 4–5-hour drive.

Salary: $90,000–$115,000 annually (exempt), depending on location, skills, and experience.

About the Opportunity - Engineer and fabricate exterior wall cladding, ACM/MCM panels, column covers, canopies and architectural components.

This is a confidential search managed by Katalyst Systems Impact (KSI). The company name will be shared with qualified candidates during the initial screening call.

KSI is partnering with our client, a locally owned Midwest specialty metal fabricator, to assist in their search for Project Managers who can take ownership of commercial construction projects from sales handoff through completion.

The company engineers and fabricates exterior wall cladding, aluminum and metal composite material panels (ACM/MCM), column covers, canopies, and other architectural components. Its work brings together design, precision fabrication, and coordination with customers and construction teams.

Reporting directly to the COO, you’ll serve as the connection between customers and internal teams, keeping scope, schedules, materials, and decisions moving forward.

Remote Work and Travel

Work remotely from your home location, with regular on-site training and collaboration at the company’s headquarters in Eastern Iowa, near Cedar Rapids. Candidates do not need to live in a specific metropolitan area but should be within approximately a 4–5-hour drive of headquarters.

• First 90 days: Two weeks per month on-site for training.
• After the first 90 days: One week per month on-site.

The company covers all required travel expenses, including mileage, meals, and lodging.

What You’ll Do

• Manage assigned projects from sales or estimating handoff through closeout.
• Review contracts, architectural drawings, specifications, and exclusions to understand scope and project requirements.
• Develop and maintain schedules, track milestones, and communicate decisions needed to keep projects moving.
• Serve as the primary customer contact, providing proactive updates on scope, schedule, and changes.
• Coordinate submittals, field dimensions, scans, and drawing revisions with Design/CAD.
• Work with Purchasing, Programming, Production, Shipping, Accounting, and installers to coordinate materials, fabrication releases, deliveries, and field needs.
• Identify scope changes early, price and track change orders, and protect project margins.
• Anticipate risks and scheduling conflicts and help the team resolve them.

What You Bring

• Five or more years of project management experience in commercial construction, architectural products, specialty contracting, manufacturing, or a related field.
• Strong ability to read and interpret architectural drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and construction documents.
• Experience managing multiple projects, deadlines, and customer relationships.
• Working knowledge of construction schedules, submittals, requests for information (RFIs), change orders, procurement, fabrication, and field coordination.
• Clear communication, strong organization, and comfort managing project budgets.
• Availability to meet the required on-site schedule in Eastern Iowa.

Experience with CAD, architectural wall cladding, metal panels, exterior building envelopes, fabrication, or installation is a strong plus.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Ownership of projects from handoff through completion.
• Innovative architectural work and advanced fabrication technology.
• A team that values precision, accountability, and pride in its work.
• Remote work, with all required travel expenses (mileage, meals, and lodging) covered.
• Opportunities for professional growth and long-term career stability.
• Benefits include health, dental, and life insurance and a 401(k).

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and include your desired salary range. Candidates must be able to pass a background check.