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George P Johnson Experience Marketing · 1 month ago

Project Manager, Fab Services

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

George P. Johnson Experience Marketing is a leader in experiential marketing, and they are seeking a Project Manager, Fabrication Services to join their growing team. This role involves estimating services, managing project tasks, and ensuring accurate project execution, while collaborating with various teams to meet project goals.

AdvertisingBrand MarketingDigital MarketingEvent PromotionMarketing

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Estimate specific aspects of our services

Calculate the time needed for fabrication producers, floor planning, project management tasks like inventory management and creating checklists, onsite supervision, and supervisor travel

Estimate warehouse inspections, both outbound and inbound as needed, along with managing logistics and trucking

Estimate fabrication services time and rental costs, collaborating with our fabrication estimating team

Ensure supervisor packets are accurately completed in collaboration with Integrated Production (IP)

Compile floor plans, setup drawings, checklists, installation timelines, and copies of services and labor orders

Take detailed notes and track action items in key meetings

Assist in creating basic timelines and deadlines to keep projects on track

Track estimates prepared versus actual job costs, ensuring accurate cost reconciliation

Assist in the closeout process, ensuring all loose ends are tied up and budgets are reconciled

Support supervision management by ensuring supervisors are assigned appropriately and handle travel bookings for both the supervisor team and other fabrication team members as needed

Approve time for supervisors while they're onsite

Assist with project-related research as required

Qualification

EstimatingLogistics ManagementBudget ReconciliationProject ManagementJD EdwardsDelTekSmartsheetCognosOrganizationCommunicationProblem SolvingAdaptability

Required

Ability to perform limited/some travel

Ability to work irregular hours in addition to normal business hours, to include nights, weekends and holidays as needed

Attend and capture notes and next steps for Project kickoff meetings in support of Fab & Estimating deliverables

Populate and utilize project communications templates throughout the project

Validate job activities are correct in Deltek

Assist with creating installation timelines

Prep work in partnership with PM /Engineering to hand off to IP (boots on the ground)

May attend key meetings and assist with capturing notes & actions (various)

Collaborate with Integrated Production on Supervisor packets. Book and schedule supervisor travel and working with the Supervision Manager on scheduling supervisors

Own and create estimates for specific parts of event (with support from others)

Assist with validating price quote prior to submission for approval

Check Fab Services checklist against budgets provided to ensure holistic inclusion of all Fab Services items

Estimate Supervision Labor (ie. 2 supervisors x 8 hours)

Manage multiple small, overlapping projects and ensure timely delivery according to negotiated deadlines

Estimating floor plans and printing them for the supervisor

Obtain input from SME or Manager depending on category

Ensure Logistics PO's are accurately reflected in job cost

Attend key meetings and assist with capturing notes and actions (various)

Maintain / update work in progress file, supervisor packets, and other key event documents

Support logistics in scheduling trucking for assigned projects

Assist with additional editing / formatting of key documents

Assist with collecting / compiling final project data and documents

Assist with reconciliation and records archive

Participate in close / lessons learned meetings and post-event recap

Understands basic math and simple budget concepts; Contributes to but does not own budget / estimates or timelines

Ability to learn new programs and applications quickly. Including: JD Edwards, DelTek, Smartsheet, and Cognos

Ability to understand on-site methodology, practices and requirements, as well as show and venue rules and regulations (if applicable)

Building initial understanding of end-to-end GPJ Event Production and project processes

Prioritization / Organization: Properly allocate time and resources so that jobs are completed within a defined timeframe; establishing a reasonable timeline for completion when no concrete date is given and clearly communicate that to the parties involved

Solution Oriented: Fabrication - Even with tight project budget management practices, you focus on the desired outcome and are ready with multiple solutions in order to reach the end goal

Thoroughness: Fabrication - Ensure your work (and if applicable, the work of others) is complete and accurate. You can spot when details were overlooked, and take the initiative to complete the project, following up to ensure agreements / commitments are on track or have been fulfilled. When details are ambiguous, you ask questions to confirm you understand the expectations. Team members can easily follow your work, understand where you left off, and what comes next. You are prepared and organized for meetings and presentations

Urgency - Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion

Foster Innovation- Drive, develop, or support new and improved methods, products, procedures or technologies. Devise new approaches to make improvements or solve problems. You constantly challenge yourself to come up with ideas that are on strategy, innovative, and transformative, and authentic to the client's brand

Preferred

4 Year College Degree; preferred in Marketing/Advertising/Event Management/Business Administration, Hospitality, Communications, or related field

1-2 years of experience, industry related preferred

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest.

FTO policy (no more "accruing" time off)

Employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period)

Low contribution healthcare option

Company

George P Johnson Experience Marketing

Glassdoor4.1

GPJ is the world's leading strategic experience marketing agency.

Founded in 1914

Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.gpj.com

H1B Sponsorship

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