Saam Architecture is seeking a licensed Senior Project Manager (ref. AIA definition) with 10+ years of experience to lead complex federal and defense work, with a particular emphasis on USACE and National Guard projects. This is a senior, client-facing leadership role responsible for project planning, scope and fee development, staffing, schedule and budget control, consultant coordination, quality management, and successful delivery from contract award through construction closeout. Greater New England-based candidates with government and defense project experience preferred.

Our firm has a progressive, remote-first business model that values the contributions of the entire team. Saam offers a full benefits package and a progressive work model, featuring radical flexibility, remote work infrastructure, and flexible time off within a client-commitment culture. The ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to join a profoundly different firm culture that embraces and supports life/work balance while practicing exceptional architecture.

Position Type: Full-time, exempt
Work Model: Remote-first with periodic in-person collaboration (Boston hub) and project travel as needed; quarterly meetings in Boston.

Salary Range: $135,000 - $160,000 annually, depending on experience, credentials, clearances, and alignment with federal/defense delivery requirements

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary client liaison for federal and defense projects, building strong relationships with agency representatives, user groups, consultants, and internal leadership.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, including scope, fee, staffing, schedule, risk, communications, and quality-control strategy.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through programming, planning, design, documentation, bidding/negotiation, construction administration, and closeout.
• Manage consultant coordination and federal submission packages; lead design reviews, comment-resolution cycles, and milestone deliverables.
• Oversee project financial performance, including fee burn, forecasting, contract compliance, change management, and invoicing coordination.
• Ensure that project delivery aligns with UFCs and other applicable agency criteria, client standards, and internal QA/QC procedures.
• Mentor project architects and less-experienced project managers, helping reinforce consistent delivery standards across teams.
• Travel is needed for client meetings, site visits, charrettes, and construction-phase services.

Required Qualifications:

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen, background screen required.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years of project management experience after becoming licensed, with demonstrated success as the manager of completed USACE or National Guard projects.
• Professional licensure: Registered Architect (active U.S. license required).
• Federal/Defense technical leadership: Manage complex multidisciplinary teams (drawings, specs, and consultant coordination) across all phases (programming through CA), and apply DoD design standards, including Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), to produce compliant, buildable, and review-ready documents.
• Remote-first delivery: Ability to work effectively in a remote environment with a high level of organization, accountability, and responsiveness to manage scope, schedule, budget, and client communication.
• Advanced Revit proficiency: Extensive Construction Document experience and consultant model coordination, and a strong understanding and experience with exterior technical detailing.
• Working knowledge of Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, and standard Microsoft collaboration tools.

Preferred but not required:

• PMP credential.
• Design-build experience (bridging documents, performance-based requirements, contractor coordination during design-build execution).
• Enclave experience and CUI training.
• Experience with NAVFAC projects.
• Experience with SpecsIntact and federal specifications coordination.
• Existing security clearance, or prior experience working on clearance-sensitive projects.
• Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Saam Architecture

Saam, meaning “together” in multiple languages, is a Boston-based, women-owned firm with extensive experience delivering projects across many sectors, including K–12, higher education, aviation, workplace, federal agencies, corporate/commercial, and transportation. Since its establishment in 2014, Saam has grown to a team of 40, bringing together talent from several leading Boston architecture studios. This diversity of backgrounds and skill sets enables the firm to take a holistic approach to design, while its culture of radical flexibility and collaboration has gained national attention within the AEC industry’s conversation on equitable and inclusive practice.

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