Senior Project Manager – Custom Fabrication & Installations

Gilbert; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilbert is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee custom fabrication projects from engineering through installation inside our manufacturing facility. You will work with design, purchasing, and production teams to monitor daily progress in our shop and ensure projects stay on schedule.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in custom fabrication or architectural millwork, with strong material takeoff, purchasing, and production coordination skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading custom fabrication or architectural millwork projects from engineering to installation.
• Experience in a fabrication shop, millwork manufacturer, exhibit house, or related trades.
• Ability to perform material takeoffs from architectural/shop drawings.
• Experience purchasing and managing materials for custom fabrication projects.
• Experience coordinating fabrication schedules with production teams.
• Strong blueprint interpretation and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and AutoCAD; familiarity with Smartsheet or Monday.com preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the Project from drawing approval to installation, overseeing all phases including engineering review, procurement, production scheduling, fabrication, logistics, and closeout.
• Monitor daily fabrication progress on-site with the fabrication team and maintain schedule.
• Perform material takeoffs from documents, purchase lumber, hardware, metals, and finishes while managing budgets and delivery.
• Track long-lead materials from purchase to receipt, inventory, production, and installation.
• Develop realistic fabrication schedules with production leadership to meet installation dates.
• Serve as primary point of contact with clients, designers, engineers and internal teams.
• Coordinate shipping, field labor, subcontracted installers, site readiness and final project completion.
• Manage submittals, change orders, purchase orders, budgets, schedules, meeting notes, and project docs.

Skills

Project management

Fabrication coordination

Material takeoffs

Purchasing & procurement

Scheduling

Blueprint/shop drawings

Communication

MS Office / AutoCAD

Tools

AutoCAD

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Microsoft Office

Job description

Gilbert is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee custom fabrication projects from engineering through installation inside our manufacturing facility. You will work with design, purchasing, and production teams to monitor daily progress in our shop and ensure projects stay on schedule.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in custom fabrication or architectural millwork, with strong material takeoff, purchasing, and production coordination skills.