Program Manager, Architecture & Interior Design

Ware Malcomb

  • New York City, NY
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Ware Malcomb has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to join our team! This position could be based in any of our 28 offices.Programs Managers are responsible for developing a program's objectives and strategy to assess how it will impact the department, business, and organization. You will define and oversee the projects to reach their targeted goals and implement strategic tasks that align new programs with the organization's business strategy and goals.This position will focus on high levels of coordination for programs and clients which include 1 in 3 Fortune 500 companies. Types of projects include high tech manufacturing and logistics facilities, automated distribution, retail, robotics, electric vehicles, aviation, sustainable and green technologies.Program Manager Responsibilities:
  • Overall responsibility for the operations of your group
  • Oversee/direct program management team to ensure the following are being met
  • Accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing multiple accounts
  • Enhance project coordination and managing project interdependencies
  • Oversight of production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards by completing audits, identifying trends, determining system improvements, and implementing change
  • Direct engagement & coordination with various account manager's to monitor account status and opportunities for improvement.
  • Create and execute firmwide program goals through
  • Account proposal standardization
  • Account fee standardization
  • Account resource allocation and redirection
  • Account scope standardization
  • Account QC oversight
  • Account errors and omissions dispute resolution
  • Assist account managers with day to day operations and information dissemination
  • Build a team of individual account program managers to assist each Ware Malcomb account manager throughout Ware Malcomb.
  • Meet financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
  • Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
  • Encourages cross-project/account resource management
  • Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews and preparing and completing action plans
  • Aligning or realigning deliverables with program outcomes
  • Manage risks and dependencies
  • Escalate and track impediments
  • Manage performance and profitability
Program Manager Requirements:
  • 10+ years of experience working on architecture or interior design projects and/or programs
  • Experience with financial planning and program strategy
  • Able to manage complexity, analyze information, and implement company vision
  • Highly analytical and organized
  • Excellent teambuilder
  • Strong skills in conflict resolution
  • Creative problem solver
  • Promote process improvement
  • Proficient in staffing, planning and people management
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a contemporary and expanding full service design firm providing professional architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering, branding and building measurement services to corporate, commercial/residential developer and public/institutional clients throughout the world.With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of commercial office, corporate, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, retail, auto, public/institutional facilities and renovation projects.Ware Malcomb offers the best of both worlds - a small-office, supportive and nurturing work environment with large company resources and support - providing an amazing opportunity for professional growth. Ware Malcomb offers a wellness-focused company culture, competitive salary and overall benefits package.Ware Malcomb is recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company and a Hot Firm and Best Firm to Work For by Zweig Group!

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