Architectural Project Manager, K-12 Education

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Our Boston office has an opening for an Architectural Project Manager to support our K-12 sector. We operate within a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility between office time and work from home.

About K-12 Education at DLR Group

Our team of educators, researchers, anthropologists, planners, architects, engineers, building performance experts, and interior designers draws on evidence-based design to aid schools in bridging the gap between old and new, thereby improving all facets of operations and elevating learning through design. Recognizing the rapid pace of technological, social, and cultural change, our K-12 Education Studio collaborates with schools nationwide to navigate this shift, ultimately serving communities more effectively and enhancing educational experiences and outcomes for students.

Position Summary

As a Project Manager at DLR Group, you will oversee all aspects of one or more projects, including managing project teams, coordinating with external consultants, and ensuring adherence to project schedules, budgets, and fees. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of quality and design excellence throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, you will be accountable for the financial success of the project, ensuring it remains on track and within budget.

If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

What you will do:

• Support business development by participating in RFQs, RFPs, and client interviews
• Assist in negotiating scope of services, fees, and preparing Owner/Architect and Architect/Consultant Agreements
• Ensure complete and accurate client and project information is input into Vantagepoint and updated as necessary
• Lead the identification of key services, coordinating scope, fees, deliverables, and schedules for all disciplines involved
• Develop comprehensive project plans in Planifi, including schedules, milestones, and staffing, and initiate tasks in INDEPRO
• Manage project execution to meet client expectations for scope, quality, budget, and schedule, while coordinating activities of project personnel, vendors, and consultants
• Track project milestones, ensuring deliverable quality and submission, and provide status updates with adjustments as needed
• Assist in preparing proposals for design changes, managing additional services, and supporting invoicing and fee collection efforts
• Lead and mentor project teams, ensuring alignment with project plans, and maintain regular communication with clients to manage expectations
• Collaborate with design leaders to ensure compliance with DLR Group quality standards and integrate design expertise into the project at every phase

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a project manager, with proven leadership in managing teams and guiding complex projects through all phases of the design process
• Professional licensure preferred, but not required
• Proficient in Vantagepoint, Planifi, INDEPRO, and Microsoft Suite (including Project)
• High proficiency in standard A/E/I/P software, with the ability to mentor and train team members in technical and software skills
• Strong working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and sustainable design principles for producing technical plans, drawings, and models
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills, with demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop junior staff while multitasking and maintaining high standards of quality
• Working knowledge of local building and zoning codes, with experience guiding teams in compliance and regulatory requirements

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged