Senior Architectural Signage Project Manager

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance

Full-Cycle Senior Architectural Signage Project Manager

Job Description: Full-Cycle Project Management Architectural Signage Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding

Location: South Florida (Hybrid Office Remote & Jobsite)
Job Type: Full-Time Senior-Level Position

Reports To: Directly to ownership / senior leadership

About Us
Trademark Sign LLC is seeking an experienced Full-Cycle Senior Architectural Signage Project Manager to oversee complex large-scale interior and exterior architectural signage projects.

We are a growing commercial signage company serving developers general contractors architects designers and national commercial clients. Our projects range from comprehensive architectural signage packages to large-scale exterior signage and specialty custom fabrication.

We are looking for a seasoned professional who understands the architectural signage industry and can independently manage projects from initial estimating and procurement through installation and closeout.

This is a senior-level opportunity for an individual who possesses exceptional technical knowledge strong financial and organizational skills and the ability to confidently represent our company with sophisticated commercial clients.

Position Overview

The Senior Architectural Signage Project Manager is responsible for managing complex architectural signage and environmental graphics projects from initial client engagement and estimating through design development engineering permitting production installation and final project closeout.

This role serves as the primary point of contact for clients architects designers general contractors developers landlords engineers fabricators and installation teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing custom architectural signage programs coordinating multidisciplinary teams controlling budgets and schedules and ensuring projects meet design intent technical specifications quality standards and contractual requirements.

The Senior Project Manager is expected to take full ownership of assigned projects proactively resolve challenges manage financial performance and deliver projects safely on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Relations & Project Initiation

• Serve as the primary client contact throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Lead project kickoff meetings and establish scope deliverables milestones budgets and communication protocols.
• Review contracts proposals architectural drawings signage schedules design intent documents and project specifications.
• Identify project risks scope gaps exclusions assumptions and potential change orders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients architects interior designers developers general contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Translate client expectations and design concepts into executable project plans.

2. Estimating Budgeting & Financial Management

• Review project requirements and coordinate estimating for materials fabrication engineering permitting freight equipment and installation.
• Develop and manage project budgets cost forecasts schedules of values billing milestones and cash flow projections.
• Monitor labor material costs subcontractor expenses and overall project profitability.
• Review purchase orders vendor quotes subcontractor proposals and change order requests.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality code compliance or design intent.
• Prepare and negotiate change orders for revisions additional scope unforeseen conditions and schedule impacts.
• Track project financial performance invoicing collections retainage and final reconciliations.

3. Design Development & Technical Coordination

• Coordinate with graphic designers environmental graphic designers architects engineers and technical design teams.
• Manage design development client presentations material selections color samples finish schedules and shop drawing approvals.
• Review signage schedules elevations floor plans mounting details dimensions and installation conditions.
• Coordinate structural engineering electrical requirements illumination power supplies and attachment methods where applicable.
• Ensure signage packages align with architectural intent brand standards accessibility requirements and project specifications.
• Manage design revisions and maintain accurate documentation of approvals and outstanding items.
• Coordinate prototype development mockups samples and first-article approvals when required.

4. Engineering Permitting & Code Compliance

• Coordinate engineering submissions structural calculations electrical documentation and other required technical deliverables.
• Manage sign permit applications landlord approvals municipal reviews and jurisdictional submissions.
• Coordinate with local authorities expediters engineers and permit consultants to obtain required approvals.
• Track permit status review comments resubmissions and approval deadlines.
• Verify project requirements related to applicable building codes zoning ordinances wind-load criteria electrical codes accessibility standards and local sign regulations.
• Identify compliance issues early and coordinate corrective action with the appropriate design and engineering professionals.

5. Procurement & Vendor Management

• Develop procurement schedules aligned with approved drawings and project milestones.
• Source and coordinate specialty materials sign components lighting systems finishes hardware and subcontracted services.
• Issue purchase orders and monitor vendor performance lead times quality and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with internal or external fabrication facilities to confirm production readiness.
• Manage long-lead items and proactively mitigate supply chain delays.
• Review vendor submittals and material certifications as required by the project.

6. Fabrication & Production Management

• Oversee the transition from approved design documents to fabrication-ready shop drawings and production packages.
• Coordinate production schedules with vendors and outsourcing partners.
• Resolve fabrication discrepancies field conflicts material substitutions and design changes.
• Ensure fabricated signage complies with approved drawings specifications finishes dimensions and performance requirements.

7. Construction Coordination & Installation

• Coordinate site surveys field measurements existing-condition verification and installation planning.
• Review construction schedules and coordinate signage installation with general contractors superintendents electricians and other trades.
• Develop installation schedules manpower plans equipment requirements access plans and delivery sequences.
• Coordinate cranes lifts scaffolding traffic control site access and other specialized installation requirements.
• Verify site readiness mounting substrates blocking electrical rough-ins and required permits before mobilization.
• Lead or participate in pre-installation meetings and resolve field conditions that may affect execution.
• Monitor installation progress workmanship safety compliance and adherence to approved plans.
• Coordinate punch lists deficiencies corrective work inspections and final acceptance.

8. Schedule & Risk Management

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules from award through closeout.
• Establish critical milestones for design approvals engineering permitting procurement fabrication delivery and installation.
• Track dependencies and identify critical-path activities.
• Provide regular project status updates to clients leadership and internal teams.
• Anticipate schedule risks and implement recovery plans when delays occur.
• Maintain risk registers action logs decision logs and issue-resolution plans for complex projects.
• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously while balancing deadlines resources and client priorities.

9. Documentation & Project Controls

• Maintain organized project files contracts drawings revisions RFIs submittals approvals purchase orders and correspondence.
• Manage requests for information submittal logs drawing registers meeting minutes and action items.
• Ensure all project stakeholders are working from the latest approved documents.
• Maintain accurate records of schedule changes scope changes site conditions and client directives.
• Prepare progress reports budget updates installation reports and executive summaries.
• Ensure documentation supports contractual compliance billing change management and closeout requirements.

10. Final Closeout & Client Handover

• Coordinate final inspections punch-list completion deficiency resolution and client acceptance.
• Collect warranties maintenance manuals as-built drawings inspection documentation and closeout packages.
• Verify completion of contractual deliverables and outstanding financial obligations.
• Reconcile final project costs subcontractor invoices change orders and retainage.
• Conduct post-project reviews to identify lessons learned and opportunities for process improvement.
• Maintain client relationships and support warranty issues service requests and future project opportunities.

11. Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide leadership and direction to project coordinators junior project managers designers vendors and installation teams.
• Coordinate across sales estimating design engineering procurement fabrication accounting and field operations.
• Establish accountability for deliverables deadlines quality and communication.
• Escalate material risks financial concerns and client issues to senior leadership when appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows project controls standard operating procedures and operational efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience

• 710 years of project management experience in architectural signage custom signage fabrication environmental graphics wayfinding or a closely related construction specialty.
• Demonstrated experience managing the full project lifecycle from estimating and design development through fabrication installation and closeout.
• Experience managing complex commercial corporate healthcare hospitality retail multifamily institutional or large-scale development projects.
• Strong understanding of architectural drawings construction documents signage schedules shop drawings materials mounting methods and installation requirements.
• Experience with permitting engineering coordination code compliance and construction-site logistics.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets schedules contracts change orders and profitability.
• Experience coordinating general contractors architects subcontractors fabricators and specialty trades.
• Strong written and verbal communication negotiation organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project scheduling or project management software.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale architectural signage packages.
• Familiarity with illuminated signage dimensional lettering monument signs building identification interior signage donor recognition code signage and wayfinding systems.
• Experience with construction management platforms such as Procore Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar tools.
• Familiarity with CAD drawings Bluebeam Adobe Creative Suite workflows or related design review tools.
• Experience with AIA-style contracts subcontract agreements schedules of values and construction billing procedures.
• OSHA safety training or other relevant construction safety credentials.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management training.

What We Offer

• Competitive senior-level compensation based on experience and qualifications.
• Performance-based incentive opportunities tied to project success and profitability.
• Hybrid work arrangement combining remote work office collaboration and jobsite visits.
• Opportunity to manage significant high-profile architectural signage projects.
• Direct involvement with company leadership and major client relationships.
• Opportunity for professional growth within an expanding organization.
• A results-oriented environment that values accountability technical expertise and independent decision-making.

The Ideal Candidate

We are not looking for someone who simply tracks project schedules or passes information between departments.

We want a professional who can receive a complete set of architectural drawings identify and quantify the signage scope develop an accurate project estimate competitively source the required products manage the client relationship and successfully execute the project while protecting company profitability.

Compensation Competitive salary based on experience certifications and knowledge.

Apply
If you have extensive architectural signage experience strong technical and financial skills and the ability to independently manage sophisticated commercial projects we would like to hear from you.

Learn About Trademark

Trademark got its start in 2009 and were proud to say that we are continuing to grow year after year while still maintaining our local family owned roots.

Ten years ago we realized there was a need in the industry for a niche organization to excel at ship-in installation and service for national sign companies. We knew early on that its difficult for a company to do everything and do it all well. When you focus on specific aspects establish processes and procedures you excel and thats what we set out to do.

We are proud to say that we have perfected what we do and we offer the entire solution for national sign companies including:

• Project Management
• Permit Acquisition (with our in-house permits department)
• Engineering
• Licensed Installers

We truly are THE trusted integral partner for sign companies. We have every piece of the puzzle needed to complete an installation and we can do it seamlessly.

Trademark prides itself on quality integrity and value and that starts from the inside our team of dedicated professionals are some of the best in the business and they are trusted to represent our name and provide the best service they possibly can.

Required Experience:

Senior IC