Project Manager, Sports

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

We have an opening for a Project Manager. This role could be based in the following cities: 

• Los Angeles
• San Francisco
• San Diego
• Sacramento
• Riverside

The Sports practice at DLR Group designs facilities that inspire athletes, engage fans, and strengthen communities. Our teams create environments where performance, culture, and experience come together-spaces that attract top talent, energize programs, and celebrate the spirit of competition. As part of the Sports Studio, you’ll collaborate with passionate designers and clients to shape venues that elevate every athlete, coach, and fan to a championship level.

Position Summary  

Joining our Sports practice as a Project Manager offers an exciting opportunity to shape a rapidly growing portfolio and deliver projects that make a lasting impact, often in collaboration with other sectors.

The ideal candidate brings strong project management expertise, overseeing all aspects of one or more projects, including leading project teams, coordinating with external consultants, and ensuring adherence to schedules, budgets while maintaining a hands-on approach to all phases of the project as needed. You will be responsible for upholding the highest standards of quality and design excellence throughout the project lifecycle.

Project types include:

• Recreation Centers
• Stadiums
• Aquatic Facilities
• Physical Education Complexes
• Athlete Performance Centers
• Track and Field Complexes

If you are a collaborative thought leader with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably. 

What you will do

• Support business development by participating in RFQ, RFP, and interview processes 
• Assist in negotiating scope of services, fees, and preparing agreements with both clients and consultants 
• Ensure accurate input and updates of client and project information into project management systems 
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including schedules, milestones, and staffing, and adjust as needed 
• Coordinate project drawings, specifications, and documentation with the project team, ensuring alignment with design intent and budget 
• Lead collaboration within project teams, generating innovative design ideas and solutions 
• Integrate QA/QC procedures and practice standards into project deliverables, resolving any issues
• Lead and coordinate project teams, vendors, and consultants to meet client expectations for scope, quality, budget, and schedule 
• Monitor and track project milestones, deliverables, and ensure submittals meet quality standards 
• Communicate project status reports, identify necessary adjustments, and propose solutions for client-directed changes 
• Provide leadership, performance feedback, and contribute to recruitment of project team members 
• Establish clear communication with clients to ensure project progress and timely decisions are made 
• Collaborate with design leaders to ensure compliance with quality standards and integrate design expertise into all project phases 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Interior Design 
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience, with at least 3 years as a project manager 
• Professional licensure preferred, but not required 
• Working knowledge of local building and zoning codes 
• Proficient in Revit, Vantagepoint, Planifi, and Microsoft Suite (including Microsoft Project) 
• Strong working knowledge of design techniques, tools, and sustainable design principles for producing technical plans, drawings, and models 
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills with the ability to multitask while maintaining high-quality standards 

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Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:

Pay Range

$120,000—$160,000 USD

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.