Technology Project Manager Design Technology

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 youre in the right place.

DLR Groups Design Technology team advances the digital practice of design across our integrated architecture engineering and interiors teams. The team supports and develops the technologies standards workflows and tools that enable our designers to work more effectively and solve increasingly complex challenges.

Our multidisciplinary team brings together expertise in digital practice research and development and client-facing digital services with capabilities spanning BIM computational design reality capture GIS automation artificial intelligence and machine learning digital review connected BIM and design visualization.

As a Technology Project Manager Design Technology at DLR Group you will lead the definition and coordination of technology projects that support our community of architects interior designers and engineers. Blending project management with product thinking you will work with stakeholders to identify business needs define requirements shape project scope and prepare solutions for development. This role is ideal for a strategic collaborative leader who can translate complex workflows into clear actionable technology initiatives.

• Partner with architects interior designers engineers and practice leaders to understand workflows challenges and opportunities for new or improved technology solutions
• Define project goals problem statements requirements user stories and acceptance criteria for Design Technology initiatives
• Develop project scope schedules resource needs and delivery plans while identifying trade-offs related to cost timing and functionality
• Create development-ready project packages including user workflows wireframes or mockups data requirements dependencies and supporting documentation
• Collaborate with software developers early in the process to validate technical feasibility clarify requirements and support project estimating
• Identify project risks and dependencies across IT data security and other business functions and develop appropriate mitigation plans
• Serve as the primary point of contact for requirements clarification as projects move from discovery and design into development
• Coordinate user acceptance testing release readiness stakeholder communication and launch activities
• Manage changes in project scope and communicate impacts to timelines resources and delivery expectations
• Establish and maintain project management requirements and documentation standards while supporting team members in managing smaller technology initiatives

• Bachelors degree in technology information systems business or a related field
• At least 5 years of professional experience managing IT software development or technology implementation projects
• Experience gathering and documenting business and technical requirements including user stories and acceptance criteria
• Demonstrated experience managing project scope schedules risks dependencies and stakeholder expectations
• Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Experience collaborating with software development teams and technical stakeholders
• Proficiency with project and work management platforms such as Azure DevOps Jira Planner or similar tools
• Experience with wireframing process mapping or diagramming tools such as Figma Visio Miro or similar
• Strong critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate multiple perspectives and develop practical solutions
• Excellent written verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences

• Experience implementing enterprise-wide technology programs or software solutions
• Experience leading cross-functional teams or coordinating work across multiple stakeholder groups
• Familiarity with architecture interior design engineering or other design-industry workflows
• Familiarity with technologies and platforms commonly used in the AEC industry including Revit Rhino BIM or related tools
• PMP ITIL or ITSM certification
• Agile or product management certification such as PMI-ACP CSPO or equivalent
• Experience with product discovery product ownership or minimum viable product definition
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel PowerPoint Word and Teams

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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.