Project Manager

Axiom Custom Products•Portland, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Axiom Custom Products is a 27-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 sq ft shop, Axiom creates projects of which you will want to be a part. They make the impossible possible through 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. The Project Manager is at the helm of delivery, navigating and executing temporary and permanent installations. They work with their Sales team, Account Managers, other Project Managers, Design Engineers, CNC Programmers, Fabricators, and Management. Project Managers work through the design, estimating, planning, development, production, and installation phases of the project life cycle. They have a direct connection to the profitability of Axiom. Their success is rooted in understanding how things are built. They learn the process of project management and production at Axiom 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, lots of things.
Hands-on metal fabrication/carpentry/woodworking/cabinet making experience is a non-negotiable requirement.
Personally worked with a variety of materials (metal, plastic, wood, glass, laminate), adhesives, and finishes.
Have worn a tool belt/had a tool box at a job and understand how things are built.
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, the computer, email and spreadsheets.
Familiar with software including in-house ERP, Slack, and SmartSheets.
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 making the leap from building things to managing the builders of things.

Responsibilities

Navigate and execute temporary and permanent installations.
Work through 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.
Keep the team running at full speed by removing roadblocks and creating a clear path to getting things done.
Manage production of experiences and brand touch-points.
Manage budgets and workflow.
Manage multiple projects, clients, and resources at a time.
Check in with clients and visit project sites.
Bridge the space between design and build.