Project Manager

Founded in 1956, KZF Design is a multidisciplinary firm that specializes in thoughtful and award-winning designs. Our team includes architects, engineers, interior designers, and urban planners proficient in both public and private sectors. We have specific expertise in commercial, workplace, education, health and wellness, industrial, government, and justice projects. Based in downtown Cincinnati, KZF Design has a staff of over 75 professionals

We've built our reputation on thoughtful, award-winning designs and unparalleled technical proficiency in both the public and private sectors. Our expertise spans commercial, workplace, education, community infrastructure, healthcare, industrial, government, and public safety projects.

As one of the Midwest's premier design firms, we foster a culture of continuous improvement and reinvention. This translates to our clients through strong relationships, creativity, and independent thinking — values that have made us a leader in value-based design for 65 years. For more information, visit

A Project Manager for KZF's Civic & Public Safety Group is an experienced, creative, confident leader who is able to inspire and coordinate a team of professionals, their work and project deadlines. He or she must be a skilled listener and communicator both internally as well as externally. Ideally a life-long learner, this person can also act as an inspiring mentor to those in their charge.

We are looking for an ambitious person who is a strong negotiator, financially literate, and professionally seasoned, as well as approachable. The Project Manager is organized, efficient, and focused on executing their day-to-day responsibilities, and is accountable for their performance as well as that of their team.  It is important they can evaluate and prioritize tasks of greatest importance – at times in a non-linear fashion – using sound, decisive judgement while balancing the measured risks on each project.

The responsibilities of the Civic & Public Safety Group Project Manager include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Manage internal and external project teams
2. Manage clients through all phases of a relationship 
3. Responsibly make and keep promises to our clients
4. Develop budgets, proposals, schedules, project plans and staffing plans
5. Review project design, documentation, cost estimates and other materials to ensure compliance with the project scope
6. Manage and coordinate consultants providing services for assigned projects
7. Provide leadership in clearly defining the project scope, schedule and goals for all assigned staff
8. Be familiar with and contribute technically to the core project types in the group in support of work prepared by the respective disciplines
9. Coordinate and facilitate quality control/coordination reviews for all assigned projects
10. Provide proactive leadership in identifying and solving project and client issues
11. Identify, qualify and pursue potential clients and project opportunities
12. Increase sales, market share, network and client base 

SPECIFICATIONS 

Required

Professionally accredited degree in Architecture or Engineering or equivalent experience

Minimum 5-years demonstrated project management experience

Minimum 10-years of experience in the building design industry

Professional registration as an Architect or Engineer

Demonstrated management of direct reports and internal/external consultants

Demonstrated ability to monitor key metrics, milestones and proactively make adjustments as necessary

Demonstrated ability to independently develop and prepare project proposals including defining scope, budget and schedule with a strong technical writing background

Support of client and networking efforts through out of office/afterhours event attendance, leading to demonstrated new client acquisition / project opportunities

Evidence of career progression and professional growth

Proficient with MS Office suite

Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) designation by Project Management Institute, or willingness for PMP track acceptable

Demonstrated experience successfully executing business development strategies and securing new clients/projects

Experience working on and managing State and Local Government projects

Experience editing and negotiating standard A/E contracts

Comfortable leveraging technology in all aspects of business

Desired

Demonstrated leadership in professional and/or civic organizations

NCARB / NCEES

Experience utilizing client relationship management (CRM) software

Experience with Revit software suite