Custom Manufacturing Project Manager

Axiom Custom Products•Portland, OR

9h•$70,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Axiom Custom Products is a 30-year-old, privately-owned, full-service creative manufacturing team that designs and builds architectural environments, retail activations and experiences, art installations, and more. With a 75,000 sf shop in NE, Axiom creates projects of which you will want to be a part! We make the impossible possible through our vast, unmatched capabilities: exceptional client services, fearlessly creative design, innovative problem-solving, unparalleled in-house services (building, CNC, metal fabrication, technology, paint and powder coating, custom crating), detailed installation, and tight deadlines. With our client’s expressive custom statements brought to life, the rest is history. Our Project Managers navigate and execute temporary and permanent installations working with their the Sales team, Account Managers, other Project Managers, Design Engineers, CNC Programmers, Fabricators, and Management. Project Managers work through design, estimating, planning, development, production, and installation phases of the project life cycle. They have a direct connection to the profitability of Axiom and the reason they are successful is that they understand how things are built. But, it's not that simple, that's the foundation they bring. Then, they come to Axiom learn the process of project management and production at Axiom, inside and out, and execute it. In tandem with the sales and accounts teams, they develop new relationships and maintain on-going relationships with clients, agencies, designers, general contractors, architects and artists.

Requirements

Years of fabrication experience; have built things with your own two hands.
Experience managing builders of things OR the confidence and drive to succeed as a Project Manager.
Must have worn a tool belt/had a tool box at a job and understand how things are built.
Personally worked with a variety of materials (metal, plastic, wood, glass, laminate), adhesives, and finishes.
Hands-on metal fabrication/carpentry/woodworking/cabinet making experience is a non-negotiable requirement.
Exemplary communication skills.
Comfortable and confident in managing what you know how to build.
Highly motivated, organized, a collaborator.
Committed to project excellence and have an outstanding attention to detail.
Familiar with drawings, computers, email and spreadsheets.
Able to quickly learn about unfamiliar aspects of the industry, including retail environments, millwork/casework, tradeshow booths, and custom crating.
Frequent local travel requires a current local driver's license and a clean driving record.

Nice To Haves

Experience only in design, event management, general project management or building as a hobby is not suited for this role.
Not an IT or finance PM role.

Responsibilities

Navigate and execute temporary and permanent installations.
Work with Sales team, Account Managers, other Project Managers, Design Engineers, CNC Programmers, Fabricators, and Management.
Oversee design, estimating, planning, development, production, and installation phases of the project life cycle.
Develop new relationships and maintain on-going relationships with clients, agencies, designers, general contractors, architects and artists.
Manage production of experiences and brand touch-points.
Remove roadblocks and create a clear path to getting things done.
Manage budgets and workflow.
Manage multiple projects, clients, and resources at a time.
Check in with clients and visit project sites.