Project Manager V - Smart Buildings

CannonDesign has an exciting opportunity for a Technology Solutions Group Project Manager to be based in our Boston office. Please look at the description below. If you think your skills and experience make you a good match for this position, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for creative, curious, empathetic people to join our Living-Centered Design movement.

ABOUT THE FIRM

CannonDesign is an integrated design solutions firm focused on helping people continuously flourish. Whether designing for innovations in health, new scientific discoveries, equity in education or the next big idea in business, we use our Living-Centered Design approach to help organizations realize widespread change. Our ability to design transformational places, plans and strategies is why Fast Company named us a World Changing Company and one of the most innovative design firms in the world.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The ideal selected candidate will be a key member of the Technology Solutions group. This position entails acting as a senior client/project manager, business development leader, manager of projects and mentor of staff. This role is focused on providing strategic and tactical business development and project management leadership to advance the firm’s Smart Building and Technology design practice.  

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Be an ambassador of our brand, responsible for demonstrating how our Living-Centered Design approach can help clients and partners achieve enduring success. 
• Collaborate effectively with all team members. Generate and support a positive team environment: participation, empowerment, and accomplishment. 
• As the first project manager added to this group, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the strategy and growth that will shape this practice. 
• Capitalize upon your existing network and CannonDesign’s client base / stakeholders to market Smart Building Technology design services to our core markets – Healthcare, Education, Commercial, Community and Civic. 
• Manage multiple and/or large projects from concept stage through construction in a demanding environment with multiple deadlines. 
• Develop client and partner relationships that identify and secure new opportunities in target markets to grow top line revenue.   
• Provide project management and technology design leadership for regional and national projects.  
• Partner with Office Practice Leaders to lead, collaborate with and support Market and Client Leaders in positioning the firm for obtaining Smart Building / Technology Infrastructure design work.   
• Work directly with the Technology Solutions Group Leader to understand the current trends and capabilities of the existing service line and assist in developing new strategies to improve the implementation and efficiency of operations based on industry opportunities.   
• Ability to understand and facilitate workload demands of team members and manage operations for team members. 
• Work with A/E team leaders to identify technology scope and implement strategies for design and implementation of Smart/integrated technology systems in multiple markets. 
• Develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the life of the project. Communicate design, construction, and other issues to clients in a clear and compelling way. 
• Develop a partnering relationship with the client early in engagements to establish and document shared expectations and provide clarity on how we will work together, the involvement of key stakeholders, and the timing of key decisions. 
• Play a lead role in key meetings and presentations. 
• Understand our contractual obligations to the client and the project to ensure that the team delivers on expectations for our scope of work and required services. Work proactively with the client to identify and obtain approvals for additions to scope of work or services prior to undertaking the work. Proactively communicate with and influence clients to approve and process payables for our services. 
• Lead project teams, in conjunction with the client leadership, to develop project goals and work plans, and achieve quality, budget, schedule, innovation and profitability objectives.  
• Facilitate the development, evolution and management of the work plan, budget, and schedule. Preferred tools include MS Project and Deltek Project Planning. 
• Manage and be responsible for overall technology design, documentation and quality management process and implementation of the design during the construction process. 
• Accountable to maintain the project record, includes but not limited to documenting key decisions and records within the CannonDesign standard file structure. 
• Accountable for risk mitigation and compliance.  
• Implement CannonDesign’s methods using process expectations, best pr