Truman offers an attractive benefits package including: paid sick and vacation time; paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and retirement plan. Paid parental leave and tuition discount are available for eligible employees after one year. For more information, visit https://hr.truman.edu/benefits/.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The Design Project Manager will provide professional architectural and/or interior design services and project management for design and construction projects. Specific duties will include:
Advise and assist campus constituencies on alterations and improvements of physical facilities.
Manage the development and design of renovations projects, program and planning studies, campus master plans, and facilities development studies.
Provide project consultants with design guidance and direction to ensure planning and design efforts meet institutional requirements and standards.
Ensure project designs are in compliance with the campus environment and meet historical, aesthetic, and functional requirements.
Ensure designs meet applicable building and life safety codes.
Review and approve final plans and specifications prepared by project consultants.
Develop and maintain University interior design standards and guidelines.
Provide professional guidance in the preparation and/or presentation of requests for action to the Facilities Committee, and other administrative groups as required.
To Apply:
Applications must be submitted electronically at http://employment.truman.edu/. For assistance with submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 660-785-4031 or hrstaff@truman.edu. Final candidates will be expected to undergo and successfully pass a background check.
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in architecture or interior design or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
Four years experience in a professional architectural or interior design area.
Demonstrated communication skills: verbal, written, and visual.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
A professional architect’s or interior design license.
Evidence of knowledge of construction contracts, administrative procedures/methods, and contractual responsibilities.
Broad professional experience and expertise in all aspects of project management including field observation of projects.
Proficient with technologies used in contemporary interior design and architectural practice.
Basic knowledge and understanding of all disciplines related to project design and development.
At Truman, we are deeply invested in not just our students’ intellectual growth, but in their personal and social development as well. We combine foundational skills in critical thinking, teamwork, writing, speaking, and problem-solving with strong specialized majors to develop versatile thinkers and proactive doers who achieve their goals and dreams. Our dynamic faculty and staff know students by name and empower them to seize opportunities. All of this happens on a close-knit, idyllic campus with all the perks of a globally connected university.
