What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager position at PG Exhibits Environments?
Who we are:
PG Exhibits is a full-service trade show exhibit management company specializing in custom trade show display design and trade show services. PG provides clients with a unique exhibit design and fabrication of custom trade show displays. As well as displays, corporate environments, temporary structures, and more.
Role Description:
The Senior Project Manager will make an impact by ensuring the successful completion of various projects in terms of quality, accuracy, timeliness, and budget adherence. They have a proven track record of successful projects and will be held to a higher level of accountability than their team members.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate closely with the VP of Operations – ensure that PM team follows processes/procedures set by Operations
- PM high caliber projects, including new custom builds & maintain existing client projects (Legacy Projects)
- Act as resource to PM team on their projects when obstacles occur, providing first line of advice/assistance to help PM’s problem solve – bringing major issues up to VP of Operations
- Attend other PM’s turnovers as necessary
- Interact and communicate effectively with customers through various forms of communication regarding the details of their events and exhibit requirements
- Interact, communicate, and work effectively with various internal departments, from operations to sales to accomplish goals
- Interact and communicate effectively with vendors through various forms of communication regarding the details of events and exhibit requirements and to accomplish goals
- Collaborate closely with the internal sales team such as Account Executives and Account Management Team
- Create project timeline for client with due dates; artwork, client product inbounds, final decisions, etc; updating all departments involved with the projects of updates/status regularly
- Procure materials for job specific items; track costs of job specific materials, estimated vs actual
- Manage cost to revenue ratios to achieve financial goals
- Input data into company databases for the purpose of tracking all job detail for proposed and sold jobs
- Communicate schedule conflicts with appropriate parties effectively and timely
- Research and provide detailed information on 3rd party vendors
- Possess and maintain knowledge of the market for new materials, suppliers and techniques
- Interact effectively with show site Installation and dismantle labor teams
- Schedule and lead various production-related meetings
- Redline drawings, coordinating with Engineering & Shop; Approve drawings
- Review Show Services estimates, coordinating with AE & AM that everything is accounted for upon delivery
- Travel to show site for supervision of assets and customer onsite
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or similar equivalent experience
- Experience in the tradeshow and exhibit industry
- Proficient in project pricing, purchasing and vendor negotiations
- Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work with diverse personalities in sales, design, account management and production, while managing costs, time requirements, and customer expectations
- Ability to read design drawings
- Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects with varying deadline
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with clients, vendors and colleagues
- Highly skilled in critical thinking and problem solving
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Willingness/Capability to travel for site installations required