• Architectural Project Manager

    Actalent (Salt Lake City, UT)


    Job Title: Architectural Project Manager

     

    OPEN TO RELOCATION CANDIDATES!

    Job Description

    This position is ideal for a strong design- and technically-minded leader with broad project experience, especially in the K–12 education sector. The role requires a strategic thinker who excels in client engagement, team leadership, and technical rigor. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, mentor emerging talent, collaborate with leadership, and contribute to raising design excellence across the practice.

    Responsibilities

    + Lead design, technical direction, and project documentation for complex architectural work, with a strong focus on ground-up K–12 education projects.

    + Guide and mentor interdisciplinary teams, elevating skills, collaboration, and overall project quality across all phases.

    + Coordinate closely with clients, consultants, and internal teams to maintain clear alignment on project goals, design vision, and deliverable expectations.

    + Oversee project standards, workflows, and quality assurance from concept design through construction administration.

    + Participate in client-facing meetings, presentations, and stakeholder engagements, helping shape and communicate project vision and design intent.

    + Support broader firmwide initiatives related to design excellence, technical standards, and best practices.

    Essential Skills

    + Proficiency in Revit is required.

    + Experience in architectural design, construction administration, design development, and schematic design.

    + Ability to create and carry architectural models in Revit for education projects from schematic design through construction administration.

    + Registered architect preferred.

    + Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills, including comfort presenting to clients and stakeholders.

    + Ability to mentor others, lead teams, and uphold design and technical standards.

     

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

     

    + Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture is required.

    + 10+ years of professional experience with demonstrated leadership across multiple project phases.

    + Architectural licensure preferred but not required.

    + Familiarity with additional software such as SketchUp, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, or BIM coordination tools is a plus.

    + Experience in K–12 design is strongly preferred.

    + Self-directed, collaborative, and comfortable managing complex project demands with professionalism and autonomy.

    Work Environment

    The position involves working Monday to Friday in an office setting with some site visits. The schedule follows a 9/80 format, allowing for every other Friday off and the flexibility to adjust the schedule to coincide with holidays for a four-day weekend. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, CEU lunches, professional development opportunities, parking, and TRAX transportation passes. Additionally, the company supports a flexible schedule, providing a generous PTO policy and holidays.

     

    Job Type & Location

     

    This is a Permanent position based out of Salt Lake City, UT.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $115000.00/yr.

     

    VCBO BENEFITS: Medical, Dental & Vision Maternity and Parental Leave Life Insurance Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Account CEU Lunches Professional Development Parking TRAX transportation passes Flexible Schedule

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Salt Lake City,UT.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Jan 22, 2026.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.