What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Ohio Desk?
We want a Project Manager that is a focused, independent, organized, initiative-taker. The Project Manager wants to work for a fun, creative, fast-paced, well-known Cleveland organization.
As the project manager you will work closely with sales, design, leadership and our customers to provide projects that are on time and on budget. The project manager is responsible for developing labor budgets that involve new furniture and moves. Tasks include determining the scope of work, scheduling labor, and budget, assembling, and scheduling the appropriate resources, sourcing, and tracking product, and managing the furniture work through punch list completion.
Other Responsibilities:
- Participates in overall project planning and design meetings, providing input as appropriate.
- Reviews with each plan and schedule with appropriate building managers the use of service elevators, loading docks, parking facilities, etc., and coordinates building access as required.
- Identifies, assesses, analyzes, and manages risk of the project.
- Schedule/Adjust resources as needed throughout the duration of the project.
- Tracks order, with the support of account coordinators, regarding any shipping/receiving discrepancies/damages.
- During project planning, identifies obstacles to judge the relative success or failure of the project for the customer’s satisfaction, the on time and within budget specification, and dealership profitability.
- Supervise installation projects and provide problem resolution support and make sure the team is aware and working within the customers’ protocol and safety requirements.
- Final walk-through/point of contact for each installation.
- Reconciles planned or estimated costs with the actual costs.
Working Conditions
The position will require the incumbent to travel to customer locations within the region, observe the installation of the products purchased by the customer. Some overnight travel might be required (10 percent) The ability to travel in the car for prolonged periods of time. Valid Driver License required.
This position might require some lifting, carrying, and pushing. Walking in and out of customer locations or walking to the customer location for an understanding of the scope of the work and space and the final walk-thru/point of contact for each installation.
Why Ohio Desk?
Do you like to work in a team-based environment? Do you want to work in a creative environment and solve “puzzles”? Help people by making it easy? Give back to the communities to which Ohio Desk serves? Then we are the place for you! At Ohio Desk we take pride in making it easy for our customers and creating spaces that are unique to their culture. We take time out of our busy work schedules to volunteer in the communities where we work to give back.
This position is based in our Brooklyn Heights warehouse office. It is not remote or hybrid.
“We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.”
Requirements:- High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors preferred.
- 5 years’ experience in the office furniture field or equivalent prior management experience required.
- Ability to read installations drawings.
- Steelcase and other furniture manufacturer product knowledge preferred.