Grants/Contracts Specialist - Higher Ed. jobs in Columbia, SC

Description

 McMillan Pazdan Smith is an award-winning architecture, interior design, and advisory services firm with eight studios located in the southeast. We pride ourselves on strong client relationships and community partnerships. Our projects represent the work of a collaborative group of dedicated design professionals driven by a solitary goal: to deliver a functional solution that inspire collaboration, function, imagination, constructability, and attributes of a well-constructed environmental design.

 We are currently seeking a Project Manager to join our Higher Education team.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for finished plans, specifications, and approval of materials and construction and for managing all aspects of multiple small to large complex projects
• Apply sound knowledge of architectural principles and practices in a broad array of assignments and related fields
• Lead a collaborative and inclusive design process
• Assist with budget management
• Prepare design presentation materials
• Partner with client and/or user group to develop design
• Conduct code research and analysis and review with various agencies for approval
• Collaborate with engineers, consultants, contractors and/or clients
• Supervise and provide guidance regarding overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts
• Ensure that the project meets environmental, safety, structural, zoning, and aesthetic standards
• Build, manage and nurture client relationships
• Review shop drawings, submittals, and respond to RFIs
• Be a thought leader, research and investigate concepts throughout design process
• Actively manage client budgets, schedules, and programs, project communications and documentation, office administrative tasks, and project team assignments
• Estimate fees, determine scope of work, and prepare proposals
• Serve as primary client liaison to bring the schedule, budgets, and scope of work to completion and to the client’s satisfaction. 
• Exercise professional judgement in areas of contractual liability
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

 Required Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture from an NAAB-accredited program
• Ability to provide business development for firm within practice expertise area
• 6-8 years combined experience as a design professional and/or architect
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Revit
• Firm grasp of building technology fundamentals
• Thorough knowledge of relevant codes, operations, processes, and trends
• Excellent time management, organizational and written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree of Architecture
• Registered as a licensed architect
• Experience with Newforma Project Center and/or Newforma Project Analyzer
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Bluebeam PDF Revu
• Additional relevant certifications indicating additional expertise such as for construction administration, interior design, LEED/Green Globes/sustainability, etc.
• Experience writing and editing specifications Write and edit specifications as assigned

Position Location - Columbia, SC

 McMillan Pazdan Smith is committed to providing employees with a team environment where we teach each other to improve and reimagine what is possible while creating a shared commitment to earning the trust of our clients and communities. McMillan Pazdan Smith is also committed to providing employees with a comprehensive benefits plan to meet their current and future needs. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a PTO plan, an employer-provided life insurance with both long- and short-term disability, health savings account with certain medical plan enrollment, dependent care flexible spending accounts, paid professional membership dues and relevant exam fee reimbursement among other benefits.  

Physical Demands and Workplace Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp objects; reach with hands and arms; balance, stop, kneel, or crouch; speak or listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or carry up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.   Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee may occasionally be exposed to hazardous working conditions in conjunction with construction site visits. The noise level in the construction zone may be loud. While performing the duties of this job in the office work environment, the employee will not be exposed to hazardous working conditions. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.