About Us
Habitec Architecture and Interior Design is a top Silicon Valley firm recognized on the Silicon Valley Business Journal Book of Lists, with over 50 years of award-winning project experience. We deliver commercial architecture and interior design across corporate office, retail, restaurant, industrial, and medical sectors — serving local startups through Fortune 500 and Top 10 technology companies.
We are expanding our practice in large-scale ground-up development and are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead master planning and shell & core projects that shape the built environment of Silicon Valley and beyond.
About the Role
The Senior Project Manager with emphasis on master planning and shell & core is one of the firm's lead architectural senior manager for large-scale, ground-up development projects. This individual owns the entire project arc: from site analysis and master planning through entitlements, shell & core construction documents, and construction administration.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of urban-scale thinking and technical building delivery — someone who can lead a planning charrette in the morning and resolve a curtain wall detail in the afternoon.
Working closely with developers, municipal agencies, consultants and the Habitec production team, the Senior Project Manager ensures that complex multi-building or phased campus projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard of design and technical quality.
Responsibilities
Master Planning
- Leads site analysis, programming, and master planning studies for multi-building campuses, mixed-use developments, and phased commercial sites
- Develops land use plans, site organization concepts, circulation frameworks, and open space strategies in collaboration with clients and civil engineers
- Coordinates zoning analysis, general plan compliance, and site entitlement strategies; guides clients through municipal approval processes
- Prepares and presents master plan documents, phasing plans, and design guidelines to city planning departments, community groups, and client stakeholders
- Manages planning-phase consultant teams including civil, landscape, traffic, and environmental engineers
- Tracks project approvals through EIR, CEQA, design review, and conditional use permit processes
Shell & Core Architecture
- Leads design and production of full shell & core construction document packages for commercial office, R&D, industrial, and mixed-use buildings
- Oversees structural, MEP, civil, and specialty consultant coordination; chairs coordination meetings and reviews drawings for interdisciplinary conflicts
- Manages building permit submissions, plan check responses, and permit expediting with local jurisdictions across the Bay Area
- Advises on building envelope systems: curtain wall, cladding, roofing, waterproofing, and structural glazing, with a working knowledge of performance specifications and detailing
- Oversees construction administration for shell & core projects: reviews submittals, responds to RFIs, conducts site observations, and manages punch lists through substantial completion
- Develops and maintains tenant improvement criteria and base building documentation packages for leased commercial buildings
Responsibilities
- Serves as the primary point of contact for clients, developers, and public agencies throughout all project phases
- Authors project proposals, negotiates contracts, and manages project budgets and fee forecasting
- Develops and maintains project schedules across planning, entitlement, design, documentation, permitting, and construction phases
- Identifies scope changes and coordinates contract modifications with clients in a timely manner
- Mentors Job Captains, Designers, and Drafters assigned to master planning and shell & core projects; reviews production for quality and code compliance
- Contributes to business development by cultivating developer and institutional client relationships and supporting proposal efforts
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited program preferred but open to all degrees with architectural experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in commercial architecture, with at least 4 years focused on master planning and/or shell & core ground-up projects
- Demonstrated experience managing municipal entitlement processes including design review, conditional use permits, and CEQA in California jurisdictions
- Strong knowledge of California Building Code, Title 24 energy compliance, ADA accessibility, and zoning regulations
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit for large-scale commercial documentation; working knowledge of SketchUp and Adobe Suite
- Experience with building envelope systems, structural systems, and ground-up construction sequencing
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate large, multi-discipline consultant teams across extended project timelines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience presenting to public agencies, planning commissions, and developer clients
- Organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple large projects simultaneously in a fast-paced studio environment
- Working vehicle and valid driver's license required for site visits and municipal meetings
Project Types
· Corporate Campus
· R&D / Industrial
· Ground-Up
· Commercial Office
Software / Tools
· AutoCAD
· Revit in ACC / Forma Cloud Environment
· SketchUp
· Adobe Photoshop
· Adobe Illustrator
· InDesign
· Bluebeam
· Microsoft Project