Project Manager

Recruit CRM; South Dakota; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit CRM is seeking a Project Manager to ensure timely, budget-conscious delivery of exhibit projects from Aurora, CO. The role targets 1–5 years of project experience with rapid ownership development.

You will work with customers, operations, sales, and vendors to create timelines, source materials, and manage costs. The position offers a clear growth path into senior PM roles within Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 1–5 years of relevant experience; trade show or exhibit industry experience is a plus but not required for the right candidate.
• Ability to learn on the job in a fast-paced industry with live project responsibility.
• Ability to manage costs, time requirements, and customer expectations.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interact and communicate effectively with customers about event details and exhibit requirements.
• Coordinate with internal departments from operations to sales to achieve goals.
• Communicate with vendors regarding event details and requirements and to achieve goals.
• Collaborate with Account Executives and Account Management teams.
• Create project timelines with due dates for artwork, inbound products, and approvals; update departments regularly.
• Procure materials and track costs; compare estimated vs actual.
• Enter data into company databases to track job details.
• Communicate schedule conflicts promptly to stakeholders.
• Research and provide detailed information on third‑party vendors.
• Stay informed about market for new materials, suppliers, and techniques.
• Coordinate with show-site installation and dismantle teams.
• Lead production-related meetings.

Skills

Time management

Multitasking

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Project Manager

Reports To: VP of Operations

Location: Aurora, CO

Position Summary:

The Project Manager will make an impact by ensuring the successful completion of various projects in terms of quality, accuracy, timeliness, and budget adherence. This is an entry-to-mid-level role suited to candidates with 1–5 years of experience who are ready to take on real project ownership quickly. This industry moves fast, and training happens alongside live project work rather than in a classroom before it starts — new PMs take on smaller projects from day one, building toward rental and custom-rental work as they grow. It's a heavy workload with a lot expected early, but it comes with a clear path forward: as PG Exhibits continues to grow, this role is a genuine feeder into Senior Project Manager and other advanced roles within Operations for PMs who show they can handle the pace and the responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interact and communicate effectively with customers through various forms of communication regarding the details of their events and exhibit requirements
• Interact, communicate, and work effectively with various internal departments, from operations to sales, to accomplish goals
• Interact and communicate effectively with vendors through various forms of communication regarding the details of events and exhibit requirements and to accomplish goals
• Collaborate closely with the internal sales team, such as Account Executives and the Account Management team
• Create project timelines for clients with due dates for artwork, client product inbounds, final decisions, and more, updating all involved departments on status regularly
• Procure materials for job-specific items; track costs of job-specific materials, estimated versus actual
• Input data into company databases to track all job detail for proposed and sold jobs
• Communicate schedule conflicts to appropriate parties effectively and in a timely manner
• Research and provide detailed information on third-party vendors
• Possess and maintain knowledge of the market for new materials, suppliers, and techniques
• Interact effectively with show-site installation and dismantle labor teams
• Schedule and lead various production-related meetings
• Redline drawings, coordinating with Engineering and the Shop; approve drawings
• Review Show Services estimates, coordinating with AE and AM to ensure everything is accounted for upon delivery
• Travel to show site for supervision of assets and customers onsite
• Ramp into increasingly complex project types as skills develop, starting with smaller jobs and building toward rental, custom rental, and larger client accounts
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or similar equivalent experience
• 1–5 years of relevant experience; trade show or exhibit industry experience is a plus but not required for the right candidate
• Comfortable learning on the job and picking up new processes while simultaneously carrying live project responsibility, since formal training time is limited in this fast-paced industry
• Ability to work with diverse personalities in sales, design, account management, and production, while managing costs, time requirements, and customer expectations
• Ability to read design drawings, or a strong willingness and aptitude to learn quickly
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to multitask and manage multiple projects with varying deadlines
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Highly skilled in critical thinking and problem-solving
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Willingness and capability to travel for site installations
• A self-starter mindset and genuine interest in growing into more senior project management responsibility over time

Growth Opportunity:

This role is a starting point, not a ceiling. As the company continues to grow, PMs who demonstrate strong ownership, communication, and problem-solving are positioned to advance into Senior Project Manager and other Operations leadership roles.