Dubuque, United States
Project Manager - Architecture & Engineering Design
AlphaX · Dubuque · United States
Posted: 10/20/2026 · Last checked: 10/22/2026
Job description
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We’re seeking an experienced A/E Project Manager to oversee architecture and engineering projects from early planning through design completion, permitting, and construction administration. This role requires a background in an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm, with responsibility for project performance, team leadership, client communication, and delivery of high-quality design services.
Key Responsibilities
- Direct project execution across design development, engineering, permitting, construction support, and final delivery.
- Establish project scopes, fee budgets, schedules, resource plans, and key deliverables.
- Lead architects, engineers, consultants, and external partners, ensuring responsibilities and deadlines are clearly defined.
- Oversee project milestones, design submissions, approvals, open decisions, and progress against established plans.
- Identify design inconsistencies, scope changes, coordination gaps, schedule threats, and budget variances.
- Work with technical teams to resolve design challenges, permitting issues, and construction-related problems.
- Coordinate activities across design, engineering, regulatory approvals, bidding, and construction phases.
- Facilitate design reviews, client presentations, formal submissions, and construction-phase coordination.
- Manage client relationships, communicate project updates, and address expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Verify that project deliverables satisfy contract requirements, applicable codes, quality standards, and client objectives.
- Support construction administration by coordinating with contractors and resolving field questions or design issues.
- Maintain project documentation, including meeting records, budgets, schedules, status reports, and change tracking.
- Report project performance, financial results, risks, and schedule developments to company leadership.
- Strengthen project delivery through improved coordination methods, documentation practices, and internal workflows.
Requirements
- 5+ years of project management experience in architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design.
- Required: Previous experience working within an architecture, engineering, or multidisciplinary design firm.
- Demonstrated ownership of project scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, risks, and client relationships.
- Experience directing multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors.
- Strong understanding of design development, permitting, construction documentation, and construction administration.
- Ability to manage projects from initial design through final delivery.
- Proven ability to address scope changes, design conflicts, coordination issues, schedule risks, and cost concerns.
- Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent leadership, organization, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to oversee multiple projects and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Understanding of professional services agreements, design deliverables, and architecture and engineering firm operations.
Important: Candidates must have direct project management and delivery responsibility. Backgrounds limited primarily to project coordination, administrative assistance, 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.
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