Project Manager

Project Manager

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a full-time Project Manager in our Chicago Studio.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Managing small and medium sized projects to completion, including work performed by internal and external resources
• Coordinating engineering work to ensure compliance with design concept
• Coordinating project teams to ensure timely completion of documents
• Working with design and technical teams to shape and understand the design concepts
• Presenting and gaining approval of concepts to the client
• Establishing and ensuring adherence to set budget
• Immediately informing Sr. PM or Project Director and/or client of any potential variances to the budget and making appropriate modifications
• Managing collections for assigned projects
• Immediately informing Finance Manager if there is an issue with timely collections. Discussing untimely payments with client to secure commitment to pay
• Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities with existing and potential clients
• Assigning tasks, overseeing work and providing feedback to staff assigned to project
• Developing skills of staff for future projects
• Managing overall client relationship from initial assessment of client needs, through design concept presentations and final delivery of project. Ensuring positive relationships resulting in additional business or referred work

Required education and work experience:

• Graduate of architecture, design or business school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 8+ years' experience producing design projects

Required knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of materials, furnishings and construction methods related to interior architecture
• Extensive knowledge of building systems, codes and ADA requirements
• Corporate interiors experience is a plus but not required
• Proven ability to write and negotiate contracts for services, consultants and contractors
• Proven ability to solve contract and administration issues within the established design context
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Intermediate Revit skills
• Intermediate Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Advanced presentation and graphic communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally with all levels of staff
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead all levels of staff through a combination of direct authority

Interior Architects, Inc. (IA) provides equal opportunity in all aspects of recruitment and employment to all persons without regard to their race, color, creed, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities.