Senior Project Manager- Institutional Studio

Team: Project Management

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

As Senior Project Manager, you will serve as a key leader across major cultural, institutional, and higher education projects. You will act as the primary client liaison while ensuring project teams have the direction, resources, and coordination needed to deliver high-quality work.

• Serve as the primary client liaison across multiple projects or a single large-scale, highly complex project.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while guiding stakeholders through complex project decisions.
• Oversee project schedules, budgets, contracts, invoicing, and overall financial performance.
• Monitor progress, anticipate risks, and resolve issues that could affect project delivery.
• Estimate fees, define scopes of services, and prepare proposals and contracts appropriate to project scale and complexity.
• Prepare and lead presentations for clients, commissions, boards, and other stakeholder groups.
• Communicate design concepts, technical considerations, project priorities, and recommendations clearly.
• Collaborate with architects and designers to establish milestones and timelines for design decisions and client approvals.
• Plan staffing across projects and phases, balancing workloads with team experience, strengths, and project requirements.
• Coordinate internal teams and external consultants to resolve complex issues and maintain continuity throughout project phases.
• Provide leadership, direction, mentorship, and feedback to project teams.
• Support professional development while fostering collaboration, accountability, and strong team performance.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience managing complex architectural projects, particularly those involving historic and existing buildings within cultural, institutional, or higher education environments. Strong leadership, client management, financial oversight, and technical capabilities are essential.

• 15+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Substantial experience managing projects involving historic and existing buildings.
• Experience working with cultural, institutional, and/or higher education clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently or lead a single large-scale, highly complex institutional project.
• Strong client relationship and communication skills, with experience facilitating complex decision-making.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing scope, fees, budgets, schedules, contracts, and staffing.
• Strong design judgment combined with solid technical knowledge.
• Ability to anticipate workflow, coordination requirements, and resource needs across project phases.
• Proven ability to lead collaborative teams and delegate effectively.
• Strong mentoring and staff-development capabilities.
• Proficiency with software used for presentations, contract documentation, project management, and communication.
• Working proficiency in Revit.
• Excellent organization, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

Benefits:

• Salary: $140,000–$160,000 per year, commensurate with experience and ability, excluding bonuses and other benefits.
• Health: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including a no-premium option.
• Financial: 401(k) plan with pre-tax and/or Roth options.
• Savings: Pre-tax healthcare and dependent-care savings plans.
• Commuting: Transit and parking programs.
• Protection: Life and disability insurance.
• Paid Time Off: PTO and paid holidays.
• Community: Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Professional Development: Support for ARE exam fees, AIA membership dues, and other professional expenses.
• Wellness: Fitness discounts, mental health support, and wellness programs.
• Culture: Mentorship programs and employee resource groups.
• Flexibility: Remote work on Fridays plus 24 additional work-from-home days per year.
• Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Impact: The opportunity to contribute to major cultural, institutional, and higher education projects while collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals.