Open Date:  Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Close Date:  Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 5:00 pm
 
Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  AAP. Drug-free workplace. E-verify. Applicant must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions​

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description


Clark Nexsen is an international full service architectural and engineering design firm that is deeply committed to providing design excellence to U.S. and global clients. Clark Nexsen was ranked 11th on the 2013 Architect 50, a list of top firms in the U.S., and in the Top 20Architecture/Engineering firms in Building Design + Construction’s 2014 Giants300 Report. The firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 475employees and 10 additional office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation, benefits, an upbeat and professional work environment, and numerous opportunities for career development, and have been recognized locally as one of the “Best Places to Work”. We promote strong ties with the communities in which we live and work - our employees are involved in countless community service projects.
 
Generous benefits:  Health, Dental, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Vacation/Sick leave, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available.

Job Description

We seek to hire a Project Manager to work in our Washington D.C. office who will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing activities on single or multi-discipline projects involving architecture, engineering, planning, interior design or other areas of the firm’s practice.

General responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following

• Leading, motivating, and effectively communicating with a project team during scope and project execution
• Working with the Managing Principal and Design Director to develop and present projects to clients, contractors, project team members, AHJ's, and members of the public through all stages of the project
• Coordinating with clients to ensure successful completion of projects that may involve either new construction or renovation
• Facilitating a professional and successful relationship between client, contractors, and the project team
• Running project meetings and participating in management meetings
• Actively support Managing Principals and Marketing in the firm’s marketing and business development activities
• Preparing contracts and fee proposals for MP review and participating in contract negotiations
• Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures
• Developing and managing project planning, budgeting, and critical project objectives
• Verify project consultants are properly licensed and insured
• Managing the work, training, and vacation of project staff
• Assemble staff for project teams with input and concurrence from MP, DD & DH
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Managing Principals and senior management
• Ability to travel is required

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform Managing Principal duties as assigned
• Monitor scope/schedule creep for potential additional services
• Provide weekly progress reports to Client
• Maintain project documentation in electronic form and Newforma
• Assemble and maintain design discipline sheet mock-ups and work plans
• Prepare and monitor project budgets and schedules with input from each discipline and consultants
• Facilitate project team meetings to review project scope, project progress, and schedule issues as well as team coordination, coordination with consultants, and problem solving
• Review RFI and shop drawing submittal responses for appropriateness and completeness
• Prepare draft monthly invoices, 12 month invoice projections and monitor accounts receivable
• Review and approve project related expenses and consultant invoices
• Assemble and review design “milestone” submittal deliverables and ensure completeness and quality of the submittal
• Perform project closeout and archiving tasks
• Schedule QC/QA and “gray team” reviews
• Schedule and/or conduct periodic site visits during construction

Education

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, interior design or planning is preferred

Licenses, Certifications and Accreditations

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Interior Designer is preferred
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is desirable
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices with LEED AP accreditation is preferred
• Additional certifications such as CDT, CCS, or CCCA are encouraged to reflect personal growth in the profession and an ever increasing knowledge base to enhance the design and documentation process

Software Skills

 A Project Manager should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management.

Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the project team in their use of the software is highly desirable.

Career Experience

A Project Manager should typically be a licensed professional or have 12 years or more of significant design experience in a leadership role in the areas of the firm’s practice

Other Criteria and Considerations

• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents and correspondences.
• Possess technical precision and creative design skills
• Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups
• Have a client-oriented attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
• Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole
• Demonstrated recognized leadership within the firm and outside the firm
• Possess excellent team leadership capabilities and abilities