Are you a Project Manager who’s looking to join a firm that values its employees and offers growth opportunities? Do you also want to work on projects that help support and shape communities?
SĀJ Architecture might be the right fit for your career.
We have an immediate opening for a Project Manager with eight or more years of experience in the architecture or engineering field to join one of our offices in Bend or Portland, Oregon.
About Us
SĀJ Architecture is a full-service firm headquartered in Bend, with an additional office in Portland. Our 19-person team offers architecture, interior design, and master planning for K-12 school, public, housing, mixed-use, and commercial projects. Our community-centered approach focuses on how people learn, live, work, play, and thrive within the spaces we co-create with our clients.
Some of those clients include Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity, the Port of Kalama, public school districts throughout Oregon and Washington, independent schools, and private housing and commercial developers. Our projects range from tenant improvements to multiphase mixed-use developments.
Our firm is big enough to secure exciting and fulfilling projects but small enough to ensure every voice in the firm gets heard.
We value Integrity, Creativity, Perspective, Resilience, and Compassion in everything we do. We also believe in supporting the growth of team members and providing mentoring and career coaching.
Project Manager Role Overview
As a Project Manager, you’ll act as the primary contact with the client and internal project team throughout project execution. You will ensure that commitments to projects are fulfilled and work quality is consistent with expectations, values, policies, and regulations. You will serve as the primary manager of project schedules, budgets, and overall coordination.
About You
As a Project Manager with SĀJ Architecture, you’ll be expected to:
- Lead pre-proposal consultation meetings and assess client needs.
- Participate in business development strategy sessions and prepare proposals and fees.
- Prepare and manage contracts and contract amendments.
- Coordinate with client, internal team, and consultants to develop project budgets and schedules.
- Manage project invoicing.
- Independently manage and control all aspects of multiple projects, reporting to the Principal-in-Charge.
- Assist in developing firm processes, implement new processes with employees.
- Actively participate in mentoring and training team members on an ongoing basis.
- Uphold project communication plans, and maintain consistent communication between client and project team to facilitate compliance with established project scope, timeline, and budget
- Assist team with/facilitate design decisions and collaborative problem-solving, ensuring that issues are fully addressed and resolved
- Maintain accountability and up-to-date knowledge on status of deliverables and tasks within each project
- Monitor, and address as needed, employee performance on projects in relation to individual and firm standards, and provide ongoing and routine performance feedback to employees and Principal
- Participate in firm goal setting, development of process improvements, and implementation of firm standards.
As a professional joining our firm you’ll bring:
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work in a team.
- Previous experience supporting architectural projects at all phases.
- Excellent written, verbal, and graphic presentation skills.
- A desire to organize people, enhance transparency, and align work product with client goals and firm values.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field or have equivalent on-the-job training.
- Minimum of two years of experience in a similar role at an architecture or engineering firm.
- Experience using programs such as Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Enscape, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Salary and Benefits Range
This position offers a starting salary of $85,000 – $130,000 per year.
We have a competitive benefits package, which includes employer paid health and dental insurance, 401K, vacation, and sick leave. Flexible schedules and partially remote work options available.
Location
Bend, Oregon, or Portland, Oregon
To Apply
Please send your cover letter and resume to trishaf@saj-arch.com.
SĀJ Architecture is a full-service firm with offices in Bend and Portland, Oregon. We offer architecture, interior design, and planning for commercial and public projects ranging from multifamily housing to hospitality to K-12 public and independent schools. Our team’s collaborative, client- and community-focused design process combines exceptional project management and technical expertise to create spaces and places where people live, learn, work, and play.