Technical Manager

Who We Are

HMC Architects is an employee-owned design firm with an inherent desire to make a difference in our communities. As a purpose-driven brand based on values, our mission to design for good drives everything we do. And our ownership culture creates alignment and increased commitment to that mission, keeping us on track to being successful.

What We Do

Founded with the purpose of anticipating community needs, HMC aims to create designs that have a positive impact, now and into the future. We focus primarily on opportunities to have the most direct contribution to communities–through healthcare, education, and civic spaces.

Why Join HMC

As an employee owned company you become an owner after one year—receiving company-provided shares at no cost and building long-term financial growth as the firm succeeds. We also give back through our volunteerism with our Designing Futures Foundation, which advances sustainable and regenerative design and supports the next generation of innovators. In addition to this, we also support our team through:

• Culture: We put people over profits, giving them the flexibility to manage their work and life. We believe in fairness, equality in opportunity, and rewarding those who perform.
• Wellness: company paid wellness courses, on-site gyms (at select locations), access to financial advisors and discounts to wellness platforms, gyms and more.
• Professional Development: LinkedIn learning access, business development training, supportive mentorship, company-paid ARE study materials, exam fees, and licensure completion bonuses.
• Comprehensive Comp and Benefits: Base+Bonus+Equity+401k, including student loan repayments, wellness programs, full medical, dental, vision, time off and holidays above industry standard.

Job Summary

The Technical Manager will be responsible for team oversight, supervision, and technical development of documentation on architectural projects, and to provide broader technical support and mentoring to the studio. Resolves constructability, technical, code and agency approval issues and has consultant contact and authority to direct, control, and monitor project activities related to the production of construction documents. Utilize technical knowledge to support construction administration activities or lead construction administration activities as assigned. May provide quality control reviews of studio projects.

This position is located in HMC’s Los Angeles, California office. The position requires 3 days in the office and the ability to work from home Mondays and Fridays.

Responsibilities

• Engage in professional and respectful interactions with internal teams, clients, and consultants
• Cooperate in marketing interviews and writing proposals
• Resolve technical issues with internal teams, clients, and consultants
• Ability to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing to give assignments to office support staff, internal teams, consultants and vendors
• Ability to appropriately delegate assignments to support staff
• Collaborate with Project Manager in general oversight and leadership of project teams
• Monitor technical aspects of projects and project team makeup in assigned studio
• Supervise and manage assigned team members for all phases of projects
• Monitor employee performance on a daily basis and taking the appropriate action to report both positive and negative performance, prepare and discuss evaluations
• Coordinate with team members and consultants for conflicts and discrepancies
• Collaborate with appropriate staff to meet goals and objectives of project
• Coach, mentor, and provide performance-enhancing feedback of assigned team members
• Answer technical questions on both assigned projects and other projects in the studio, as needed
• Serve as a technical resource for the studio, instituting best practices and leading “lessons learned” sessions to increase overall studio technical proficiency
• Estimate hours for assigned tasks and finish tasks within set budget
• Assist Project Manager in preparation and implementation of work plans, schedules, budgets, staffing projections and fees as required
• Manage project technical documentation process in conjunction with Project Manager
• Collaborate with design and production staff, construction administrator, and consultants
• Prepare plans of action with their supervisor for resolving project related problems
• Ensure that project conforms to contractual agreement with