Federal Planning Project Manager

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.   

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.     

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.    

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Planning Project Manager is responsible for overall management of projects including design, communications, personnel management, budgets, schedules, quality control, business development, and client communication & relationships. This position will assist in preparing and implementing annual business goals and multi-year strategic business plans for department. This position will also be responsible for overall personnel management of assigned team members. This position may require domestic and international travel to a variety of locations for hands-on work with clients. Examples of projects that the Project Manager will be responsible for are: Area Development Plans, Strategic Execution Plans, Building and Site Conceptual Designs, and facility condition assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation & modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Manages clients/projects specific to the discipline and discipline services but can include projects that require multi-discipline services up to $1M revenue.
• Creates and tracks project budgets & schedules and identifies potential issues; oversees sub-consultants; responsible for project profit objectives.
• Prepares workload forecasting reports and staffing plans.
• Ensures compliance with all environmental, survey, and other rules, regulations, and permitting requirements.
• Possesses knowledge of Codes and Standards applicable to design of projects.
• Prepares technical and price proposals, statements of interests, amendments, and schedules.
• Promotes, utilizes, and supports quality assurance and quality control processes to improve the quality of deliverables and reduce design errors & omissions.
• Prepares, reviews, and coordinates contract agreement documents for projects. Signs contract agreements within the allotted parameters provided.
• Identifies new markets, develops leads & opportunities, performs business development activities, and pursues new geographies.
• Coaches, mentors, and motivates project team members.
• Directs, mentors, and guides team members and staff; provides annual performance evaluations and career development plans.
• Manages project risk in accordance with company policy.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or related field of study.
• Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years’ job-related experience.
• Licensure/Certification: AICP, RLA or PE (Preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with federal planning projects, Department of Defense (primarily Army and Air Force) experience is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Adobe Suite, and Lumion (or other rendering software).
• Must possess strong oral & written communication skills and have strong organizational & time management skills.
• Must be able to work both independently and as part of a project team.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.