Hybrid Architecture Project Manager – Construction Administration

at LPA, Inc.

• Job title: Architecture Project Manager – Construction Administration
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $100,000 - $155,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Irvine, United States

About the role

• Architecture Project Manager focusing on construction administration at LPA, an innovative design firm. Collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in California and Texas to deliver community-first projects.

Responsibilities

• You will be working onsite with one of our clients as the prime point of contact to see one of our projects through the entirety of construction.
• Maintain excellent relationships with the client and their stakeholders, contractors, Agencies Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), consultants, subconsultants and team members.
• Lead and manage the team during the Bid and Award Phase including attending pre-bid meetings and site walks, reviewing substitution requests, answering Contractor inquiries and issuing addenda, and processing the addenda through the appropriate AHJ.
• Manage and direct all activities related to project construction contract administration, including, but not limited to, quality assurance/quality control of Contract Documents, team management, client communication, field observation reports, review of change orders, pay application review and processing, RFI review and answers, submittal review and tracking, information management/document control, and project closeout.
• Perform, and oversee if performed by others, on-site observations and document findings.
• Understand project detail and design intent with the ability to interpret and resolve issues in the field expeditiously.
• Attend construction meetings.
• Perform punch walks and document findings.
• Review close out documents including as-built drawings, warranties, operation and maintenance manuals, etc.
• Determine dates for substantial completion and warranty commencement.
• Manage client billing process and project finances, including revenue and staffing projections.
• Mentor and communicate with LPA staff regarding CA procedures and project processes.
• Prepare project schedules, additional service proposals, budgets, work plans, etc. and staff/team planning.
• Review contractual and financial documents including the Owner-Architect Agreement and Owner-Contractor Agreement.
• Serve as the Architect of Record. Affix professional stamp and signature to all required project documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Architecture
• 10+ years of experience in all phases of design projects.
• 5+ years of recent and relevant Construction Administration experience
• Licensed Architect in California
• Public K-14 / DSA (Division of the State Architect) experience; must have completed at least one project through DSA closeout and certification
• Knowledge in management of project business: scope, fee, schedule, work plans and budget
• Proficiency in Revit, Blue Beam, Microsoft Excel and Newforma Project Center

Benefits

• Mentorship from Managing Directors, Design Directors, and senior team members across disciplines.
• Career development support, including professional development grants and in-house training.
• Ongoing education through LPA+U courses and Tech Talks focused on innovative, sustainable practices.
• 8 paid hours of volunteer time each year.
• Opportunities to propose and lead projects that impact your local community, including more than $1 million since 2015 in Habitat for Humanity builds, scholarships, and other pro bono community projects.
• Access to our Professional Development Grants program, created to encourage professional development and further LPA's collective knowledge as a firm. Over the life of the grant program, we have invested $1,196,890 and impacted 848 LPA employees.