Project Manager II
Project Manager II at Woolpert, an architecture/engineering/geospatial firm, managing billion-dollar mission-critical data center projects for hyperscalers. Leads multidisciplinary teams (architects, BIM, consultants) through planning, budgeting, contracts, quality control, and construction administration, with client and business development duties. Telecommuting allowed.
- Compensation
- $171K–$256.5K / yr
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Architecture or related field
- 60 months (5 years) of experience in the job offered, Architect, Architectural Designer, or related
- Managing multidisciplinary, large-scale projects (over 300,000 sq ft)
- Analyzing technical architectural requirements and managing all phases of architectural projects throughout project lifecycle
- Applying direct labor costs, market goal multiplier requirements, and consultant expenses to meet client demands on architectural projects
- Evaluating and synthesizing experience, industry standards, and project information
- Travel to client or project sites as needed, typically domestic (avg. once per month)
Full description
At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.
As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.
Project Manager IILocation: Chicago, IL
Salary Range: $170,997.00 to $256,500 per year
Workplace Type: Telecommuting/working from home allowed.
SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Performs project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting for specific Mission Critical projects.
- Plays key role in establishing and improving client relationships and growth within a client base, as well as securing repeat opportunity within a client base.
- Lead and facilitate the overall cross-functional project team to plan, direct, and coordinate activities in architectural and multidisciplinary projects.
- Oversee the quality of deliverables prepared by team members, including, but not limited to, fee plans, work plans, risk mitigation plans, and contracts.
- Resolve issues impacting architecture and multidisciplinary project objectives.
- Lead and support the team in scope and budget/pricing development for proposals and dynamic project planning in architecture projects.
- Support client relationships and business development in support of strategic business plans.
- Act as a key point of internal contact for communications.
- Identify plan versus actual performance variances in architecture and multidisciplinary projects.
- Promote the company as an industry leader for mission-critical practice and services with new and existing clients.
- Work with market leads to negotiate project schedules, fees, scope, and contract terms for architecture projects.
- Identify, address, and resolve any architecture and multidisciplinary project issues impacting client goals, objectives, and client satisfaction.
- Define and communicate client needs and expectations.
- Ensure continuous stakeholder communications addressing, resolving, and anticipating project issues.
- Mission-critical projects managed by the position are billion-dollar data center developments for hyperscalers and data center developers, including gigascale campuses.
- Scope includes campus master planning, base-building design, tenant fit-outs, and construction administration (CA), as prime architect. The position leads multidisciplinary teams of architects, BIM staff, and internal and external consultants for structural, MEP, fire protection, civil, water/hydraulics, landscape, security, telecom/AV, and acoustics.