Project Manager II

Pattison Sign Group; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pattison Sign Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager II to lead end-to-end delivery of mid- to large-scale signage projects for national accounts. You will coordinate all project phases from proposal through installation, invoicing, and closeout, ensuring on-time delivery and quality outcomes.

The role requires advanced project management skills, excellent communication, and familiarity with installation and invoicing workflows.

Qualifications

• End-to-end project management experience required for mid- to large-scale projects.
• Strong organizational and communication skills essential.
• Experience with signage or equivalent industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all phases of the project lifecycle to ensure on-time delivery.
• Support proposal, onboarding, and delivery through contract and order acquisition.
• Interpret designs and specifications to guide sign projects.
• Loster collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, installation, and invoicing teams.
• Manage communications between customers, landlords, subcontractors and permitting departments.
• Negotiate with subcontractors and establish guidelines.
• Track installation costs and manage closeouts and accruals.
• Ensure project information and status updates are posted in customer and internal systems.

Skills

End-to-end project management

Resource coordination

Risk management

Problem-solving

Installation workflows

Invoicing workflows

Communication

Organizational abilities

Signage industry experience

Multi-tasking on high-priorityProjects

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager II (PMII) to lead the end-to-end delivery of mid- to large-scale signage projects, supporting national-level accounts in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. This role is responsible for coordinating all phases of the project lifecycle, from proposal development and onboarding through engineering, manufacturing, installation, invoicing, and closeout.

The ideal candidate brings advanced project management expertise, strong organizational and communication skills, and prior signage or equivalent industry experience.

Essential Functions / Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinates all phases of the project and assures on-time delivery of projects
• Contribute to proposal, onboarding, and delivery phases of initial contract and acquisition of order
• Interpret code, review sign family and recommend art
• Support project through engineering, manufacturing, installation and invoicing
• Refer to designs and specifications, estimates, contracts, engineering drawings to timely direct sign projects
• Manage communications between customers, landlord, subcontractors, and permitting departments
• Negotiates with subcontractors and establishes subcontractor guidelines
• Issue Pos and manage installation costs
• Manage close outs and accruals
• Ensures all project information and status updates are posted to business systems, both customer's systems and internal systems, in a timely and accurate manner
• Maintain national level accounts independently

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• End-to-end project management
• Resource coordination. Risk management and problem-solving
• Familiarity with installation and invoicing workflows
• Basic project management skills, good communication, and organizational abilities
• Previous Sign or Equivalent Industry Experience
• 3-5 yrs Advanced project management skills
• Ability to multi-task between multiple high-priority projects, leading larger more complex projects

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to sit and use hands to operate the telephone, type and operate computer and mouse.

• Regularly required to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, or move throughout a production or fabrication facility.
• Ability to lift and handle materials or samples weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to visually inspect signage proofs, samples, or installations for accuracy and quality.

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