Project Manager - Education and Arts + Culture

HGA's Education and Arts + Culture markets are excited to invite a talented, design-sensitive, and ambitious Project Manager to join our dynamic Washington, DC team!

This role will provide opportunities that challenge, recognize, and offer increase personal visibility, allowing you to be an integral part of impactful projects across HGA. As part of these markets, you will manage diverse projects types such as:

Higher Education
• Performing Arts Centers
• PreK - 12 Schools
• Health Education
• Health Education Science Centers
• Nature & Science Centers
• Museums & Galleries
• Zoos & Aquariums
• Sacred Spaces

The role demands versatility and adaptability to thrive in different collaborative design team settings. If you enjoy actively leading project teams and possess the confidence to build long-term strategic relationships, nurturing connections that contribute to the success of our projects and our clients' visions, reach out to HGA!

Join our team and leverage your skills and ambition to contribute to innovative projects that enhance education, arts, and community spaces, fostering environments that inspire and engage.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with Principals in evaluation of project requirements and help negotiate an acceptable owner-architect agreement including the fee, scope, and time schedule.
• Demonstrate task-focused mastery of project scope, schedule, budget and profitability. Complete projects on schedule, within budget and with maximum client satisfaction.
• Negotiate critical issues with Owner and Contractor as well as Architects, Engineers and Specialty Consultants within HGA and of other organizations and firms.
• Utilize experience and technical knowledge and monitor quality of the construction documents keeping in mind schedules/budgets, and provide coaching/communication as appropriate with team leaders and/or team members who are responsible for work flow/timelines, etc.
• Develop discipline cost and work-hour budgets for each project and monitor project costs as well as completion status against budget schedules/timelines.
• Oversee all correspondence and pertinent documents, making sure they are accurate, sign or obtain signatures and seek legal counsel as appropriate.
• Aid principals and practice group leaders in the development of equitable team building.
• Facilitate the development and integration of sustainable building practices with Project Architects and relevant subject matter experts.
• Coordinate review and evaluation of contractor bids and work with Principal so that award recommendation can be submitted to owner.
• Provide day-to-day leadership in the absence of and as delegated by the Principal and/or Practice Group Leader keeping lines of communication open with all office management leaders and assist with preparation of client billings prior to submittal for signature.
• Collaborate with Practice Group Leader as requested in the marketing of projects including development of proposals and possible participation in client interviews and mentor junior staff to develop trust and growth.

You will need to have:

• Bachelor's or Master's (preferred) degree in Architecture.
• Architectural licensure is preferred; LEED Accreditation and/or WELL AP is a plus.
• 12+ years of professional experience honed on increasingly more complex projects with a minimum of 5 years' experience in project management.
• Higher Education, Health Education and/or Arts project experience.
• Demonstrated skill in working on a variety of project scales.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly with team members and clients.
• Ability to lead discussions with clients on project scope and budgets and management of project delivery.
• Proficiency with industry accepted software and Microsoft Office products is needed.
• Proficiency with Architectural software such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup and the Adobe suite is beneficial.

Salary Information:

The pay range listed aligns to the geography of the office for which this position is posted. Actual compensation will be based upon work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Individuals in this role working more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA's robust benefit programs which include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs. Salary Range: $110,800 - $133,200.

Additional Information:

At HGA, you'll do the best work of your career. We design with impact by diving deep into the people and passions that shape every place. Empathy fuels us, curiosity drives us, and meaningful work leads to innovation. We celebrate individuality, embrace flexibility, and thrive together in the office three days a week.

Join our nationally recognized, award-winning team of architects, engineers, and interior designers - help us shape what's next.

Learn more about us here.

Application Requirements & Instructions
Please submit resume for consideration.