Workplace Relocation Project Manager

Blue Signal Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement benefits

Performance-based bonus opportunity

Job summary

Blue Signal Search seeks an experienced field-focused project leader for New York City commercial interiors, relocations, and furniture installations. You will own field execution, lead union crews, coordinate with clients, and ensure projects move from mobilization through closeout in occupied spaces.

In this highly visible role, you’ll review plans, translate requirements into on-site directions, track labor and materials, manage schedules, and navigate off-hours work across Manhattan and the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on project leadership in NYC office moves or interiors.
• Experience directing union labor on active commercial job sites.
• Knowledge of floor plans, furniture specs, and installation drawings.
• Comfort working in occupied Manhattan environments with tenant coordination and off-hours schedules.
• Strong client-facing communication and ability to work with building personnel.
• Ability to adapt to schedule changes and track labor and materials.

Responsibilities

• Own field execution for office relocations, furniture installations, decommissioning, and related workplace projects from mobilization through closeout.
• Direct union crews and field leaders, setting daily priorities while maintaining safe, organized, and productive job sites.
• Act as the primary on-site contact for clients, property teams, contractors, furniture partners, and technology vendors.
• Review floor plans and installation drawings to translate project requirements into clear field direction.
• Monitor labor hours, materials, schedule impacts, and evolving scope, escalating changes before they disrupt delivery.
• Manage work in occupied commercial buildings, including evenings, weekends, and other off-hours windows.
• Oversee project closeout activities, including completion reviews and client approvals.
• Spend the majority of the week in the field across New York City and surrounding metro.

Skills

Field leadership

Union labor supervision

Client-facing communication

Project coordination

NYC metro experience

Job description

Our client is an established commercial services organization supporting complex workplace transitions throughout New York City. As demand continues to grow, they are adding an experienced, field-focused project leader who can take ownership of high-visibility office relocations, furniture installations, and commercial interiors assignments. This is an opportunity to spend your time where the work happens, leading crews, solving real-time challenges, and serving as a trusted partner to clients across some of Manhattan's most dynamic commercial environments.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base salary, based on experience with significant overtime compensation.
• 401(k) retirement benefits and performance-based bonus opportunity.
• A highly visible, field-driven leadership position with direct ownership of project execution.

Focus:

• Own field execution for office relocations, furniture installations, decommissioning, and related workplace projects from mobilization through closeout.
• Direct union crews and field leaders, setting daily priorities while maintaining safe, organized, and productive job sites.
• Act as the primary on-site contact for clients, property teams, contractors, furniture partners, and technology vendors.
• Review floor plans, furniture specifications, and installation drawings to translate project requirements into clear field direction.
• Monitor labor hours, materials, schedule impacts, and evolving scope, escalating potential changes before they disrupt delivery.
• Manage work in occupied commercial buildings, including projects scheduled during evenings, weekends, and other off-hours windows.
• Oversee project closeout activities, including resolving outstanding items, conducting completion reviews, finalizing required records, and securing client approval.
• Spend the majority of the week in the field across New York City, staying close to crews, clients, and active project conditions.

Skill Set:

• 5+ years of hands-on project leadership in commercial moving, furniture installation, or commercial interiors within the NYC metro.
• Demonstrated experience directing union labor and coordinating field crews on active commercial job sites.
• Working knowledge of floor plans, furniture specifications, installation drawings, and the sequencing required to execute against them.
• Proven comfort operating in occupied Manhattan office environments where access, tenant coordination, and off-hours schedules matter.
• Professional client-facing communication skills, with the judgment to work effectively with building personnel and project partners.
• Strong field presence and the ability to make timely decisions when schedules, site conditions, or scope shift during execution.
• Organized approach to tracking labor, materials, project details, and closeout requirements across multiple stakeholders.
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends as project schedules require, with regular on-site travel throughout New York City and the surrounding metro.