What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager position at CORT Party Rental?
CORT Party Rental in Everett, WA is hiring for an Event Project Manager!
We're hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead complex tenting and temporary-structure events from site survey to install and strike. This is a technical, operations-forward role supporting repeat annual events and high-production builds-plus the opportunity to grow scope through smart upsells and competitive wins. You'll be the technical authority in meetings, confident in your recommendations, and able to balance what the customer wants with what's safe, buildable, and best for the CORT team and business.
This is a hybrid role; you will spend 50% of your time working in the office and 50% meeting with clients at jobsites.
Responsibilities
Lead client discovery meetings and detailed site surveys (access/egress, grade, ground conditions, utilities, equipment routes, venue rules).
Recommend solutions: tent type/size (frame/clearspan/structure), raised/leveled flooring, anchoring/ballast concepts, and guest flow/experience upgrades.
Produce or coordinate layouts/drawings (CAD/Vectorworks/AutoCAD or equivalent) and coordinate engineering when required.
Manage permitting/compliance documentation as required by venues/AHJ (egress, occupant load, flame certs, clearances, etc.).
Pre-plan with Operations/Warehouse leadership: labor, equipment, trucking/staging, sequencing, and production timelines.
Coordinate on-site with venues and vendors (AV, staging, flooring, HVAC/temp power, fencing/barricades, utilities).
Provide on-site leadership during installs/strikes-sequencing, safety, quality, and real-time problem solving (no direct reports, but leads crews on site).
Coordinate security badging/clearances when required for restricted-access sites.
Other duties as assigned.
5 years in tenting/temporary structures, event production installs, or related fields (construction PM, staging/rigging, scaffolding/access, modular installs).
Strong operational planning skills: sequencing, logistics, crew coordination, and vendor management under deadline pressure.
Ability to produce/coordinate layouts (CAD/Vectorworks/AutoCAD or strong scaled sketching) and manage details.
Calm, decisive communicator who thrives in high-visibility client environments and on busy jobsites.
Ability to self-direct and work independently.
Must have local state driver's license, safe driving record and reliable transportation to travel between appointments with clients.
This position may require occasional pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying of 60lbs.
This position may require late night and weekend work to attend networking events, or make walk-through of scheduled deliveries.
May include travel and overnight stays.
Determination to ensure successful events, willingness to undertake a wide range of tasks to a successful conclusion.