# Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design

> AlphaX · Dubuque, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-06

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are seeking an experienced **A/E Project Manager** to lead architecture and engineering projects from **initial kickoff through design, permitting, construction, and final project delivery**.

This is a hands-on project leadership role with ownership of **scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, coordination, risk management, and client relationships**. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams and serve as a primary point of contact for clients while ensuring projects remain aligned with contractual requirements, design objectives, budgets, and deadlines.

The ideal candidate has experience working within an **architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm** and can confidently manage projects through multiple phases while identifying issues early, driving accountability, and keeping architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and clients aligned.

Key Responsibilities

-   Lead architecture and engineering projects from project kickoff through design, permitting, construction administration, and final delivery.
-   Take ownership of project **scope, schedule, budget, milestones, deliverables, and overall project performance**.
-   Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, work plans, and milestone tracking.
-   Lead and coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and other multidisciplinary project team members.
-   Establish priorities, assign responsibilities, and maintain accountability across project teams.
-   Monitor project progress and proactively follow up on outstanding deliverables, decisions, approvals, and action items.
-   Identify scope gaps, design conflicts, coordination issues, schedule risks, and potential budget impacts early in the project lifecycle.
-   Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to resolve design, technical, permitting, and construction-related issues.
-   Manage workflows across architectural, engineering, permitting, bidding, and construction phases.
-   Coordinate design reviews, client presentations, milestone submissions, permitting activities, and construction-phase services.
-   Communicate directly with clients, provide regular project updates, address concerns, and manage expectations throughout the project.
-   Monitor project requirements and deliverables to ensure compliance with contracts, codes, client objectives, and project standards.
-   Coordinate with contractors and construction teams during construction administration to resolve project issues and maintain project momentum.
-   Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting records, schedules, budgets, and status reports.
-   Provide leadership with regular updates regarding project progress, risks, budget, schedule, and outstanding decisions.
-   Contribute to improving project management processes, workflows, documentation standards, and multidisciplinary coordination.

## Requirements

-   **5+ years of experience managing architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design projects from kickoff through permitting and construction.**
-   **Required: Experience working within an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary professional design firm.**
-   Demonstrated ownership of **project scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, risk, and client relationships**.
-   Proven experience leading architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
-   Strong understanding of architectural and engineering design workflows, permitting processes, construction documentation, and construction-phase coordination.
-   Experience managing projects through multiple phases of design and delivery.
-   Ability to identify scope conflicts, design coordination issues, schedule risks, and budget concerns and drive them toward resolution.
-   Strong client-facing communication and relationship-management skills.
-   Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and project leadership abilities.
-   Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, budgets, and milestones simultaneously.
-   Strong understanding of contracts, project deliverables, and professional services environments.
-   **Direct project management and project delivery experience is required. Candidates whose experience is primarily project coordination, administrative support, or scheduling 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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