Workplace Design and Construction Project Manager

Title: Workplace Design & Construction Project Manager
Location: Solon OH
Company:Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing(FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)
Initial term:12 months (position expected to run longer)
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8 AM - 5 PM; onsite Tue-Thur; up to 30% travel

About This Role:

The Workplace Design and Construction Project Manager serves as an owners representative within the Workplace Solutions department leading capital projects across corporate manufacturing and distribution environments. This role manages projects from early concept and capital planning through design procurement construction turnover and closeout with a focus on safety quality financial discipline stakeholder alignment and operational continuity. Reporting to the Director of Construction and Project Management within the Workplace Solutions Team the Project Manager leads cross-functional internal and external teams to deliver disciplined predictable project execution with minimal disruption to the business. The successful candidate will bring experience delivering workplace facility and infrastructure projects in active operational environments with working knowledge of interiors building systems site work building envelope controls estimating scheduling programming procurement and project governance.

What Youll Do:

• Preliminary Stage:
• Serve as the owners representative and primary point of coordination among business stakeholders site leadership Workplace Solutions Procurement Finance Legal Risk Management Safety/EHS design partners contractors and vendors.
• Work with business stakeholders and design and construction partners to evaluate project feasibility site constraints operational impacts safety requirements and potential execution risks.
• Develop project strategy scope definition programming requirements preliminary schedules high-level estimates and business cases that support capital planning and approval decisions.
• Prepare detailed budgets and partner with Finance to develop capital approval packages funding requests forecasts and executive-level project recommendations.
• Partner with Procurement to create RFPs solicit bids evaluate proposals compare scope alignment identify exclusions or gaps and present recommendations to Workplace Solutions Leadership Manufacturing and Supply Chain Distribution Teams Procurement Risk Management Legal and Safety teams.
• Lead regular project updates document key decisions and action items maintain stakeholder alignment and escalate risks or constraints that may affect scope budget schedule safety or operations.
• Evaluate trends in workplace design construction delivery materials cost savings sustainability standardization and process improvement and present recommendations to improve existing design and project delivery standards.

• Design and Pre-Construction:
• Partner with in-house teams design consultants furniture providers branding partners site stakeholders and other vendors to develop final plans define workplace requirements and confirm special areas required for the business.
• Prepare detailed bid analyses savings logs value-engineering recommendations scope clarifications and commercial comparisons to support informed award decisions.
• Coordinate design-related contracts purchase orders change orders exhibits schedules of values allowances alternates insurance requirements and other commercial documentation.
• Prepare final budgets and executive submissions for review and approval by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other governance bodies as required.
• Ensure required permits certificates of insurance safety documentation applicable letters of credit and site-specific compliance requirements are obtained before work begins.
• Coordinate with design partners and contractors to develop maintain and execute scopes of work specifications drawings schedules and construction deliverables.
• Identify document monitor and mitigate risks related to scope schedule budget procurement safety food/manufacturing site requirements business continuity and stakeholder alignment.

• Construction:
• Maintain current construction documents drawing logs field records approved submittals RFIs shop drawings and other project controls documentation.
• Manage project schedules budgets cost forecasts drawing logs meeting cadence and regular progress meetings with internal stakeholders site teams consultants contractors and vendors.
• Ensure timely review and processing of GC subcontractor furniture flooring décor branding consultant and vendor invoices and applications for payment.
• Write and coordinate construction-related RFPs contracts purchase orders and change orders; maintain records of field work scope changes cost impacts schedule impacts and decisions.
• Coordinate contractor safety plans site access badging shutdown windows utility impacts food/manufacturing site protocols and operational constraints with site leadership and Safety/EHS teams.
• Observe jobsite conditions identify safety hazards or compliance concerns and work with the GC subcontractors site teams and appropriate authorities to drive timely resolution.

• Post-Construction and Projects Closing:
• Confirm final project cost reconcile commitments resolve open financial items and support accurate closeout reporting.
• Obtain assemble distribute and file as-built drawings design standards books warranties operations and maintenance documentation certificates of occupancy final lien releases and other closeout records.
• Conduct pre-walks punch walks final walks and turnover reviews with all relevant subject matter experts site stakeholders vendors and Workplace Solutions teams.
• Transition completed projects to the Workplace Solutions Facility Services team or local stakeholders and support move management change management lessons learned and post-occupancy follow-up as needed.

What You Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Architecture Interior Design Engineering Construction Management Construction Administration Project Management or a related field or equivalent experience; equivalent experience defined as 8 years of relevant professional-level experience in the same or similar field.
• 8 years of project management experience in design construction facilities corporate office development manufacturing distribution or capital project delivery.
• Experience managing interior renovations site work facility upgrades infrastructure improvements or workplace projects in active factories distribution centers corporate offices or occupied operational environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Word Outlook Teams SharePoint and related Microsoft 365 collaboration tools.
• Experience developing or reviewing scopes of work budgets schedules test fits site layouts bid packages contracts change orders and project closeout documentation.
• Working knowledge of estimating budgeting forecasting value engineering change management and cost control.
• Experience with project scheduling tools and the ability to review maintain and communicate project schedules milestones dependencies and critical constraints.
• Ability and flexibility to travel to project locations throughout the United States and Canada up to 20%-30% as necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders while balancing scope budget schedule safety quality and business priorities.
• General understanding of workplace interiors building envelope utilities structural systems building controls site work and facility infrastructure.
• Owners-representative mindset with the ability to lead through influence clarify ambiguity drive decisions and hold internal and external partners accountable.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously in a high-volume fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal written verbal and facilitation skills with the ability to translate project issues of various complexities into clear recommendations.
• Highly organized with strong time-management documentation meeting management action tracking and follow-through skills.
• Ability to resolve issues negotiate scope alignment and drive practical solutions among stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Proactive approach to risk management safety operational continuity and continuous improvement.
• Results-focused service-oriented adaptable and comfortable working through ambiguity while maintaining discipline around scope cost schedule quality and safety.
• Ability to use Microsoft 365 collaboration tools and emerging AI-enabled productivity tools to improve project communication reporting documentation and team productivity

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Revit AutoCAD Bluebeam Microsoft Project Planner or other design scheduling reporting automation or project management tools.
• PMP certification professional architecture or engineering license construction management credential or related professional certification .
• Experience with food manufacturing regulated environments corporate capital project governance design-build delivery general contractor procurement or consultant management.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Up to $124.00 per hour Overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
  
  

About FuseGlobal:
FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing industrial engineering supply chain management all-things tech and energy & the environment This is where we live. Engage with us!

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