Actalent
Project Manager
Actalent, East Canton, Ohio, United States, 44730
Job Title: Project Manager
Job Description
The Project Manager will work closely with clients, internal, and external resources to ensure the successful completion of projects. This role involves running informational meetings, working with construction management and site leads, and coordinating resources to achieve design intent, quality, and value engineering. The Project Manager will manage large corporate restaurant and retail clients, develop project timelines, and oversee prototype development and production.
Responsibilities
Coordinate customer resources needed to achieve design intent, quality, and value engineering.
Run informational meetings and work with construction management and site leads.
Manage large corporate restaurant and retail clients.
Define goals, objectives, and expectations with clients and develop necessary support and production plans.
Create project timelines and manage projects with department heads.
Monitor prototype development and production from physical products, on-time delivery, and budgetary standpoints.
Develop corrective actions with client representatives.
Develop quality and value-engineering opportunities with engineering and production departments.
Work with materials management, production supervisors, and scheduling to ensure good raw material, work-in-progress, and finished goods flow.
Develop cost and pricing estimates.
Manage inventory to maximize turns and reduce waste.
Work with subcontract resources, visiting locations and conducting quality checks as necessary.
Engage with clients to gain more share of their business.
Minimal travel to customer sites in and out of Ohio.
Essential Skills
2+ years of experience in client-facing project management within the store fixtures, millwork, casework, or building construction industry.
Minimum of 3 years of management experience.
Ability to read architectural drawings for understanding of interior finishes and millwork needs.
Microsoft skills, including intermediate level analysis in Excel.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Global Shop ERP system experience.
Bachelor's or Associate's degree in construction, architecture, millwork, woodworking, or fixture design.
Work Environment
This is a fully onsite role with some hybrid flexibility for appointments or sickness. The work environment includes a very clean manufacturing floor and an office space that looks like a showroom with custom wood paneling, tables, and industrial fixtures. The office overlooks the production floor with floor-to-ceiling windows. The average project duration is 8-12 weeks, with some projects as short as 6 weeks. The Project Manager will work with customers at different locations, build relationships, transfer paperwork to quotes, work with engineers and the production team to determine when materials need to arrive, and manage clients. The role may occasionally require working a few Saturdays.
Why Actalent? We are interested in helping you find exciting projects that meet your goals, skills, and interests. A few other benefits include; 401K Plan, benefits within your first 30 days of work, feedback, service touchpoints and competitive compensation.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.
Job Description
The Project Manager will work closely with clients, internal, and external resources to ensure the successful completion of projects. This role involves running informational meetings, working with construction management and site leads, and coordinating resources to achieve design intent, quality, and value engineering. The Project Manager will manage large corporate restaurant and retail clients, develop project timelines, and oversee prototype development and production.
Responsibilities
Coordinate customer resources needed to achieve design intent, quality, and value engineering.
Run informational meetings and work with construction management and site leads.
Manage large corporate restaurant and retail clients.
Define goals, objectives, and expectations with clients and develop necessary support and production plans.
Create project timelines and manage projects with department heads.
Monitor prototype development and production from physical products, on-time delivery, and budgetary standpoints.
Develop corrective actions with client representatives.
Develop quality and value-engineering opportunities with engineering and production departments.
Work with materials management, production supervisors, and scheduling to ensure good raw material, work-in-progress, and finished goods flow.
Develop cost and pricing estimates.
Manage inventory to maximize turns and reduce waste.
Work with subcontract resources, visiting locations and conducting quality checks as necessary.
Engage with clients to gain more share of their business.
Minimal travel to customer sites in and out of Ohio.
Essential Skills
2+ years of experience in client-facing project management within the store fixtures, millwork, casework, or building construction industry.
Minimum of 3 years of management experience.
Ability to read architectural drawings for understanding of interior finishes and millwork needs.
Microsoft skills, including intermediate level analysis in Excel.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Global Shop ERP system experience.
Bachelor's or Associate's degree in construction, architecture, millwork, woodworking, or fixture design.
Work Environment
This is a fully onsite role with some hybrid flexibility for appointments or sickness. The work environment includes a very clean manufacturing floor and an office space that looks like a showroom with custom wood paneling, tables, and industrial fixtures. The office overlooks the production floor with floor-to-ceiling windows. The average project duration is 8-12 weeks, with some projects as short as 6 weeks. The Project Manager will work with customers at different locations, build relationships, transfer paperwork to quotes, work with engineers and the production team to determine when materials need to arrive, and manage clients. The role may occasionally require working a few Saturdays.
Why Actalent? We are interested in helping you find exciting projects that meet your goals, skills, and interests. A few other benefits include; 401K Plan, benefits within your first 30 days of work, feedback, service touchpoints and competitive compensation.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.