Who Are We?

At Perkins&Will, we passionately believe that design can transform lives and enhance communities, creating healthy, sustainable places to live, learn, work, play, heal, move, and explore. We’re in it for the greater good, we design to create places with meaning, and we design with purpose. Join the brightest minds in architecture!

Who Are You?

Perkins&Will is seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as a Project Manager for our Chicago Studio.

To join us you should have:

Professional degree in graphic design, interior design, architecture or related discipline.
10+ years of professional experience.
High level of creativity, innovative thinking and problem solving.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Collaborative and professional work ethic.
LEED GA or obtained within 6 months of hire.
Strong mentorship skills, as proven in previous experience.
Be highly proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Revit.

What will you Do?

As a Project Manager on the Perkins&Will Branded Environments team, you will:

Manage project teams, fostering collaboration, demonstrate strong and effective communication and direction which inspires high team performance, design ideas and successful project delivery.
Take full responsibility for managing all aspects of projects to ensure efficient execution within scope and budget.
Participate in developing and validating project scope and fee, budget and scope of services during the marketing and contract development process.
Provide on-going communication through team meetings/minutes/up-date memos to project team.
Interact comfortably with clients, consultants, and team members, while maintaining client’s objectives.
Responsible for managing projects using the PMTK - the project management toolkit; including identification of project team members, budget, consultants, schedule for completion, fees and costs as well as project change notices or other actions taking place on the assigned project.
Communicate with clients, consultants, contractors, sub-consultants and other disciplines to ensure effective communication.
Participate in marketing opportunities and develops successful client relationships for continuing business.
Review work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and for document compliance in accordance with the Project Delivery Manual.
Coordinate staffing resources with Operations Director.
Assists with all firmwide pursuits as needed for storytelling, pitches, proposals
Research Leader
Works directly with Knowledge manager to manage all things BE Chicago
Assists with Global BE initiatives as necessary
Assists with managing marketing efforts
Mentor Staff.

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a resume and work samples. Include your resume and a compact, representative sample of your work (no larger than 6MB).

*Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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