Fabrication Project Manager

TRIGGER(HOUSE; Portsmouth (NH); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Trigger House LLC in Portsmouth, NH is seeking a Fabrication Project Manager to oversee complex experiential marketing builds from concept through delivery. You will coordinate budgets, schedules, suppliers, and internal teams, ensuring clear client communication and on-time, on-budget results.

Travel to event sites is required, and you will drive risk management, quality control, and production planning across multiple projects.

Qualifikationen

• Experience managing fabrication projects with cross-functional teams.
• Strong budgeting, estimating, sourcing, and cost reconciliation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clients and vendors.
• Ability to interpret drawings and production requirements.
• Willingness to travel and work nontraditional hours as needed.
• Experience in experiential marketing or related environments preferred.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with the Fabrication Manager to process RFPs and organize details.
• Lead project planning, budgeting, timelines, and client-ready presentations.
• Serve as primary liaison with clients on budgets and progress milestones.
• Manage internal and external communications and share critical updates.
• Maintain project visibility on the job board and plan workflow.
• Ensure quality control and handle material sourcing.
• Coordinate third-party scheduling, orders, and logistics for installations.
• Negotiate with vendors to achieve savings and efficiencies.
• Identify risks and drive practical solutions.
• Document timelines, costs, labor hours, and approvals.
• Participate in meetings and ensure accountability across teams.
• Travel to event and installation sites to support delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and vendor relationships.

Kenntnisse

Fabrication knowledge

Project management

Budgets & scheduling

Client communication

Vendor negotiation

Detail oriented

Travel readiness

Jobbeschreibung

TRIGGER(HOUSE is an experiential agency that brings brands to life through unforgettable, high-impact experiences. From large-scale media events and pop-up retail to mobile marketing tours and content-driven programs, we design, build, and deliver work that creates real connection and measurable results. With in-house creative, production, and operations teams, we collaborate across disciplines to move fast, adapt to evolving needs, and execute at the highest level. Guided by our core values of Authenticity, Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Respect, and Adaptability, we maintain high standards in both how we work and what we deliver. This commitment drives us to create innovative, high-impact programs for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. The fabrication team turns ideas into reality through communication, innovation, and efficiency, executing projects that exceed client and consumer expectations.

Description

The Fabrication Project Manager seamlessly directs personnel, schedules, finances, suppliers, and materials while maintaining clear communication across internal departments and external partners. Excelling in this position requires consistently delivering outstanding project oversight while embodying the foundational principles that define our collaborative approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Fabrication Manager (FM) to process incoming RFPs, organize information, and identify missing details from the team.
• Lead project planning efforts, including budgeting (research and sourcing), timeline development, and client-facing presentations.
• Act as the primary liaison with clients regarding budget parameters, project updates, and progress milestones.
• Manage internal and external communication flow, sharing critical updates on deadlines, progress photos, and print files.
• Maintain project visibility through the job board, supporting the Fabrication Manager with workflow planning and prioritization.
• Maintain rigorous quality control throughout the fabrication process and handle material sourcing.
• Coordinate third-party scheduling, orders, and logistics for installations and setups.
• Negotiate with vendors to find savings and program efficiencies.
• Proactively identify project risks, scheduling conflicts, cost concerns, and production challenges and drive practical solutions.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including timelines, approvals, costs, labor hours, print files, and progress documentation.
• Participate in project and production meetings and ensure clear communication, accountability, and follow-through across teams.
• Manage expectations and communications with account and project managers, providing timely updates on assigned project responsibilities and deliverables.
• Travel to event and installation sites as needed to support execution, troubleshooting, and successful project delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve fabrication workflows, vendor relationships, cost efficiencies, and overall operations.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of fabrication materials, construction methods, production processes, and installation requirements.
• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience with project budgeting, estimating, sourcing, labor tracking, and cost reconciliation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with clients, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to interpret creative concepts, drawings, specifications, and production requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Willingness to travel and work extended or nontraditional hours when project schedules require.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable taking ownership.
• Sound judgment with the ability to anticipate challenges and make practical decisions.
• Adaptable and resilient when priorities, schedules, or project requirements change.
• Open to feedback and committed to high standards, accountability, and quality.
• Experience in experiential marketing, scenic fabrication, custom builds, events, or a related environment preferred.

Trigger House LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.