Project Manager (Akron)

Company Description

DOMOKUR + ASSOCIATES is a full service architectural firm that creates physical environments closely aligned with each client’s mission, culture, and functional needs. The team works across corporate offices, camps and retreat centers, higher education facilities, and parks and recreation projects. The firm emphasizes sustainability, with multiple LEED Accredited Professionals and staff experienced in sustainable design practices. DOMOKUR + ASSOCIATES is committed to delivering healthy, productive atmospheres that balance aesthetic quality with economic and environmental responsibility.

Our mission is simple: to design places with timeless styles that provide lasting value so they can be enjoyed for generations to come. We do this by really listening to our clients, and putting them first, while having fun along the way.

Role Description

Due to existing and anticipated organizational growth, the Project Manager is a new full-time, in-office role based in Akron, OH. This role will lead diverse architectural projects from initial concept through construction completion. This role combines strong architectural expertise with exceptional project leadership, client management, and organizational skills. Key responsibilities include:

Architectural Leadership

• Provide architectural leadership and technical oversight throughout all phases of a project.
• Review drawings, specifications, and other project documents for quality, accuracy, constructability, and code compliance.
• Ensure designs meet applicable building codes, zoning requirements, accessibility standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support permitting and regulatory approval processes.
• Participate in construction administration, including reviewing submittals and RFIs, conducting site visits, and helping resolve field conditions and constructability challenges.

Project Management

• Lead multiple architectural projects from programming and schematic design through design development, construction documents, permitting, bidding, and construction administration.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and deliverables.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, delays, scope changes, or budget concerns.
• Coordinate the work of internal project teams and external consultants, including structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, landscape, and other specialty disciplines.
• Lead project meetings and ensure decisions, responsibilities, and next steps are clearly documented and communicated.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure work is completed in accordance with firm standards and contractual requirements.

Client Management

• Serve as a trusted advisor and primary day-to-day contact for assigned clients.
• Develop a strong understanding of each client's goals, priorities, budget, and decision-making process.
• Communicate project status, challenges, decisions, and changes clearly and proactively.
• Manage client expectations while maintaining strong, long-term relationships.
• Identify opportunities to expand relationships and support additional client needs when appropriate.

Team Leadership

• Provide clear direction, priorities, and expectations to project team members.
• Delegate work effectively while maintaining accountability for overall project performance.
• Mentor and support architects, designers, and emerging professionals.
• Review team members' work and provide constructive feedback that strengthens both project quality and professional development.
• Partner with firm leadership on staffing, workload planning, and project resource needs.

Financial & Business Management

• Monitor project budgets, hours, utilization, and profitability.
• Manage projects to established fee structures and identify potential scope changes before additional work is performed.
• Assist with proposals, project scopes, fee development, and contract negotiations as needed.
• Support the firm's commitment to delivering high-quality work while meeting financial and operational objectives.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited program.
• Active architectural license/registration preferred, but not required.
• 5+ years of architectural experience, including experience managing projects through multiple phases of design and construction.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing architectural projects, clients, consultants, budgets, and schedules.
• Strong knowledge of architectural design, construction documentation, building codes, permitting, and construction administration;
• Proficiency with relevant architectural a familiarity with sustainable design or LEED standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities without losing attention to detail.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving skills, and ability to make decisions and move projects forward.
• Experience mentoring or leading junior architectural staff preferred.
• Emphasis on public projects, corporate, higher education, parks and recreation and camp projects.
• Proficiency with standard office tools, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and Revit is required; AutoCAD is preferred.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Willingness to be in the office up to 5 days/week, with the ability to take advantage of flexibility once acclimated to the organization.
• Willingness to travel, largely for day trips, up to 20% of the time, with occasional out of state travel.

Why You Will Love it Here

• Team focused. Our genuine team camaraderie drives effective collaboration and strong project outcomes.
• Diversity of work. Your project size, type and scale are varied.
• Work-life balance. We bring purpose and energy to our work while respecting the time and personal lives of our team.
• Laid back feel. The work and our clients are taken seriously, and we do what it takes, but there is a balance, and we don’t take each other too seriously.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.