Design Project Manager

Design Project Manager

About Ezra Lee Design Build

Ezra Lee Design Build is a full-service architecture, interior design, and construction firm that creates distinctive, high-performance spaces where creativity, craftsmanship, and functionality meet. We design lifestyles, legacies, and opportunities for inspiration.

Our clients are visionary achievers who expect beauty and performance in equal measure. They trust us to lead with clarity, creativity, and purpose.

The Opportunity

We're seeking a Design Project Manager to keep our projects moving from first concept to final installation on schedule, on budget, and true to design intent. This role sits at the intersection of design and delivery. It’s a blend of project management, construction management, operations, architecture, and interior design. Made for someone with the tenacity to follow every detail through to completion and the discernment to know what needs attention now and what can wait.

This person reports to the Studio Operations Director, works hand in hand with our architectural designers, interior designers, and in-house construction team, and knows when to clear the path so others can do their best work and when to rally the team to push a project across the finish line.

The ideal candidate brings a builder's practicality, an organizer's precision, and a leader's instinct.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Track project schedules, milestones, and deliverables across the design and construction teams, keeping every project moving forward on time.

• Monitor project budgets from design through construction, flagging risks early and keeping clients and firm leadership informed.

• Maintain detailed task lists, action items, and meeting notes; and follow up relentlessly until every item is closed out.

• Anticipate roadblocks and proactively resolve issues before they become problems.

Specifications, Budgets & Financial Tracking

• Create and maintain project spec books for finishes, fixtures, appliances, equipment, and furnishings.

• Build and manage budgets, tracking finish selections against allowances and communicating changes clearly.

• Request, compare, and manage equipment and vendor quotes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and value.

• Manage furniture and décor procurement from purchase order through delivery and installation, tracking orders and lead times.

• Review client invoices for accuracy against contracts, budgets, change orders, and completed work before they are sent.

• Review construction draw requests against the project budget, schedule, and work in place, flagging discrepancies before approval.

• Track and reconcile vendor invoices, purchase orders, and project costs in partnership with our accounting team.

Team Coordination & Operations

• Serve as the connective link between architectural designers, interior designers, the consultants, construction team, and vendors.

• Enable team members by managing the details, clearing obstacles, and creating space for designers to focus on design.

• Galvanize the team when projects need momentum by setting priorities, rallying effort, and holding everyone accountable to shared goals.

• Identify opportunities to improve project systems, templates, and workflows across the studio.

What Success Looks Like

• Projects stay on schedule and on budget, and everyone knows where things stand.

• Spec books, budgets, and procurement logs are accurate, current, and trusted by the whole team.

• Client invoices and construction draws are accurate and go out on time, with no surprises.

• Orders, quotes, and invoices are tracked and closed out without needing to be chased.

• Designers feel supported and free to focus on their craft.

• Clients experience a well-run project from start to finish, with clear communication the whole way.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, construction management, or a related field.

• 5 years of experience in project management, construction management, or design coordination.

• Working knowledge of architecture, interior design, and construction processes, from design phases through installation.

• Hands-on experience creating spec books, managing budgets, gathering quotes, and procuring furniture, fixtures, and equipment is preferred but not required.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel; strong command of Microsoft Office and project management tools. Knowledge of design tools including Autodesk is a plus.

• Experience with invoicing, construction draws, purchase orders, and project cost tracking.

• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Who You Are

• You are tenacious. You follow through on every commitment, no matter how small, until it's actually done.

• You are discerning. You know which details matter most, where the real risks are, and when a decision needs to be escalated.

• You love a good task list, a clean spreadsheet, and the satisfaction of checking the last item off.

• You read the room. You know when to quietly enable the people around you and when to step up and galvanize the team.

• You are equally comfortable reconciling an invoice, reviewing a finish schedule with a designer, and walking a site with the build team.

• You bring order to complexity and calm to chaos.

Why Join Us

• You'll play a central role in a growing design build studio, with real ownership over how projects are delivered.

• You'll work alongside passionate architects, designers, and builders and see the tangible impact of your organization and execution in every project.

• We move fast, think deeply, and expect excellence. We also celebrate creativity, growth, and human connection.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) match.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Professional development and continuing education support.