Sr. Project Manager
Cannon DesignSan Diego, California
Full Time
Posted October 6, 2025
$143k - $179k
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Job Description
This position is a senior project management role leading large-scale design and construction projects, focusing on client relations, team leadership, project delivery, and process management within an architecture and engineering firm.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop client relationships to secure future opportunities
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and quality to meet objectives
- Oversee design and documentation processes during construction
- Coordinate and manage project team workload and activities
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and quality standards
- Identify and mitigate project risks through risk management planning
- Facilitate effective communication among clients, team members, and stakeholders
- Lead project meetings, presentations, and negotiations
- Implement and enforce quality assurance and quality control processes
- Mentor and train less experienced staff and project managers
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or related degree required.
- Minimum of 12 years related experience, including managing projects with construction budgets of 70 million dollars or more.
- Current Licensure preferred.
- LEED certification preferred.
- Capability of performing in a project management role for large or multiple projects and training project managers.
- Strong client leadership and project team management capability for large or multiple projects.
- Must possess strong business acumen.
- Ability to perform as a leader of authority, with expert level knowledge.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong technical knowledge, coordination skills and the ability to build a rapport with the project team and client.
- Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office, MS Project, Deltek Vision, Bluebeam as well as other data management software.
- Experience managing projects with construction budgets of 70 million dollars or more.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive client relations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ability to communicate design, construction, and other issues to clients in a clear and compelling way.
- Ability to develop a Partnering relationship with the client early in an engagement to establish shared expectations and provide clarity on how work will be performed, stakeholder involvement, and timing of key decisions.
- Ability to ensure appropriate client and internal communication including written project documentation.
- Ability to lead project teams to develop project goals, work plans, and achieve quality, budget, schedule, innovation, and profitability objectives.
- Ability to facilitate the development, evolution, and management of work plan, budget, and schedule, preferably using MS Project and Deltek Project Planning.
- Ability to manage design and documentation process and implementation of the design during construction.
- Ability to maintain project records, including capturing and documenting key decisions within the standard file structure.
- Ability to develop and manage a risk management plan and manage project risks.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with all team members and generate a positive team environment.
- Ability to implement CannonDesign Method using process expectations, best practices, reference standards, tools, templates, and technology.
- Ability to manage and coordinate workload of team and provide leadership of team activities.
- Ability to communicate client objectives clearly to team members.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback and mentoring to team members.
- Ability to identify and share lessons learned with teams.
- Ability to monitor work in progress and ensure best practice standards and procedures are being implemented.
- Responsibility for ensuring all statutory requirements for the project are achieved.
- Accountability for the QA QC process and monitoring the technical quality of projects, enforcing standards, and participating in the QAQC process.
- Ability to coordinate with the Project Architect and Quality leader in planning work.
- Ability to negotiate contracts with other project leadership, Business Practice Leader, and Legal Team.
- Ability to act as a mentor to less experienced staff and train other project managers.
- Mandatory compliance with internal policies and Code of Conduct, including completing required training.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $143,400 to $179,200 annually
Discretionary bonuses
Full benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible spending account options
Voluntary insurances
Paid time off
Flex-time schedules
Remote work options
401k plan
Employee perk programs
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