A/E Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Firm

A multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm in Dubuque, Iowa is seeking an experienced 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 comes from an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm and has a proven record of managing budgets, schedules, technical teams, deliverables, and client relationships. You will own the full project lifecycle, uphold quality standards, and ensure every project meets its objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead A/E projects through design development, engineering, permitting, construction support, and final delivery.
• Define project scopes, fee budgets, schedules, resource plans, and deliverables with clients and internal technical teams.
• Direct architects, engineers, consultants, and external partners with clear responsibilities, expectations, and deadlines.
• Track milestones, design submissions, approvals, open decisions, and progress against plan.
• Identify design inconsistencies, scope changes, coordination gaps, schedule risks, and budget variances, and take corrective action.
• Work with technical teams to resolve design challenges, permitting issues, and construction-related problems.
• Coordinate activities across design, engineering, regulatory approvals, bidding, and construction.
• Lead design reviews, client presentations, formal submissions, and construction-phase coordination meetings.
• Manage client relationships, provide regular updates, and address expectations and concerns throughout the project.
• Ensure deliverables meet contractual requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client goals.
• Support construction administration by coordinating with contractors, answering field questions, and resolving design issues.
• Maintain accurate project records, including meeting minutes, budgets, schedules, status reports, and change logs.
• Report project performance, financials, risks, and schedule developments to firm leadership.
• Improve project delivery through stronger coordination, documentation, and internal workflows.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design.
• Required: prior experience working within an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm.
• Proven ownership of 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 documents, 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 on deadline.
• Understanding of professional services agreements, design deliverables, and A/E firm operations.

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

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
• Health insurance options.
• Retirement plan options.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• The opportunity to lead diverse architecture and engineering projects.
• A collaborative, multidisciplinary professional environment.
• Long-term career growth and advancement opportunities.