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 leads workplace and facility projects from early planning and design through construction, turnover, and closeout across corporate, manufacturing, and distribution environments. This role is ideal for a project leader with deep Interior Design or Interior Architecture experience who can bridge workplace planning, design, and construction execution. The successful candidate will bring strong AutoCAD and design documentation capabilities, experience developing master plans and space/workplace plans, and hands-on knowledge of Construction Administration. Strong project controls are also essential, including Stage Gate and governance documentation, detailed MS Project scheduling, and professional PowerPoint presentations for project teams and leadership.

What You'll Do:

• Preliminary Stage:
• Serve as the owner’s 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:

• Bachelor’s 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.
• Owner’s-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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