Special Events Project Planner-East

United Site Services is the industry leader in comprehensive site services, committed to creating partnerships that help enable our customers’ project and event success. Our deep industry expertise, excellence in process management, and dedication to corporate responsibility are pillars of our value proposition.

About the role

The Special Events Project Planner oversees all functions of planning and coordination for special event jobs within the region, including fence, sanitation, and temporary power.

Responsibilities

• Manage special event project lifecycle, from initial project planning phases through completion
• Meet with clients, regional management, and local team to establish project plans, budgets, and schedules
• Coordinate project resources and track project progress against established timelines and schedules
• Ensure work is completed on time, within budget, and to specification
• Act as liaison between the client and project team members regarding changes or problems
• Coordinate the work of vendors or sub-contractors
• Responsible for material management and delivery scheduling tasks in support of assigned projects
• Track progress against milestones, budgetary guidelines, or other performance indicators
• Prepare and deliver reports to management
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum 2 Year / Associate Degree
• 1+ Year Project Management experience
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• Customer/client orientation
• Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills
• Project scheduling skills
• Organizational and time management abilities
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of United Site Services products & services

Physical Requirements

• Sit while answering phones or replying to emails
• Use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls
• Repeat the same movements when entering data
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand
• Understand the speech of another person
• Focus on one source of sound and ignore others
• Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them
• See differences between colors, shades and brightness

Benefits

All full-time employees working an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible for the following benefits:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off (pro-rated for Part-Time employees)
• Medical/Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employer-Paid Employee Basic Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Voluntary Employee Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Voluntary Spousal Life
• Voluntary Dependent Life
• Hospital Indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness
• Commuter/Transit Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts

Pay

Salary Range: $66,700.00 – $96,700.00 per year