Our client is a well-established, award-winning architecture, planning, and interiors firm with decades of experience and multiple offices across California and beyond. Known for designing communities that promote human fulfillment and well-being, they have built a strong reputation for thoughtful, high-quality civic & community work and a people-first studio culture. They offer a collaborative environment where design excellence, professional growth, and meaningful client relationships are at the core of everything they do.
We are looking for a technically skilled, design-driven Project Manager to join their Civic team in Irvine, CA. The ideal candidate has experience in an architectural office delivering civic, community, or other complex public projects, and will take full ownership for leading projects from early programming through construction, ensuring schedules, budgets, and scope are successfully delivered and clients are well served.
This is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 3 days per week onsite at their Irvine office.
What You'll Do
Lead and coordinate all project efforts—administrative and technical—across all phases: Programming, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration.
Prepare and coordinate responses to RFPs, including scope, schedule, and team input.
Develop fees, define scope of work, prepare proposals and contracts, and monitor performance against those agreements.
Actively manage client budgets, schedules, programs, project communications, and documentation, and organize project team assignments.
Serve as the primary client contact, guiding the project to successful completion while maintaining strong, long‑term relationships.
Provide day‑to‑day oversight, mentorship, and quality review for less experienced staff.
What You'll Bring
Significant experience using project management tools for project initiation, planning, billing, and labor tracking.
Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills, with a proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset.
The confidence to lead while maintaining positive working relationships with clients, consultants, and internal teams.
Proven ability to provide clear direction and leadership to architectural staff.
Strong technical skills in Revit/BIM, AutoCAD, and SketchUp
Qualifications
At least 5+ years of project management experience on civic/community or similarly complex projects, overseeing both administrative and technical aspects through all phases, including Construction Administration.
California architectural license strongly preferred.
Professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch) from a NAAB‑accredited program.
Clear commitment to ongoing professional development and growth.
Legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
401(k)
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Matching Candidates and Companies
Northern Impact is dedicated to connecting innovative professionals
in engineering, architecture, retail, marketing/sales, information technology, legal, HR, finance & accounting with growing and like-minded companies.
Organizational Values
Team Collaboration – We treat each candidate and employer as a member of the team. As with any successful team, timely and effective collaboration is paramount. We are dedicated leaders of the recruitment process, ensuring our candidates and employers succeed.
Communication – We ensure candidates and companies are given real-time feedback on the status of the recruitment process to ensure all parties are satisfied.
Culture – Corporate culture and fit are critical to the long-term success of being any hire hired. We are
dedicated to evaluating company culture and validating a candidate’s potential fit in all recruitment's.
Results Orientated – Our goal is to find the right candidate for all of our clients – We succeed
when candidates and clients realize a long-term employment.
Growth – To help facilitate the companies’ growth and revenue with our skilled Professionals.
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By submitting your resume to us, we’ll keep you up-dated on current opportunities in the job market place. Many of our placed candidates were never actively looking, but made a change because Northern Impact presented a better opportunity to get them to the next level in their career. Your resume is kept confidential and only presented with your permission. We screen companies for you and strive to match your skill, talent and passion to ensure the right cultural and long lasting fit.
Submit Resume to info@northernimpacts.com
For Business inquires call Esther Stenzler : +1 (213) 335-4696
