Project Manager

Project Manager

Defined: Project Planning / Budget Tracking / Cross-Functional Coordination / Executive Stakeholder Communication / Quality & Safety Oversight

Audience Serviced: High-end retail displays, museum exhibits, and public art installations.

ShowFab is a premier scenic fabrication company serving the television, Broadway, live entertainment, luxury retail, experiential, exhibit, and art fabrication markets. From initial concept through fabrication and installation, we partner with clients to transform ambitious creative ideas into exceptional physical environments.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex fabrication projects while serving as the central connection between our clients, designers, technical teams, production departments, vendors, and installation crews.

This position is ideal for someone who understands how creative projects are built, communicates clearly, stays composed when priorities shift, and can lead a team from an early design package through a successful installation.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary client contact throughout the project while building strong relationships and identifying future opportunities.
• Review client and designer documentation to develop preliminary fabrication estimates using Sage 100.
• Apply your knowledge of scenic construction and industry practices to recommend practical and cost conscious fabrication solutions.
• Establish project budgets, schedules, milestones, and communication plans.
• Coordinate internal departments, external vendors, specialty trades, designers, and installation teams.
• Lead project kickoff meetings and maintain clear communication throughout design development, fabrication, delivery, and installation.
• Monitor project financial performance, identify risks early, manage changes in scope, and protect project profitability.
• Coordinate material purchasing, subcontracted services, logistics, site requirements, and installation planning.
• Provide leadership during onsite installations and respond effectively to changing field conditions.
• Manage multiple projects at different stages of development while maintaining quality, schedule, and client expectations.
• Complete project closeout, including financial review, documentation, and team feedback.

What You Bring

• At least three years of project management experience in scenic fabrication, entertainment production, exhibits, experiential marketing, custom construction, or a related field.
• A working understanding of fabrication methods, materials, technical drawings, production workflows, and onsite installation.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, delegate, and make sound decisions under demanding schedules.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The confidence to lead conversations with clients, designers, craftspeople, vendors, and senior leadership.
• Strong financial awareness, including experience managing estimates, budgets, scope changes, and project costs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office. Experience with Sage 100 and AutoCAD is helpful but not required.
• A genuine interest in creative problem solving and building exceptional work as part of a highly collaborative team.
• Availability to work onsite at our Fairfield, New Jersey facility and travel to project sites when required.

Compensation and Benefits
The base salary range for this position is $75,000 to $105,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

ShowFab offers paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and multiple healthcare plan options.

Join ShowFab
At ShowFab, no two projects are exactly alike. Our Project Managers help bring order to complexity, guide talented teams, and turn creative concepts into work that audiences can experience in the real world.

If you enjoy solving difficult problems, leading people, and building things that have never been built before, we would like to hear from you.

ShowFab is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Confirm you can work onsite at our Fairfield, New Jersey facility and travelling to project sites when required.
• Confirm you are comfortable with posted compensation as $75-$105K?
• We are seeking a professional who can use the following: MS Office, Google Suite, Adobe, AutoCad, Slack
• Which employer did had to interface with craftspeople – name that employer
• Can you read / interpret technical drawings
• How many years of project management experience in scenic fabrication, entertainment production, exhibits, experiential marketing, custom construction, or a related field.
• Are you currently employed full-time, part-time, or self-employed?
• Name the company (from your resume) where you had specialty fabrication projects i.e. High-end retail displays, museum exhibits, and public art installations.
• Name the employer where you also had to interface with the (end user) Client...name that company.

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $105,000