Architecture Department Manager

Architecture Department Manager

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.

With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.

Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Locations - Denver, CO (Centennial) | Minneapolis, MN | or Muscatine, IA

Job type - Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11317

Job Summary:

Responsible for the direction and supervision of professional, technical and administrative job groups. Coordinates project priorities, staffing schedules, budgets and staff assignments to ensure clients are provided the best design capabilities to meet their needs.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Manages all line organization functions assigned to department including personnel administration; project quality assurance and project team support; support of technical organization; and support of business development.
• Recommends department plans, programs and resources, including staff budgets and capital expenditures, and manages and executes those approved to meet line organization objectives.
• Supervises and develops Section Managers, Project Managers, and/or department members to meet established objectives.
• Recommends hiring, salaries, promotion, transfer, demotion and termination of department members.
• Drafts and reviews scopes and fees for new department proposals.
• Serves as Project Manager on key department projects.
• Ensures that department loading calendars are completed on a timely basis.
• Responsible for and reports department status, results and performance.
• Balances workload within department.
• Recommends department and group operating policies, standards and procedures.
• Performs other functions delegated by the Group Manager or Office Leader.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Arts in Architecture from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience
• R.A. required

Performance Standards:

• Performance on client engagements, including discipline management and results.
• Utilization and development of human and other resources.
• Quality control
• Support of business development.
• Relationships with and support of other departments and groups, the technical organization and project team organization.
• Financial performance including budget control of project assignments and indirect costs.
• Staff development

$139,500 - $185,550 a year (Salary range for CO and MN locations) Stanley Consultants is committed to maintaining transparency in our hiring process, including providing information about compensation. The starting salary for the successful candidate in this position is competitive and will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications and experience, geographic location, internal equity, company policy and practices. In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are disclosed for positions and locations where required.

Judgment and Initiative Level: Usually involves diversified work within general procedures, requiring frequent judgment and initiative. Only exceptional cases outside of general procedures referred to manager.

Managerial Scope Level: Responsible for the supervision, development, evaluation and recommending the hiring and termination of staff members, as well as developing departmental budgets for Group Manager/Office Leader's approval. The number of employees directly supervised is typically 4 to 8.

Work-Life Balance: We realize there's more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What We Offer:

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.

Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.

Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.

Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.

Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities