Senior Project Manager - Sports Venue

Diversified; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental and vision

PTO + holidays

401(k) with match

Paid maternity leave

FSA

Job summary

Diversified is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee sports venue installation projects from initiation to closing. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage schedules, budgets, and quality, while ensuring client satisfaction on large, high‑value projects.

The role requires 5–8+ years in project management, construction site experience, and strong leadership. This position offers nationwide remote work with travel as needed and opportunities to mentor other PMs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8+ years of progressive project management experience.
• Experience working on construction sites and managing complex, high-value projects.
• Strong ability to lead teams, manage customer relationships, and communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Owns project scope, schedule, cost, and quality across lifecycle.
• Manages sports venue installation projects, budgets, and client satisfaction.
• Mentors other project managers and leads project teams and meetings.
• Communicates effectively with Account Executives, Directors, technicians, subcontractors, and clients.
• Develops and maintains all related project schedules and documents.
• Drives project updates, budgets, and risk management across departments.

Skills

Project management

Client relation management

Communication

Leadership

Construction familiarity

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MS Project proficiency (certifications)

Tools

MS Project

Job description

About Diversified

Diversified is a global leader in audiovisual and media technology. We design and build innovative spaces and experiences for clients across industries such as corporate, entertainment, sports, retail, and government. Our team partners with organizations around the world to create environments that connect people through technology.

What to Expect

At Diversified, you'll work on exciting and complex projects with opportunities to grow your career. We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. If you're ready to grow, create, and make an impact, Diversified is the place to do it.

How You'll Contribute

A Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for the scope, schedule, cost, quality and client satisfaction of a project throughout its entire lifecycle, from Initiating through Closing phases. However, the PM depends on the help of other people to perform most of the actual activities of the project. A project manager's role is primarily focused around written and verbal communication to all project stakeholders.

The PM is responsible for overseeing and performing project management functions on all Sports Venue projects, budgets and scopes. The PM will act as the person responsible on their assigned projects and have direct control over all project activities. The Senior Project Manager will also mentor other Project Managers with the company. The SPM will be assigned the largest, most complex and sensitive projects. This position will be providing direction to a wide range of internal and external personnel.

Location Preference- Virtual (Nationwide)

What You'll Do

• Daily activities include project communications, scheduling, task lists for technicians, managing deliverables from engineering, CAD and Programming and overseeing the completion of projects.
• The PM is responsible for completing systems integration projects on time, on budget and achieving high customer satisfaction from our customers.
• The majority of this employee's time will be spent managing projects and communicating with all project stakeholders.
• This person will be held accountable for following and helping to improve the established Diversified processes.
• As the primary interface to the client, the project manager develops a strong long-term relationship.
• Managing the client relationship, including expectations, communications and satisfaction.
• Coordinates and communicates.
• Provides clear leadership and ownership for the project within Diversified, including accurate and timely verbal and written communication and follow up.
• Coordinates all activities associated with the timely, accurate and on-budget completion of the project, including engaging stakeholders, delegating responsibilities clearly and running client and internal project meetings.
• Provides support and assistance to team members as needed in order help them be successful and get the job done.
• Ensures appropriate and frequent communication between stakeholders. Resolves destructive conflict.
• Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams with regard to Sports Venue installation projects Assumes ownership of individual projects and assignments
• Establishes and maintains communication with Account Executives, Directors, installation technicians, subcontractors, clients, etc.
• May be required to regularly lead a team on large projects.
• Develops and communicates project updates as required.
• Provides constant monitoring of labor, equipment and materials budgets.
• Provides and/or directs technical and administrative support to project team members.
• Develops and maintains all related project schedules.
• Performs field verification of prospective work site. Documents all issues with site and keeps everyone informed of potential issues and solutions.
• Coordinates all drawings and documentation between all internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitates and directs design reviews to assure proper documentation in the field. Coordinates all system programming and final checkout of systems. Provides punch-list of remaining tasks after substantial completion.
• Contracts with contractors and other trades when necessary.
• Monitors status of projects including cost, timing and staffing to ensure timely and accurate completion of projects.
• Ensures quality and continuous improvement.
• Coordinates training & turnover of projects to client, service department, & sales.

Complexity

• Every project is different and every set of project stakeholders is different.
• The PM needs to negotiate a very complex set of variables between system design, site conditions and a widely varying set of expectations with multiple stakeholders. The skill of communicating both verbally and in writing to manage all these variables takes a very high level of awareness, emotional intelligence and people management skills.
• The PM is constantly managing the forces of change in every project environment. Balancing schedules, budgets, scope, quality and client satisfaction are a very complex set of variables.

Decision Making Authority

• Takes full ownership of project.
• Acts as the single point of responsibility and accountability for the project.
• Ensures schedule performance, quality of solution delivered to client, and client
• satisfaction.
• Manages and reports on the project's financials, including ensuring budget performance and profitability.
• Ensures timely and correct billings to client.
• Demonstrates proactivity, responsiveness, and follow through.
• Communicates decision options to stakeholders and manages those decisions.
• Manages a complex array of decisions at every point of the project but is rarely the sole decision maker.

Physical Working Environment

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an employee.
• The employee may be exposed to construction site conditions on a regular basis.
• Employee will be responsible for their safety while on job sites and to comply with all safety regulations in place by the GC.
• Use of PPE is usually required on job sites.
• The employee can typically spend at least 40% of their time on their feet and be required to mobile around the construction site.
• The employee must have the ability to occasionally climb ladders, use stairs and lift and/or move materials up to 20 pounds in construction areas.
• The individual is regularly required to use keyboards, test equipment and controls required for SI installation projects.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth vision.
• When not on construction sites, the employee will experience normal office conditions and be required to use office equipment such as computers, peripherals, etc.

Travel

• Frequent travel by car and airplane trips are required. Employee must possess a valid driver's license in their state of residence.
• Employee will be required to use their own vehicle and will be reimbursed for mileage at the current corporate rate. Local travel to job sites (within a 2 hour driving distance each way) will make up 70-90% usually but remote travel can be up to 30% of the job at times. 10% remote travel is required on a regular basis.

What You'll Bring

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent professional experience
• (Technical, engineering, construction management, or business discipline preferred)
• Advanced leadership or project management training preferred
• Industry certifications (AVIXA, broadcast, media systems) preferred
• MS Project Proficient. Mastery of MS Project preferred

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8+ years of progressive project management experience
• Experience working on a construction site
• Proven estimating experience in construction
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, high-value projects
• Prior experience as a Project Manager required

• Strong preference for hands‑on experience in:
• Installation
• Engineering
• Field leadership
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage customer relationships in high-pressure environments

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What We Offer

We believe great people deserve great benefits. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial wellbeing, and work-life balance:

• Multiple medical plan options to fit you and your family's needs
  • HSA & HRA company contributions
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic benefits, and vision plans Company-paid benefits
  • Basic Life, AD&D
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous paid time off - 3 weeks PTO plus company holidays and floating holidays
• 401k with company match
• Paid maternity leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• A wide range of voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Pet Insurance, Homeowners and Auto Insurance, Supplemental Life and AD&D coverage, and Legal Services
• Commuter benefits
• And much more