Lead the project. Protect the standard.

 

Senior Project Manager

Remote role based in Denver, CO; Greenville-Spartanburg, SC; or Charlotte, NC

You see the gap before it becomes a problem.

You catch coordination issues early. You know when a drawing set is not ready. You push consultants for answers. You keep clients informed. You hold the team to the standard. You don’t need layers of management to tell you what should happen next.

 If you are tired of slow decisions, loose follow-through, weak documentation, or preventable project problems being accepted as normal, this role may be the move you have been looking for.

Chord Design Studio is a remote architecture and interiors firm focused on highly detailed, financially controlled, well-coordinated projects. Our work includes hospitality, restaurants, breweries, wineries, boutique hotels, aviation, multifamily, commercial, mixed-use, and select custom residential projects.

We are hiring a Senior Project Manager who can lead technically complex projects, protect design intent, strengthen project delivery, and raise the standard of the team around them.

Role Details

  • Location: Remote; must be based in the Denver, CO, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, or Charlotte, NC metro area

  • Salary range:

    • Denver, CO: $130,000–$140,000

    • Greenville-Spartanburg, SC: $115,000–$125,000

    • Charlotte, NC: $125,000–$135,000

  • Bonus: Annual discretionary bonus eligibility

  • Travel: Up to 30% based on project and firm needs.

  • Airport Requirement: Must be located within 50 miles of a major airport serving the approved metro area

  • Relocation: Relocation assistance is not provided

    Compensation Note: Final compensation is based on approved metro area, experience, skill set, and qualifications

The Seat You’ve Been Looking For

  • You are a licensed architect with strong technical judgment and proven project leadership experience. You can lead clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams with confidence. You bring structure without becoming rigid. You communicate directly without creating unnecessary friction.

  • You are highly organized in motion. You can manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, consultant questions, client needs, internal priorities, and construction issues without losing the thread. You move quickly, finish what you start, and maintain quality while shifting between priorities.

  • You want your judgment to matter. You want high standards to be valued. You want a role where your ability to lead through complexity has a direct impact on project delivery, client trust, and team performance.

How You’ll Spend Your Days

  • Leading technically complex projects from early design phases through construction administration

  • Managing project communication with clients, consultants, contractors, the CEO, and internal team members, including updates, meeting recaps, action items, decisions needed, and next steps

  • Providing primary technical QA/QC leadership for drawings, specifications, details, code coordination, consultant coordination, constructability, and documentation quality

  • Managing schedules, budgets, consultant deliverables, internal review dates, client decision points, project status, scope concerns, and potential additional services

  • Leading consultant coordination and construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, ASIs/addenda, field observations, construction questions, documented decisions, and open issue tracking

  • Coordinating Project Architects, Designers, and other team members assigned to the project while mentoring less experienced staff and holding the team accountable to deadlines, documentation standards, and quality expectations

What You Bring

  • Licensed Architect with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture

  • 12+ years of professional architectural experience

  • Minimum 8 years of experience as a Project Manager leading technically complex projects, including project teams, schedules, consultants, budgets, client communication, and project delivery

  • Minimum 8 years of extensive construction administration experience, including full project lifecycle responsibility as the lead on assigned projects

  • Advanced Revit proficiency and strong technical knowledge of construction methods, detailing, consultant coordination, documentation, code coordination, constructability, and project delivery

  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and time-sensitive issues while maintaining follow-through, accuracy, and quality

  • Hospitality, aviation, and restaurant experience are highly preferred

  • NCARB Certification preferred

  • Experience with Autodesk Forma, including Autodesk Construction Cloud, preferred

  • Experience with project management, budgeting, and tracking platforms preferred; Deltek Vantagepoint experience a plus

What You’ll Enjoy

  • Annual discretionary bonus eligibility

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • 401(k) with employer match

  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage

  • 3 weeks Paid Time Off, 10 Company Paid Holidays + your Birthday off

  • Annual professional development budget

  • License and NCARB reimbursement

  • Continuing education opportunities throughout the year

  • Remote work that reduces commute time and gives you more room for the people, priorities, and life you are building outside of work

  • A role where technical standards, project control, client trust, follow-through, and team leadership matter

How to Apply

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