Job Description

Position: Project Manager – Licensed Architect 10 Feb 2025

Location: Orlando, FL

Type: Full-Time

Experience: 10+ years

Reports to: Associate Director

Our Culture:

Zebra is a unique global architecture and interior design firm composed of over 250 team members with offices in London, Dubai, Phoenix, New York, Hong Kong, Riyadh and Mexico City. Our approach to practice remains one of our most powerful assets. It fuels our entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and enables us to find common ground with clients big or small. Our understanding of what connects us as people shapes the environments we create. Through cutting-edge design, deep cultural knowhow and invested partnerships we create spaces formulated to evoke mood, atmosphere and feeling, delivering the rich, lived experience that enable consumers to connect deeper to brands. We believe in good work-life balance, provide an environment that fosters personal and professional growth and think of ourselves as an extension of the client’s in-house design and construction team.

Description:

Zebra Projects, Inc. is offering a unique and exciting opportunity to qualified candidates who would like to join our growing firm in North America. We are hiring for an experienced Project Manager (Architect) with 10+ years proven experience in Retail, Restaurant, and Airport Projects. The ideal candidate will possess the drive and ability to manage multiple projects from conceptual stages, up into construction documentation and through construction administration. This position requires strong knowledge of Building + Accessibility codes and an awareness of the nuances in these codes per locale. It will also be helpful for the Project Manager to possess international experience and be comfortable leading select projects outside of the U.S. in the Americas. The Project Manager will be client facing, act as the account manager for several global brands and lead the team that delivers these projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist the Directors with personnel strategy, time allocation and fee proposals.

Create project schedules and ensure deadlines are met.

Lead the project team and synchronize activities with consultants proactively.

Act as the key technical lead in efforts of document quality control, design detailing, life-safety compliance

Work closely with the Zebra Design Managers to execute the roll-out and site adaptation of prototypical designs.

Review incoming design criteria, work letters, client programs and ensure the final design complies with such so that it coordinates with the Landlord delivery condition.

Knowledge of standard industry practices and procedures for Canadian project delivery.

Coordinates the proper specification of building systems, assemblies, and materials in various geographic climates internally and with external vendors.

Able to effectively communicate with clients, contractors, and consultants.

Calm demeanor under pressure and sound judgment are key for this leadership role.

Perform site surveys, feasibility studies, zoning and building code research and manage the preparation of site investigation reports.

Manage document submittals, plan review process, and coordinate with the Principal in Charge for document sealing.

Dexterity to prioritize and manage tasks against deadlines and other metrics.

Qualifications:

Experience working in QSR Restaurants and Ground-up Design

Bachelors or Master of Architecture degree

Architectural licensure required.

10+ years of architectural experience

Experience with managing project schedules and budgets

AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, Smartsheet

Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

Compensation Package :

Flexible Schedule

Highly Competitive Salary Package

Employer Provided Benefits Package comparable to the USA offering

Extremely Generous Paid Time-Off Provided to all employees

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