Project Manager for an Architecture Firm

Project Manager for an Architecture Firm

Growing up, I was always the more creative one of my siblings. I always liked drawing and I was always one of the better artists in my class. I also always enjoyed math as I excelled throughout math classes during my schooling. My mom went to school for architecture and I would always go through her different drafts and make my own. My mom told me everyday that I had a knack for it and that I should pursue that as a career one day. I also liked to be a leader and as I went to a smaller school in my elementary years, I was able to be a class leader. I then was accepted into Purdue University as an OLS major. I have put some thought into it and now think this is what I really want to do one day after I graduate is become a Project Manager for an Architecture Firm.

Task, Duties, and Responsibilities (TDR)

With this job will come many different TDRs. They are all necessities in order for me to be successful in the career field that I have chosen, but I will name some of the more important TDRs that I feel will help me the most. First of all, I will need to be able to come up with and coordinate successful projects for my architects to complete. I will have to make sure that they are completing the task on an appropriate time scale that I have created. With these different project plans, I need to assign the right people with the right job, and oversee their progress while making sure everyone is happy. The last TDR that I will talk about is I will have to write reports reviewing my projects to show what my crew has accomplished so we get the credit we need to for the job. In these reviews, I will write about the project in general, as well as employees performance, and the different policies and rules we used with the project.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

The knowledge I will need to acquire is some design techniques, as I will really need to understand what my workers are doing before I am able to evaluate their work and progress. I will need to acquire knowledge of different business and management principles involved with the strategic planning. I will also need to learn more about different leadership skills in an organization.

Some skills I will need to acquire are active listening. I will need to be able to give my full attention to whomever is talking to me whether it is one of my employees or and administrator above me, everyone’s word is important. I will need good critical thinking skills for when I am organizing different projects and fixing problems with the projects. Active learning will be important because there is always change in organizations and I will need to be able to adapt to these changes and learn different new ways in order to have a successful career.

I will need to have different abilities to adapt to different situations.