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Project Designer/Project Manager Workplace and Commercial Interiors
Department: DCA01 – DC Studio 01
Location: Washington, DC
Job ID: 1629
Salary: $100000 – $110000 Per Year
Employee Referral Bonus: N/A

Life at PE:

Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment, working at all scales, and at every level of detail. With studios in 24 locations worldwide, we design for people, to leave a lasting and positive impact on the human experience and the world we inhabit. This is captured in our ethos “human by design”.

We believe design is a collaborative art and we are structured as an integrated practice of passionate professionals committed to delivering the best design for our clients. Our team of diverse and complementary talents work together in studios, that can draw from relevant expertise and points of view from across the whole practice to analyze and solve the specific design challenges they are working on. Within the firm we have 18 practice areas, cores of expertise, that focus as centers of knowledge and analysis, that are both an essential foundation and fuel for the creative design work. Sustainability is intrinsic to our design approach. It is an essential ingredient for the design teams throughout the process, adding valuable insights, ideas, and research to the process. For us all good design is sustainable.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Project Designer/Project Manager with a strong background in workplace and commercial interiors.

The ideal candidate will possess a keen eye for design, exceptional leadership skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects from conception through completion. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional seeking to grow their career within a collaborative and innovative studio environment. As part of a global firm with a single profit center, travel across the United States will be another exciting aspect of this role.

Join us in shaping the future of workplace and commercial interiors in Washington, DC and beyond!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage interior design projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their vision, goals, and project requirements, providing expert guidance and innovative solutions.
• Oversee all phases of project development, including conceptual design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
• Collaborate with the Principal in Charge (PIC) to identify and secure opportunities for the Practice area, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and objectives.
• Coordinate and manage project teams, including architects, designers, consultants, and contractors, fostering a collaborative and productive working environment.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable building codes, zoning laws, and regulations.
• Prepare and present project proposals, budgets, and schedules to clients and stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential issues, and implement effective solutions to keep projects on track.
• Demonstrate strong interdisciplinary capabilities, integrating both design acumen and project management expertise.
• Apply design and project management skills flexibly, adapting to the scale, complexity, and unique demands of each project.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure that creative vision and executional strategy are aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Navigate varying project scopes by balancing creative leadership with operational oversight, ensuring successful outcomes.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, ensuring their satisfaction and securing repeat business.
• Travel to project sites across the United States as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture, Interior Design, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in project management, with a focus on workplace and commercial interiors.
• Proven track record of successfully managing projects from inception to completion.
• Strong understanding of design principles, construction processes, and building codes.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in design and project management software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Project).
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Passion for and fundamental understanding of sustainable design.
• CPHD, LEED and/or WELL accreditations, progress toward licensure (NCIDQ) are pluses.

What we offer you:

• Robust medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k Options
• PTO
• Company Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Professional Development
• Competitive salary

PE has a hybrid policy that allows flexibility for our employees in managing their working days and hours to cater to their diverse needs.

Salary Range: $100k to $110k

Perkins Eastman is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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Stay Safe: Notice of Recruitment Fraud:

NOTICE OF RECRUITING FRAUD

Perkins Eastman is monitoring an increased frequency of recruitment frauds. Unscrupulous individuals are contacting job seekers and pretending to represent Perkins Eastman or specific persons at Perkins Eastman.

These fraudsters use emails, texts, letters, faxes, and phone calls to make false offers of employment with Perkins Eastman or to provide services related to employment (assistance in obtaining visa, travel arrangements, job training, proof of identity, etc.).

The offers, which appear to be legitimate and may use Perkins Eastman’s logo, often include specific details about a job description and related information such as salary, benefits, training, and a start date. The offers are often accompanied by requests for payment and/or sensitive personal information such as bank account information, credit card number, passport number, or other information that could be used to commit identity theft.

If you are seeking employment with Perkins Eastman, you should guard against recruitment fraud and pay close attention to these key facts:

• Neither Perkins Eastman nor our authorized third-party recruiting partners will ever ask for payments of any kind. Perkins Eastman does not collect personal banking, passport, visa, or other sensitive personal data as part of the recruitment process. You should never send money or personal details to anyone suggesting they can provide employment with Perkins Eastman.
• Legitimate emails from Perkins Eastman end in @perkinseastman.com
• Messages from fraudsters often come from webmail addresses such as gmail.com, hotmail.com and yahoo.com, or from addresses that incorporate part of a company’s name, such as PerkinsEastmanCorporation.com or PERKINS EASTMAN-HR.com. Do not trust information provided to you from any domain name other than @perkinseastman.com.
• Before making an employment offer, Perkins Eastman will always invite prospective candidates, either by phone or email from a legitimate Perkins Eastman email account to a formal interview, either virtual or in-person.
• Messages from fraudsters often contain spelling and grammatical errors.
• If you receive unsolicited or suspicious offers of employment from Perkins Eastman, or simply want to verify the authenticity of an offer from Perkins Eastman, you are advised to immediately stop all communication with this individual and forward the unedited email message or details of the offer to **@************an.com.

PERKINS EASTMAN treats incidents of fraud seriously so, if your personal information has been compromised, you are encouraged to report any incident to the local authorities. To learn more, click here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams

OSHPD Healthcare Project Manager III (Hybrid)
Department: LAX01 – Los Angeles Studio 01
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Job ID: 810
Salary: $120000 – $135000 Per Year
Employee Referral Bonus: Employee Referral Eligible

Life at PE:

Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment, working at all scales, and at every level of detail. With studios in 24 locations worldwide, we design for people, to leave a lasting and positive impact on the human experience and the world we inhabit. This is captured in our ethos “human by design”.

We believe design is a collaborative art and we are structured as an integrated practice of passionate professionals committed to delivering the best design for our clients. Our team of diverse and complementary talents work together in studios, that can draw from relevant expertise and points of view from across the whole practice to analyze and solve the specific design challenges they are working on. Within the firm we have 18 practice areas, cores of expertise, that focus as centers of knowledge and analysis, that are both an essential foundation and fuel for the creative design work. Sustainability is intrinsic to our design approach. It is an essential ingredient for the design teams throughout the process, adding valuable insights, ideas, and research to the process. For us all good design is sustainable.

The Opportunity:

Healthcare Project Manager is a project leadership position with responsibility for architectural design and technical production of projects. Perkins Eastman covers multiple practice areas including education, healthcare, senior living and housing. We are seeking an individual with strong technical and communication skills working within the design team to create exemplary buildings to suit clients’ and users’ needs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the overall project through all design phases including client interaction, schedule and financial performance. Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills are essential.
• Assist Principal-in-Charge with generating Design Services Proposals
• Understand contracts and run projects from inception through to project closeout.
• Manage project teams, determining staffing assignments required to meet project milestones.
• Responsible for all aspects of project management including budgeting, staffing, billing and consultant billing.
• Manage and/or generate details, both exterior and interior within a Revit context
• Lead in coordination with consultants and design team
• Coordinate material identification and specifications
• Quality control of the contract documents
• Lead all aspects of the Construction Administration phase including meetings, submittals and preparation of field sketches.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture is required.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience.
• Must possess OSHPD/HCAI experience.
• Must have experience with medium to large healthcare project.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Familiarity with Deltek Vision Software a plus
• Proficient with computer-assisted design software such as Revit and AutoCAD
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Passion for and fundamental understanding of sustainable design.
• CPHD, LEED and/or WELL accreditations, progress toward licensure (NCIDQ) are pluses.
• License preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• OSHPD 1 and OSHPD 3 project experience is a must.
• Must be able to interface with client and maintain the relationship while managing the project.
• Must be able to put fee proposals together for projects.
• Must have experience managing the project budget
• Must be able to contribute towards RFPs.
• Excellent communication skills is a must.
• Manage and assign staff on the project.
• (Design-Build experience is a plus)
• Ability to do business development and bring in clients is a plus.

What we offer you:

• Robust medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k Options
• PTO
• Company Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Professional Development
• Competitive salary

PE has a hybrid policy that allows flexibility for our employees in managing their working days and hours to cater to their diverse needs.

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographical work location.

Salary Range: $120k to $135k

Perkins Eastman is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

START YOUR APPLICATION

Stay Safe: Notice of Recruitment Fraud:

NOTICE OF RECRUITING FRAUD

Perkins Eastman is monitoring an increased frequency of recruitment frauds. Unscrupulous individuals are contacting job seekers and pretending to represent Perkins Eastman or specific persons at Perkins Eastman.

These fraudsters use emails, texts, letters, faxes, and phone calls to make false offers of employment with Perkins Eastman or to provide services related to employment (assistance in obtaining visa, travel arrangements, job training, proof of identity, etc.).

The offers, which appear to be legitimate and may use Perkins Eastman’s logo, often include specific details about a job description and related information such as salary, benefits, training, and a start date. The offers are often accompanied by requests for payment and/or sensitive personal information such as bank account information, credit card number, passport number, or other information that could be used to commit identity theft.

If you are seeking employment with Perkins Eastman, you should guard against recruitment fraud and pay close attention to these key facts:

• Neither Perkins Eastman nor our authorized third-party recruiting partners will ever ask for payments of any kind. Perkins Eastman does not collect personal banking, passport, visa, or other sensitive personal data as part of the recruitment process. You should never send money or personal details to anyone suggesting they can provide employment with Perkins Eastman.
• Legitimate emails from Perkins Eastman end in @perkinseastman.com
• Messages from fraudsters often come from webmail addresses such as gmail.com, hotmail.com and yahoo.com, or from addresses that incorporate part of a company’s name, such as PerkinsEastmanCorporation.com or PERKINS EASTMAN-HR.com. Do not trust information provided to you from any domain name other than @perkinseastman.com.
• Before making an employment offer, Perkins Eastman will always invite prospective candidates, either by phone or email from a legitimate Perkins Eastman email account to a formal interview, either virtual or in-person.
• Messages from fraudsters often contain spelling and grammatical errors.
• If you receive unsolicited or suspicious offers of employment from Perkins Eastman, or simply want to verify the authenticity of an offer from Perkins Eastman, you are advised to immediately stop all communication with this individual and forward the unedited email message or details of the offer to **@************an.com.

PERKINS EASTMAN treats incidents of fraud seriously so, if your personal information has been compromised, you are encouraged to report any incident to the local authorities. To learn more, click here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams

Architect III
Department: PGH01 – Pittsburgh Studio 01
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Job ID: 1607
Salary: $85000 – $95000 Per Year
Employee Referral Bonus: Employee Referral Eligible

Life at PE:

Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment, working at all scales, and at every level of detail. With studios in 24 locations worldwide, we design for people, to leave a lasting and positive impact on the human experience and the world we inhabit. This is captured in our ethos “human by design”.

We believe design is a collaborative art and we are structured as an integrated practice of passionate professionals committed to delivering the best design for our clients. Our team of diverse and complementary talents work together in studios, that can draw from relevant expertise and points of view from across the whole practice to analyze and solve the specific design challenges they are working on. Within the firm we have 18 practice areas, cores of expertise, that focus as centers of knowledge and analysis, that are both an essential foundation and fuel for the creative design work. Sustainability is intrinsic to our design approach. It is an essential ingredient for the design teams throughout the process, adding valuable insights, ideas, and research to the process. For us all good design is sustainable.

The Opportunity:

Perkins Eastman has an exciting opportunity in our Pittsburgh office. We are looking for a highly motivated Architect to work with integrated design teams on various size projects and complexity.

The ideal candidate will excel in collaborative work environments and demonstrate versatility in design priorities, styles, and project delivery methods. This role encompasses a blend of architectural and strategic planning projects, along with business development responsibilities at both regional and state levels.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively in a dynamic office setting, contributing to all phases of architectural work.
• Lead and support strategic planning projects in Pittsburgh and around the country, in all of the Pittsburgh practice areas.
• Represent Perkins Eastman at professional organization events, committees, and other associations.
• Support with business development and client relationships in Pittsburgh.
• Coordinate with Perkins Eastman’s sustainability and research teams and incorporate into Perkins Eastman’s Pittsburgh growth plan.
• Manage project staffing, accounting, schedule on projects.
• Lead communications among internal team, consultants, owner, and contractors on projects.
• Manage agreements and authorizations with owners and consultants.
• Support excellence in delivering publicly bid work.
• Coordinate logistical aspect of design deliverables.
• Advance the performance of projects through establishment and guidance of project team.
• Support the growth of staff in the Pittsburgh studio.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master of Architecture Degree.
• Minimum 10 to 12 years of experience.
• Ability to develop, communicate and present design concepts.
• Effective communication skills and excellent graphic presentation skills.
• Experience and passion for high performance, sustainable architectural design.
• Proficiency with Revit, Sketch-Up and Adobe Creative Suite is required. Rhino or Environmental analysis design software.
• Passion for and fundamental understanding of sustainable designCPHD, LEED and/or WELL accreditations, progress toward licensure (NCIDQ) are pluses.
• Registered Architect preferred.

What we offer you:

• Robust medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k Options
• PTO
• Company Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Professional Development
• Competitive salary

PE has a hybrid policy that allows flexibility for our employees in managing their working days and hours to cater to their diverse needs.

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographical work location.

Salary Range: $85,000 to $95,000

Perkins Eastman is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

START YOUR APPLICATION

Stay Safe: Notice of Recruitment Fraud:

NOTICE OF RECRUITING FRAUD

Perkins Eastman is monitoring an increased frequency of recruitment frauds. Unscrupulous individuals are contacting job seekers and pretending to represent Perkins Eastman or specific persons at Perkins Eastman.

These fraudsters use emails, texts, letters, faxes, and phone calls to make false offers of employment with Perkins Eastman or to provide services related to employment (assistance in obtaining visa, travel arrangements, job training, proof of identity, etc.).

The offers, which appear to be legitimate and may use Perkins Eastman’s logo, often include specific details about a job description and related information such as salary, benefits, training, and a start date. The offers are often accompanied by requests for payment and/or sensitive personal information such as bank account information, credit card number, passport number, or other information that could be used to commit identity theft.

If you are seeking employment with Perkins Eastman, you should guard against recruitment fraud and pay close attention to these key facts:

• Neither Perkins Eastman nor our authorized third-party recruiting partners will ever ask for payments of any kind. Perkins Eastman does not collect personal banking, passport, visa, or other sensitive personal data as part of the recruitment process. You should never send money or personal details to anyone suggesting they can provide employment with Perkins Eastman.
• Legitimate emails from Perkins Eastman end in @perkinseastman.com
• Messages from fraudsters often come from webmail addresses such as gmail.com, hotmail.com and yahoo.com, or from addresses that incorporate part of a company’s name, such as PerkinsEastmanCorporation.com or PERKINS EASTMAN-HR.com. Do not trust information provided to you from any domain name other than @perkinseastman.com.
• Before making an employment offer, Perkins Eastman will always invite prospective candidates, either by phone or email from a legitimate Perkins Eastman email account to a formal interview, either virtual or in-person.
• Messages from fraudsters often contain spelling and grammatical errors.
• If you receive unsolicited or suspicious offers of employment from Perkins Eastman, or simply want to verify the authenticity of an offer from Perkins Eastman, you are advised to immediately stop all communication with this individual and forward the unedited email message or details of the offer to **@************an.com.

PERKINS EASTMAN treats incidents of fraud seriously so, if your personal information has been compromised, you are encouraged to report any incident to the local authorities. To learn more, click here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams

Project Manager
Department: LAX01 – Los Angeles Studio 01
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job ID: 1632

Salary: $90000 – $105000 Per Year

Employee Referral Bonus: Employee Referral Eligible

Life at PE:

Perkins Eastman is a global architectural design practice with expertise in all aspects of the built environment, working at all scales, and at every level of detail. With studios in 24 locations worldwide, we design for people, to leave a lasting and positive impact on the human experience and the world we inhabit. This is captured in our ethos “human by design”.

We believe design is a collaborative art and we are structured as an integrated practice of passionate professionals committed to delivering the best design for our clients. Our team of diverse and complementary talents work together in studios, that can draw from relevant expertise and points of view from across the whole practice to analyze and solve the specific design challenges they are working on. Within the firm we have 18 practice areas, cores of expertise, that focus as centers of knowledge and analysis, that are both an essential foundation and fuel for the creative design work. Sustainability is intrinsic to our design approach. It is an essential ingredient for the design teams throughout the process, adding valuable insights, ideas, and research to the process. For us all good design is sustainable.

The Opportunity:

Project Manager is a project leadership position with responsibility for architectural design and technical production of projects. Perkins Eastman covers multiple practice areas including education, mix-use, largescale, healthcare, and housing.

We are seeking an individual with strong technical and communication skills working within the design team to create exemplary buildings, specifically healthcare and large-scale projects to suit clients’ and users’ needs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the overall healthcare or large-scale projects through all design phases including client interaction, schedule and financial performance. Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills are essential.
• Assist Principal-in-Charge with generating Design Services Proposals
• Understand contracts and run projects from inception through to project closeout.
• Manage project teams, determining staffing assignments required to meet project milestones.
• Responsible for all aspects of project management including budgeting, staffing, billing and consultant billing.
• Manage and/or generate details, both exterior and interior within a Revit context
• Lead in coordination with consultants and design team
• Coordinate material identification and specifications
• Quality control of the contract documents
• Lead all aspects of the Construction Administration phase including meetings, submittals and preparation of field sketches.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture is required.
• Minimum of 6 to 10 years’ experience.
• Must possess OSHPD/HCAI experience to work on healthcare projects.
• Must have experience with small to mid-level healthcare project.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Familiarity with Deltek Vision Software a plus
• Proficient with computer-assisted design software such as Revit and AutoCAD
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• License preferred.
• Passion for and fundamental understanding of sustainable design.
• CPHD, LEED and/or WELL accreditations, progress toward licensure (NCIDQ) are pluses.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must be able to interface with client and maintain the relationship while managing the project.
• Must be able to put fee proposals together for projects.
• Must have experience managing the project budget
• Must be able to contribute towards RFPs.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.
• Manage and assign staff on the project.
• Ability to do business development and bring in clients is a plus.

What we offer you:

• Robust medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k Options
• PTO
• Company Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Professional Development
• Competitive salary

PE has a hybrid policy that allows flexibility for our employees in managing their working days and hours to cater to their diverse needs.

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographical work location.

Salary Range: $90k – $105k

Perkins Eastman is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

START YOUR APPLICATION

Stay Safe: Notice of Recruitment Fraud:
 
NOTICE OF RECRUITING FRAUD

Perkins Eastman is monitoring an increased frequency of recruitment frauds. Unscrupulous individuals are contacting job seekers and pretending to represent Perkins Eastman or specific persons at Perkins Eastman.

These fraudsters use emails, texts, letters, faxes, and phone calls to make false offers of employment with Perkins Eastman or to provide services related to employment (assistance in obtaining visa, travel arrangements, job training, proof of identity, etc.).

The offers, which appear to be legitimate and may use Perkins Eastman’s logo, often include specific details about a job description and related information such as salary, benefits, training, and a start date. The offers are often accompanied by requests for payment and/or sensitive personal information such as bank account information, credit card number, passport number, or other information that could be used to commit identity theft.

If you are seeking employment with Perkins Eastman, you should guard against recruitment fraud and pay close attention to these key facts: 

• Neither Perkins Eastman nor our authorized third-party recruiting partners will ever ask for payments of any kind. Perkins Eastman does not collect personal banking, passport, visa, or other sensitive personal data as part of the recruitment process. You should never send money or personal details to anyone suggesting they can provide employment with Perkins Eastman.
• Legitimate emails from Perkins Eastman end in @perkinseastman.com
• Messages from fraudsters often come from webmail addresses such as gmail.com, hotmail.com and yahoo.com, or from addresses that incorporate part of a company’s name, such as PerkinsEastmanCorporation.com or PERKINS EASTMAN-HR.com. Do not trust information provided to you from any domain name other than @perkinseastman.com.
• Before making an employment offer, Perkins Eastman will always invite prospective candidates, either by phone or email from a legitimate Perkins Eastman email account to a formal interview, either virtual or in-person.
• Messages from fraudsters often contain spelling and grammatical errors.
• If you receive unsolicited or suspicious offers of employment from Perkins Eastman, or simply want to verify the authenticity of an offer from Perkins Eastman, you are advised to immediately stop all communication with this individual and forward the unedited email message or details of the offer to **@************an.com.

PERKINS EASTMAN treats incidents of fraud seriously so, if your personal information has been compromised, you are encouraged to report any incident to the local authorities. To learn more, click here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams