# Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design

> AlphaX · Dubuque, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-27

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are seeking an experienced **Architecture & Engineering (A/E) Project Manager** to lead architecture and engineering projects from initial planning through design development, permitting, construction administration, and final delivery. The ideal candidate has a background in an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm and proven experience managing project budgets, schedules, technical teams, deliverables, and client relationships while maintaining quality and meeting project objectives.

## Key Responsibilities

-   Lead architecture and engineering projects through design development, engineering, permitting, construction support, and final delivery.
-   Establish project scopes, fee budgets, schedules, resource plans, and deliverables in coordination with clients and technical teams.
-   Direct architects, engineers, consultants, and external partners, ensuring responsibilities, expectations, and deadlines are clearly defined.
-   Monitor project milestones, design submissions, approvals, outstanding decisions, and progress against established plans.
-   Identify design inconsistencies, scope changes, coordination gaps, schedule risks, and budget variances, implementing corrective actions as needed.
-   Collaborate with technical teams to resolve design challenges, permitting issues, and construction-related problems.
-   Coordinate activities across design, engineering, regulatory approvals, bidding, and construction phases.
-   Lead design reviews, client presentations, formal submissions, and construction-phase coordination meetings.
-   Manage client relationships, provide regular project updates, and address expectations and concerns throughout the project lifecycle.
-   Ensure project deliverables meet contractual requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client objectives.
-   Support construction administration by coordinating with contractors, responding to field questions, and resolving design-related issues.
-   Maintain accurate project documentation, including meeting minutes, budgets, schedules, status reports, and change records.
-   Report project performance, financial results, risks, and schedule developments to company leadership.
-   Identify opportunities to improve project delivery through effective coordination, documentation, and internal workflows.

## Requirements

-   Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design.
-   **Required: Previous experience working within an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm.**
-   Proven responsibility for managing project scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, risks, and client relationships.
-   Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors.
-   Strong understanding of design development, permitting, construction documentation, and construction administration.
-   Demonstrated ability to manage projects from initial design through final delivery.
-   Experience resolving scope changes, design conflicts, coordination issues, schedule risks, and cost concerns.
-   Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
-   Excellent leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
-   Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
-   Understanding of professional services agreements, design deliverables, and architecture and engineering firm operations.

**Important Qualification:** Candidates must have direct project management experience and accountability for project delivery. Experience limited primarily to project coordination, administrative support, or schedule tracking will not meet the requirements.

## Benefits

-   Competitive salary based on experience.
-   Health insurance options.
-   Retirement plan options.
-   Paid time off and company holidays.
-   Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
-   Opportunity to lead diverse architecture and engineering projects.
-   Collaborative, multidisciplinary professional environment.
-   Long-term career growth and advancement opportunities.

## Apply

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