Project Manager
Summary
Project Manager at Design and Production Inc., a museum-exhibit builder within France's Chargeurs group, overseeing planning, scheduling, budgeting, and installation of large, multi-year custom construction and exhibit projects. The role coordinates clients, internal teams, estimators, finance, the shop, and subcontractors to deliver on time and on budget.
- Determine strategies to best move the project forward, set goals, create and implement action plans and evaluate results.
- Ensure project execution is on time and on budget.
- Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Role model relationships with clients, internal teams and subcontractors.
- Work seamlessly with internal teams, estimators, finance and shop.
- Define the scope of the project in collaboration with estimating and senior management.
- Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed for successful project completion.
- Evaluate and identify the resources required.
- Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities.
- Collaborate and review the project schedule with senior management and all other stakeholders; revise and maintain the schedule as required.
- Execute, monitor and troubleshoot.
- Establish communication schedule to update stakeholders and manage periodic internal meetings with support staff to review progress.
- Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards.
- Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures.
- Manage all project funds according to established accounting policies and best practices.
- Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date.
- Prepare financial reports and supporting documentation for clients in compliance with project agreements.
- Develop trusted relationships among clients, internal collaborators and subcontractors.
- Ensure safety standards are a priority, respected by all project participants.
- Experience managing complex, custom construction or exhibit projects.
- Strong leadership and team collaboration skills across internal departments and subcontractors.
- Proven ability to plan, schedule, and execute multi-year projects on time and within budget.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities with clients and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with museum exhibit fabrication, media, lighting and specialty construction a plus.
