Project Manager - Tradeshow Exhibit/Construction

Overview: GES, Global Experience Specialists is a global event marketing company with a legacy spanning over 90 years and teams throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East. We create some of the most incredible events in the world – think traveling entertainment exhibitions, global user groups, sales conferences, holiday extravaganzas and exhibitions of all sizes. From initial strategy to show-stopping audio visual, accommodations to insightful measurement – and every detail in between – we bring brands to life!
Our mission is to create memorable event experiences, and we count on our talented employees around the world help us do it. We are looking for team members who can dream up the impossible and deliver it.

The Project Manager is responsible for leading and successfully managing all post-sale fabrication and warehouse service projects orders through the production and fulfilment process to meet or beat estimated cost and quality targets. The type of projects managed by a project manager are custom exhibit/tradeshow/museum/retail fabrication, rental, and warehouse services projects which are produced and fulfilled in a fast paced job-shop environment. Project Managers successfully utilize or interact with estimating, ERP, cost accounting, barcode inventory, and CAD/CAM, systems to manage their projects. They are knowledgeable of all GES rental products and can provide rental solutions for a variety of project demands. Project Manager’s are also knowledgeable of raw and finish materials and custom fabrication techniques and standards. Project Managers lead sales, design, and detailing teams to successful project rental and fabrication solutions. Project Managers organize, plan, for, and use existing client inventory across show programs in an efficient manner. They continually monitor project costs and alert sales and necessary operational departments of potential cost or quality concerns on projects. Project Managers partner will all GES operational departments to ensure project information is communicated in a timely and accurate manner with a focus on achieving project success.

Responsibilities:

• Provide sales, estimating, and production personnel with property details - have expert property knowledge
• Attend PTW and learn all project details and objectives
• Check project estimate for accuracy against project details in PTW
• Create or manage the creation of change orders as required
• Request detailing for project
• Lead detailer through detailing process to achieve project objectives
• Provide detailer with property information, including TRACE information
• Provide detailer with engineering solutions
• Provide detailer with purchased item information
• Confirm property use through TRACE, adjust reservation as required
• Submit rental depot request with accurate parts requirement to depot
• Issue control drawings to AM/AE for approval
• Identify items for purchase and optimize purchase to meet or beat cost and quality targets
• Submit requisition request to procurement, provide information for accurate final purchase
• Add/alter purchase request for changes/adds as required
• Submit shop paperwork and drawings to appropriate shop contacts
• Setup PTP meeting do review all production objects with production
• Monitor shop progress and alert production mgmt. and sales to concerns
• Ensure production personnel are guidance to achieve project objectives as they change
• Coordinate the receival of all required materials for project objectives
• Review and approval quality of produced items
• Run cost reports and alert production mgmt. of possible cost over-runs
• Coordinate graphics production with Sales, to include accurate graphic sizes, outputs, etc.
• Coordinate outbound shipment with Sales to ensure timely and accurate shipments
• Lead detailer to produce accurate setup drawing kit
• Provide setup drawing kit to sales and/or ExpoServices as required
• Working with Sales or Independently (as required) meet with ExpoServices to download project requirements
• Check all shipping documents for shipment accuracy
• Provide sales and Expo team with ongoing field support including the production or shipping of additional items
• Upload final installation set of drawings to GBMS
• Ensure new properties are added to TRACE
• Proficient knowledge of TRACE
• Proficient knowledge of GBMS
• Provide Estimating with property details

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience in Exhibit Construction/Management, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Management, Industrial Design or related fields.
• 2-5 or more years related experience
• Drafting experience, CAD drafting preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of spreadsheets, databases, word processing and graphics.
• Ability to analyze available information and make sound decisions
• Ability to monitor, understand, manage, and control project costs and their impacts on project performance
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills (Excel, Word, PPT)
• Experience using ERP, Work Order, and Inventory Management Systems preferred
• Ability to understand and read fabrication and installation drawings
• Excellent customer service and communication skills

Work Environment:Benefits:Our team members are our family, so we help our team members care for their families. The rewards of joining GES are extensive. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees. Here are some of the highlights:

• Competitive salaries
• 401K with company match
• Healthcare/vision/dental insurance
• Wellness benefits
• Career development program
• Employee assistance program
• Vacation time
• Community involvement opportunities
• Team activities

And much more……EEO Information: Equal Opportunity Employer, including vets and disability