Sr. Events Project Manager-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, each supported by tangible, best-practice programs. Our success is fueled by the dedication and collaboration of our diverse team, which includes field technicians, customer care representatives, sales professionals, and functional experts.

About the role

The Sr. Events Project Manager works with a team of Events Project Managers and oversees the delivery and leads efforts for all activities related to company events. This position identifies and eliminates risks, integrates functions and business operations, and drives strategic initiatives. The Sr. Project Manager – Events has ongoing accountabilities for all processes, resources, and deliverables related to events.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement project management processes and ensure they are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations
• Define critical success criteria for all phases of events and resolve complete scope and timeline conflicts, influencing executive-level sponsors
• Manage technical and non-technical aspects of events
• Plan, schedule, and ensure timely completion of all events
• Assemble project teams, using both internal and external resources, and manage resource allocation and day-to-day operations of the event
• Serve as a liaison between customer and stakeholders regarding events
• Lead a team in the delivery of all phases of the event
• Ensure consistency and best practices are applied to every event
• Manage consulting partners in the planning and delivery of individual events
• Provide solutions to complex, high-impact business problems from event requests through implementation
• Help to foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, contributing to the development of the project managers
• Travel over 50% of the time
• Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position includes supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education: Preferred 4-year Bachelor’s Degree

Experience: Minimum 5 years in project management

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively build partnerships and take a relationship-based approach in working with internal stakeholders to deliver process efficiencies, cost savings, minimize operational risks, and increase process harmonization
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and adept at time management
• Project management skills
• Ability to work independently
• Oral and written communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Strong foundation in the delivery solutions/capabilities to solve large, complex business problems
• Demonstrated ability in the areas of event planning, design, and delivery

Physical Requirements

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

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: $105,600.00 – $158,400.00 per year