Job Title: Project Manager
Reports to: James Mallek
Salary Range: $55,000 – $70,000 Annual Compensation + Bonus Program
Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Company Overview: Creatacor is a dynamic leader in the Trade Show and Event Industry, based in beautiful Upstate, NY. Conveniently located in Clifton Park just off Route 146—allowing team members to save on commute times and fuel costs, we specialize in designing and building custom, award-winning tradeshows, events, and mobile marketing environments to maximize client ROI. Creatacor is dedicated to delivering outstanding service and innovation, driving us to become a trusted partner across various sectors while valuing integrity, creativity, and teamwork. Additionally, our comprehensive benefits package, valued at approximately $16,000 annually based on average compensation, underscores our commitment to your financial security, long-term well-being, and work-life balance.
Job Overview
The Project Manager manages key client projects. Project management responsibilities include the coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope. Oversee all aspects of projects, from estimating, to engineering, fabrication and prepping for shipment. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarize progress of projects. Prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of projects. Manages all aspects of a project to ensure our quality standards are met, material costs and labor are inline with estimates, and ensures a positive customer experience.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
- Lead fabrication projects with minimal oversight, providing training and troubleshooting Develop and manage a detailed production schedule and work plan for active jobs
- Schedule and run meetings at each key stage of a project to ensure all teams are aligned and that work can be completed in a timely, organized and efficient manner.
- Estimating: Write detailed estimate requests for the estimating department. Review all completed estimates thoroughly to ensure all needs are covered. Assemble client facing estimates for the account team.
- Engineering: Write detailed work orders for engineering for control drawings, graphic elevations, construction details and show service packages. Review all drawings and approve once complete.
- Purchasing: Specify materials needed for the job (laminates, light fixtures, specialty hardware, etc…) and work with the purchasing department to ensure needed materials arrive in a timely manner.
- Fabrication: Write detailed work orders for all fabrication elements of a job, which should include construction drawings, finish schedules and realistic due dates. Review approved construction drawings with the fabrication team and answer any questions the team has. Monitor fabrication progress daily to ensure build quality is good and schedules are maintained.
- Graphics: Coordinate with the graphics team and write detailed work orders to ensure all graphic needs are covered.
- Booth Prep: Write detailed work order for booth setup and prep.
- Assist account times by providing input/ballpark budgets for designs.
- Maintain accurate project records in internal systems, including job numbers and invoicing.
- Track project costs in order to meet budget.
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.
- Utilize Industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout to ensure project execution.
- Monitor progress and make adjustments to production schedules and budgets as needed.
- Produce purchase orders for subcontracted services.
- Serve as primary or secondary client contact as required.
- Estimate Project needs for show site services.
- Occasional travel required.
- Work in Production/Logistics as required.
- Ability to work overtime, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED
- 2+ years of management or supervisoryI experience
- Fabrication background helpful
- Strong organizational skills a must
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal required
Benefits:. Key highlights include:
- Medical Insurance: Company-subsidized plans for individuals and families.
- Dental Insurance: Plans for individuals and families.
- Paid Leave: A generous paid leave program that scales to 4 weeks annually following your first-year anniversary.
- Paid Holiday: Includes 9 paid holidays.
- Retirement: 401(k) plan with a 4% company match.
- Supplemental Insurance available: Aflac and Flexible Spending Accounts
EOE – Creatacor is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
No Phone Calls or Third-Party Recruiters, Please.
Disclaimer: Creatacor does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies / third-party recruiters for any of its employment opportunities. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Creatacor about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies / third-party recruiters to any employee at Creatacor via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Creatacor; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by Creatacor as a result of the unsolicited referral.