Design Project Manager Assistant

Job Description

Architectural Project Manager Assistant / Design Correspondent
Architecture & Design Firm
Employment Type: Part-Time (approx hours per week to start)
Compensation: $50 - $80 per hour depending on experience
Other titles: Project Lead, Project Coordinator, Design Correspondent, Architect, Project Manager, Design Architect
The Company
We are an architecture firm in Alberta seeking an
Architectural
Project Manager Assistant / Design Correspondent
to support our project and leadership teams on projects in Edmonton. This role is ideal for someone with an architectural background who understands the early stages of architectural projects and has experience with project management - someone who enjoys coordinating information, people, and deliverables.

You will play a key role in supporting and managing the front-end stages of projects, ensuring documentation, schedules, and consultant coordination are well managed and aligned with project goals. Essentially, strong design understanding and project management skills and experience are needed for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Principal in charge and Project Managers with coordination of front end stages, including pre-design, schematic design, and design development phases, assisting with documentation, scheduling, team deliverables, client instructions and liaising with various stakeholder
• Support the preparation, tracking, and coordination of architectural deliverables
• Coordinate with internal team members and external consultants
• Attend meetings both virtually and online in place of the Design Lead where necessary, to obtain information and make notes on the project development, changes and updates to the schedules
• Assist with project schedules, meeting coordination, meeting minutes and documentation management
• Support proposal, permit, and submission documentation as required
• Maintain organized project records and assist with quality control processes
• Help ensure projects follow established architectural project workflows and standards

What's Required

• Be physically based in Alberta and available to work approximately 14-20 hours per week. There is the potential for more permanent, full time work in the future
• Previous experience working within an architecture, engineering, development or design firm is essential, with experience working with the Canadian building codes. Preferably in the role of a Project Manager or as an Architect involved in Design and leading projects
• Solid understanding of architectural project processes and phases
• Experience supporting or producing or involvement in front-end design deliverables for Architecture projects
• Educational background in Architecture, Project Management or a related field. You might be an architect, project administrator, project coordinator or similar.
• Excellent coordination, organization, and communication skills
• Comfortable working with specifications and consultant documentation
• Proficiency with common architectural software and documentation tools is an asset
• Available to make site visits / attend meetings in Edmonton on occasion

What You Get In Return

• Part-time role with flexibility
• Opportunity to work closely with experienced architects and project managers
• Exposure to a range of high level architectural projects
• Supportive, collaborative studio environment
• Competitive compensation

What To Do Now
If this role interests you and you meet the criteria above, click apply now Or contact Laura Shalev at for more information/
Only those who meet the requirements will be contacted.
Keywords: Edmonton, Calgary Alberta, Senior Architect,
Project Manager Assistant, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Administrator, Architectural Coordinator, Architect, Design Architect, Design Coordinator