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Electro Design Engineering, Inc. · 4 months ago

Project Manager, Trade Show

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

EDE Corporation is a growing company specializing in innovative trade show exhibits and commercial interiors. The Project Manager will be responsible for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling projects for clients, while also improving product quality and reducing costs.

Construction

Responsibilities

Create and manage project timelines to meet deadlines

Review exhibit renderings, analyze estimates, and create a clear direction for fabrication

Lead meetings with Design, Engineering, Production, Estimating, and Account Executives/Account Managers to review project needs and client expectations

Guide and manage Draftsman to create detail drawings and communicate as needed with Account Executive / Account Manager to achieve an approved final production drawing set

Order and supervise the ordering of 3rd party contracted exhibit elements

Order and manage custom exhibit finishes / details

Communicate with and provide support to production throughout the project

Communicate with all departments including drafting, production, graphics and finishing

Continually monitor job progress to identifying aspects of a project that can go wrong and clarifying assumptions to avoid problems or ensure contingencies are in place

Provide the plan for exhibit installation based on a clear orderly process

Oversee the organization and arrangement of the transportation and installation needs for EDE installed projects

Coordinate with the Account Management team the ordering of show service information

Lead Post-Project meetings to analyze and improve on projects in the future

Oversee the creation and maintenance of client inventories

Maintenance of all active Job Files

Assist in Invoicing review process