Project Manager - IKE Construction bei Orange Barrel Media

JOB TITLE: PROJECT MANAGER - IKE Construction

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Onsite) 

Requirements: Strong Project Management Skills and Ability to Manage Third-Party Construction/Engineering Teams                                  

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Orange Barrel Media creates and operates iconic urban media displays that advertisers ask for by name in the top markets in the U.S. Our commitment to innovation has differentiated OBM as a leader in the Out-of-Home industry and driven the development of our sister company, IKE Smart City, a company that is blazing the way in smart city initiatives with our interactive digital kiosk, IKE. We are widely known as a place where people are inspired to achieve success, genuinely like each other, and have endless opportunities to grow. We value our associates and have created an environment of inclusion, respect, and fun. We hire and reward top-notch talent who contribute to our unique culture and shared vision. OBM and IKE Smart City are experiencing momentous growth and we start and end each day excited about the work we do together and the new challenges ahead. Learn more at www.orangebarrelmedia.com and www.ikesmartcity.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Project Managers in the IKE Construction department work with cities and our internal development managers to plan and execute deployment of IKE Smart City kiosks into public right-of-way locations across the US. They have a broad set of responsibilities focused on maintaining the project plan and budget.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Pre-Construction

• Support new market processes, communications, and documentation.
• Budget assistance for cost effective market deployment.
• Assists pre-construction team with planning, procurement, and forecasting.
• Helps identify, retain, and manage third-party contractors, including civil engineers and construction contractors.

Construction

• Maintain and update all market specific details across multiple project management platforms.
• Spearheads IKE deployment in assigned markets with attention to maintaining the schedule/budget to meet forecasted goals.
• Execute plan review processes with city typically in the right of way space.
• Minimize construction costs by locating power from existing infrastructure and leveraging relationships with cities and quasi-city partner organizations.
• Address site-specific issues that occur during construction.
• Be on site and hands-on as required.
• Monitors market pipeline to ensure continuous market growth.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Tenacity to drive projects forward by creatively solving problems, bringing resources to bear, working through or around obstacles, and engaging key internal and external personnel. Self-driven and does not need to be told what to do.
• Treats obstacles as challenges to overcome to achieve success, rather than as reasons to fail. Conceives of and applies creative solutions to problems that block success. Focuses on solutions rather than problems.
• Stays on top of details and remains organized to ensure that the right people are doing the right things at the right times on multiple projects in multiple cities.
• Communicates well to make sure people have the right information to move projects forward, and lets stakeholders know when they need to act to head off problems.
• Highly organized with strong project-management skills. Able to juggle multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders. Strong attention to detail, especially in engineering, construction, and permitting documentation.
• Rolls with the punches – flexible and versatile to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing daily activity of engineering and/or construction teams including reviewing construction documents.

• Experience obtaining permits for commercial projects in metropolitan areas. Experience working with city departments including Public Works, Building, Planning & Zoning.
• Experience coordinating with general contractors including answering RFIs and conducting field visits.
• Ability to travel throughout the country as projects demand.
• Prefer Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or Project Management or minimum of five-years professional experience in related field.

The salary range for this role is $90,000 - $130,000 annually depending on experience. OBM is an equal-opportunity employer, and provides competitive salary/incentive compensation and benefits, 401k match, and expense account.