Furniture Project Manager

Description

• Develops deep understanding of each project’s scope, and given the conditions surrounding it, knows the financial impacts to projects.
• Travels to project sites out of the immediate region, or state when needed.
• Collaborates with the project team to seek a turnkey delivery of the space to the client.
• Manages project hours to budgeted hours to ensure project profitability.
• Participates in RFP, or other client presentations as needed.
• Develops work plan, schedules, and logistics, and organize deliveries based on overall project parameters, project schedule and scope, and customer goals.
• Completes final documentation with the installer to ensure all fees are accurate, and any pending charges such as storage are ultimately communicated by the CEM to the client.
• Stays abreast of jobsite conditions and adjusts resources accordingly to still meet the project budget and timeline.
• Functions as the project’s expert on logistics so that the team meets the timeline and budget required.
• Conducts final walk through with required parties, develop and resolve open issues/punch list, and complete project close out documentation.
• Summarizes each project’s success and challenges, and engages with the team to apply best practices based on findings.
• Participates in Owner/Architect/Contractor meetings.
• Participates in any presentations planned for client’s first day of business.
• Plans and supervises product delivery and installation, including performance of work, installation administration, and timeliness of task completion.
• Documents projects as required to meet any final deliverables for client.
• Audits plans and specifications for accuracy, completeness, and correctness, and correct product application prior to order placement.
• Acts as a partner to each person on the project team, providing guidance and collaborating as needed, even and especially when the situation is something that has never been encountered prior.
• Provides timely and formal written communication throughout projects and disseminate all critical information to clients and project teams.
• Completes field surveys based on checklist.
• Serves as a main point of contact and coordinates with all third-party firms (Architecture & Design firms, contractors, cabling vendors, building managers, electricians, and other trades, client’s facility managers, and IT groups, movers, etc.).
• Maintains detailed project documentation of key project decisions and customer/project requests/revisions.
• Assists in establishing fees and producing professional, accurate quotations that protect the profit margin.

Requirements

• Must be able to continually add to knowledge and skills arsenal and extrapolate everything learned to influence the best outcomes possible for each project.
• Must be extremely organized, with good time management skills and the ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Must be able to analyze and problem solve, even with significant ambiguity.
• Seeing, color perception, hearing/listening, clear speech, hand and finger dexterity, and ability to move distances within and between warehouses/offices, ability to get to project sites.
• Knowledge of current workplace issues.
• Project estimation and budget management skills
• Experience in both working independently and closely in a team environment.
• General understanding of furniture product utilization, including architectural integration with the ability to manage small to large projects.
• Proficient in office productivity applications (email, spreadsheets, presentations, docs, prefer Google apps), and PlanGrid or similar software.
• Very good product and technical knowledge, including applicable building codes, correct product applications, custom applications and pricing, price estimating and solicitation, and electricity and cabling requirements.
• Knowledge of all aspects of contract furniture management, including; account management, project management, order preparation and management, installation, relocations, storage management and contract furniture administration.
• Knowledge of interior construction, interior design, moves and relocations, truck, furniture manufacturing and shipping, and building management.
• Ability to read blueprints, conduct field verifications, site measurements and furniture/site surveys.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Understands each project goal, and sets expectations with project team.

Benefits

• 401k + Employer Match
• Profit Sharing
• 8 Paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness App with reimbursement of up to $500/year
• 15 days of PTO
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance