National Hospitality Sector DLR Group operates within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home Location: Kansas City, Chicago, or Minneapolis Position Summary: As a Project Manager at DLR Group you will be responsible for leading projects on budget and schedule while delivering design excellence.
As part of our integrated design teams you create buildings that elevate the human experience through design. The projects you will be working on will be focused on a vast array of Hotel brands that we partner with to serve their markets and adapt to guest preferences. From New York to Los Angeles - and everywhere in between -DLR Group responds with solutions
that are at the leading edge of the hospitality industry with designs that evoke emotion and elevate guest experience through design. You'll provide hands-on supervision to architectural, engineering and design staff during all phases of the project as well as partner with vendors and consultants as needed.
Additionally, you will occasionally interview in front of clients to win work. The successful candidate will: Be able to handle complex hospitality or mixed-use projects of the largest magnitude. Develop project Work Plans (schedule, budget, cartoon set) for project success. Be responsible for the coordination of all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most
efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects.
Serve as primary liaison contact with clients to bring projects to completion on schedule, within budget, and with maximum client satisfaction. Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs; project communications and documentation; office administrative tasks; and project team assignments. Estimates fees, determines scope of work, and prepares proposals and contracts on the most complex projects. Provides oversight and monitoring of work of less experienced project managers Required Qualifications: At least 10 years of experience leading and working on architectural projects. Knowledge of Microsoft Project for project scheduling, and Excel for budgeting and fee proposals.
Must have a collaborative management style and strong people skills. Must have good communication and public speaking skills to participate in interviews and client presentations. Must be willing to travel as projects or tasks require. Preferred Qualifications: Licensed Architect. Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering or Interior Design from an accredited program. Five years project management experience. Some knowledge and use of Revit and Auto CAD. 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 in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together. We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/VPDN-99d036ef-0909-4a5d-88cf-13f36350222e
