Lead Senior PM - Tenting & Temporary Structures

Leoforce; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly commission/incentives

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, sick time, holidays

Disability and life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Leoforce in Everett, WA seeks a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead complex tenting and temporary-structure projects from site survey through installation and strike. You will serve as the technical authority coordinating with clients and internal teams to balance safety, buildability, operations, and profitability.

The role emphasizes field leadership, schedule adherence, and effective problem-solving across repeat annual events and large-scale productions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in temporary structures, event production, construction project management, staging/rigging, scaffolding, modular installation, exhibits, or a related field.
• Strong project planning, logistics, scheduling, and vendor-management skills.
• Ability to interpret or develop technical layouts and drawings.
• Experience coordinating engineering, permitting, and compliance requirements.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to make confident, technically sound decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Comfortable leading crews and managing complex field operations.
• Valid driver's license and safe driving record.
• Ability to occasionally lift/carry up to 60 lbs. and work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• OSHA 10/30 training and familiarity with forklifts, MEWPs, or lifts preferred.
• Experience with restricted-access sites and security badging is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead client discovery meetings and site surveys.
• Evaluate access, egress, grade, ground conditions, utilities, equipment routes, and venue requirements.
• Recommend tenting, temporary structures, flooring, anchoring/ballast, and guest-flow solutions.
• Produce or coordinate technical layouts and drawings using CAD, Vectorworks, AutoCAD, or equivalent tools.
• Coordinate engineering, permitting, and compliance documentation as required.
• Develop project plans covering labor, equipment, transportation, staging, sequencing, and timelines.
• Coordinate with venues, vendors, and production partners including AV, staging, flooring, HVAC, and utilities.
• Provide field leadership during installations and strikes, ensuring safety, quality, schedule adherence, and effective problem-solving.
• Lead crews on site without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Manage security badging and access requirements for restricted sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve repeat-event execution and expand project scope through upselling and cross-selling.
• Maintain accurate project files, change documentation, and job costing.
• Lead post-event debriefs and incorporate lessons learned into future project plans.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Logistics

Client-facing communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Tools

CAD

Vectorworks

AutoCAD

Job description

Leoforce in Everett, WA seeks a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead complex tenting and temporary-structure projects from site survey through installation and strike. You will serve as the technical authority coordinating with clients and internal teams to balance safety, buildability, operations, and profitability.

The role emphasizes field leadership, schedule adherence, and effective problem-solving across repeat annual events and large-scale productions.