Project Manager

About the Company

Sign Specialists Corporation is a rapidly growing full-service sign company with expertise in interior and exterior signage. The company has approximately 50 employees. We need talented individuals to fill in key positions to support our growth. Individuals that want to participate in, and contribute to, our continued growth will be considered.

Position Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager to manage multiple, concurrent, fast paced projects from award through design, permitting, fabrication and installation of custom signage products. This is a highly visible, leadership position requiring extensive interaction and coordination with internal stakeholders, customers, subcontractors, vendors, city and county governments.

Focus Areas

• Award through revenue project management for a portfolio of concurrent projects
• Proactive, hands-on involvement during all stages of the project life cycle
• Extensive stakeholder expectation management in a matrix environment
• Developing partnerships with functional leaders, team members, clients and subcontractors to ensure project and business objectives are met

Personal Characteristics

• An unrelenting drive to succeed and win, sense of urgency, and passion for the work
• Must be innately customer oriented and connect with our vision of “Happiness Guaranteed”
• All-around team player and project leader who is cooperative, approachable, motivated and dedicated to helping others succeed in a growing medium-sized company
• Committed to becoming an enthusiastic ambassador for project management
• Positive, can-do attitude and great sense of humor
• Individual contributor who supports cross functional teams and business goals
• Strong organizational and time management skills to support competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to address technical, commercial and contractual issues
• Ability to work in a construction environment with exposure to dust, noise and inclement weather
• Solid project management skills for technical, schedule, cost, and risk management
• Ability to quickly foster relationships and credibility at all levels
• Excellent analytical, data analysis, problem solving and presentation skills

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the Project Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Assuming end-to-end project leadership for assigned projects
• Managing scope, schedule, budget and resources for on time and on budget project completion
• Working with each functional area to develop a plan that will meet the project goals and milestones.
• Developing and maintaining project schedules in Microsoft Project or similar scheduling application and reporting performance against baselines
• Developing, controlling and monitoring project budgets and reporting performance against baselines
• Preparing regular status reports to keep internal and external stakeholders abreast of progress, risks and issues that may impact projects
• Creating and managing change order requests and change orders
• Establishing and maintaining effective client relations to achieve active cooperation and additional work opportunities
• Resolving issues and solving problems that arise throughout the duration of the project to mitigate risk
• Providing full transparency and escalating issues when project milestones may be in jeopardy
• Creating and processing project specific purchase orders
• Managing local and out of state vendors for on-time and on budget project completion
• Coordinating with cross-functional teams from Sales, Design, Fabrication, Installation, Finance, Purchasing and Customer Support for timely completion of their project deliverables
• Obtaining required permits from cities and counties where needed.
• Completing on-time contractual submittals
• Conducting formal kick-off meetings for all new projects
• Managing flow-down of contractual requirements and construction schedules
• Preparing and issuing requests for information (RFI’s)
• Preparing change logs and statements of value
• Performing site walks
• Performing any other tasks needed to support project management or the business
• Utilizing Workflow Management System to align production planning with project schedule milestones
• Performing formal project closeouts
• Identifying and developing solutions for process improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• 5 years of demonstrated project management experience
• PMP Certification is highly desirable
• Commercial construction or public works background is a plus
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Project, Primavera or similar scheduling software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications like Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Prior sign industry experience is not required. We have a knowledgeable team that will help develop the right candidate.
• Able to speak and write in English proficiently and communicate clearly
• Spanish language proficiency is a plus

Benefits

• This is an exempt management position
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Paid vacations
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• 401k with matching
• Life insurance
• Company provided vehicle
• Company provided mobile phone

We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act. We consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants to perform the essential functions of the position(s). We may conduct pre-employment medical examinations of applicants in accordance with state and federal laws.

No applicant will be denied employment solely on the grounds of conviction of a criminal offense. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the surrounding circumstances, and the relevance of the offense to the position(s) applied for may, however, be considered in denying employment with the company.

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