Head of Project Management

Director of Project Management
Downtown FabWorks is a leader in scenic and architectural fabrication, providing high-quality custom solutions for the entertainment, events, exhibit and architectural industries. Our vision is to become the Gulf South's first choice for custom fabrication for events, exhibits, and themed environments. We are growing our team of creative, open minded, and collaborative people from diverse skill sets and backgrounds, and use that knowledge to elevate the quality of the experience for our team and our clients.
The Director of Project Management develops and directs project management operations and strategic planning to meet Downtown FabWorks organizational goals. They provide overall strategic governance for projects by establishing standards, processes, and tools used for effective project delivery. They establish methods to set productivity and quality targets within the Project Management department, and to assess results for all projects. The position reports to the President of Downtown FabWorks.

Manager of the Project Management department personnel:

Is the direct supervisor for our team of project managers, junior project managers, and assistant project managers
Develops and maintains a strategic plan for the project management department and its staff
Ensures that all project managers utilize our toolset consistently and intentionally
Distributes new projects to the PM team and manages their workflow
Coaches and mentors the team to develop their skills and performance
Oversees our company SOP's in relation to project management
Manager of the Project Management department budget:
~ Overseer of project financials:
Ensures that all projects are managed consistently to achieve financial success to Downtown FabWorks
Monitors budgets, timelines and resources across concurrent projects
Identifies and mitigates high-level risks across project portfolios
Ensures that each project manager maintains a financial forecast for their projects and that projects are scheduled to the best financial impact for Downtown FabWorks
Team leader - This position is responsible for managing several team members, each with their own projects, as well as assistants to delegate workload to. The person who fills this position needs to make sure that goals are achieved in a timely manner and manages their workflow accordingly.

Organized and Able to Scale - Understands the importance of administrative organization, including file and document management, time management, and software to achieve administrative scale.
Emotional intelligence - Has the ability to read people, adapt your approach, and work
effectively with a diverse team of skilled craftspeople and creative professionals.
Technical & Software Skills: The person in this position needs to be well-versed in the following software:
Project management software, Asana preferred.
Excel
Google Drive
Time management software, including Google Calendar and all of its functionality
A minimum of 7 years experience in project management in themed environments, experiential fabrication, or commercial architectural millwork.
Ability to adapt to new technologies and project management methodologies.
Ability to develop and maintain KPI's and metric tracking in the project management department
Experience with project financial planning and project cash flow management.
Bachelor's degree or higher
401(k) Retirement plan

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Accrued PTO (up to 20 days per year), 10 Paid Holidays
• Work Schedule & Travel

This is a full-time, salaried exempt in-person position based out of our New Orleans office. Travel may be required.

Relocation considerations can be discussed during the interview process.

Downtown FabWorks is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.