Project Manager/architect

Project Manager/Project Architect

This is an excellent opportunity for you to join NBBJ Portland as a Project Manager/Project Architect. We seek an experienced professional who can work independently and collaboratively with a team to manage healthcare projects of varying sizes and lead work efforts of others, oversee the production of project deliverables, and interpret client needs. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and teamwork skills, and the motivation to engage with the array of NBBJ's resources in achieving high-performance, sustainable outcomes.

In your new role, you will:

• Manage team complexity – plans, organizes, and supervises the work of a design staff of approximately 5 to 10+ individuals
• Responsible for accuracy and applicability of documents for entire project(s)
• Build and maintain day-to-day working relationship with client(s) and consultants
• Lead decision making process with fiscal accountability and responsibility
• Develop and execute a management work plan for the overall project(s)
• Assist with proposal preparation and participates in client presentations/interviews
• Responsible for all correspondence, reports, documentation, and general administration for the overall project(s)
• Responsible for execution of project within the boundaries of the design intent
• Apply sound and diversified knowledge of architectural principals for all aspects of the project(s)
• Make independent decisions on architectural problems and methods
• Solve problems creatively with consultants
• Negotiate and draft/write contracts
• Assist with business development and collaborate with other studios, as needed
• Develop and leverage existing client relationship for the purposes of wining work
• Interpret design concepts by collaborating with project team and translate them into workable construction systems and detailing, while maintaining design intent and advocating for design excellence.
• Prepare appropriate documentation and deliverables from schematic design through construction administration in accordance with established firm and industry standard

What you will need to succeed:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the architectural field
• Bachelor's degree; B Arch or M Arch desired
• Architectural licensure is required
• LEED Accreditation or within 18 months of hire
• Must have a proven track record as a Project Architect / Project Manager with complex healthcare projects involving work that ranges from Pre-design through Construction Administration, including contract negotiation, work plan development and the ability to work with a variety of project delivery methodologies
• Excellent leadership, verbal and communication skills, and effective client relationship skills and talent for leading and working with diverse teams of designers
• Knowledge of Revit and BIM delivery implications
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, Rhino or 3DS Max desired
• Ability to lead and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Ability to work in a collaborative, design focused open environment
• Ability to travel as the project(s) requires

Why choose NBBJ?

• NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
• Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
• We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
• In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
• We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
• Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.

NBBJ does not accept unsolicited resumes or similar submissions from third party recruiters or employment agencies. Any unsolicited materials received by NBBJ from a source other than an individual candidate will be considered NBBJ property and NBBJ reserves the right to pursue and hire candidates referred to us without any financial obligation to the third party in question.