Project Manager

If you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment that celebrates each person's ideas, experience, and creativity, this might be the opportunity for you. Flad is a national architectural firm with ten offices across the country, specializing in science, healthcare, academic, and workplace spaces. Flad is a team of creative, intelligent, energetic people who help our clients tackle the issues that change people’s lives.

• Directly responsible to the client and the firm for the successful execution and leadership of projects including the meeting of project goals, client service, quality of work performed, utilization of staff, marketing reputation of the firm, and profitability.
• Overall responsibility for leading, motivating, and providing a team environment for the project team members by inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, taking risks, and assuming ultimate responsibility for the team's actions, exercising good judgment, and continually increasing people skills.
• Responsible for articulating and communicating the client's vision, goals, and objectives through development of the project work plan during the planning phase.
• Responsible for developing the project fees and contracts during the planning phase and establishing the project schedule, budget, and profitability during the start-up phase.
• Deliver projects on schedule, within budget, meeting design intent and client vision/goals, and at the required level of quality.
• Develop strategies for approaching clients and cultivate business development opportunities by presenting Flad's services to potential clients and participate in client interviews.
• Responsible for continuous management and development of key, repeat clients. Maintain good working relationships with the client to promote future opportunities.

• Minimum of 15 years of architectural experience and at least five years of recent project management experience with science and technology, higher education, and/or healthcare project types required.
• Excellent client management and leadership skills required.
• Superior technical and presentation skills and a commitment to design excellence essential.

• Bachelor's degree in architecture or related field required.
• Professional registration preferred.
• Sustainability accreditation preferred.