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Install Project Manager

Encore

Schiller Park, ILJob$74–96K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$74–96K/yr
Location
Schiller Park, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Install Project Manager oversees installations across Encore Specialty Services, including audio visual, digital signage, rigging, power, and internet. The role coordinates designers and installers and owns projects from contract signature through client handoff. It also supports consistent execution, resource deployment, financial management, and adherence to technical and installation standards, reporting to the Manager, Specialty Services Support.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Audio Visual KnowledgeProject SupervisionLogistical ExperienceClient RelationshipsCustomer ServiceWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationOrganizationCorporate Initiative ManagementFinancial AcumenMultitaskingProblem SolvingTroubleshootingProject Management SoftwareMS OfficeAttention to DetailDecision MakingInfluenceProduction EfficiencyProject ManagementStaff DevelopmentTeamwork

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience5+ Years Audio Visual Knowledge3+ Years Project Supervision3+ Years Installation LogisticsUp to 15% Travel

Full job description

Position Overview

The Install Project Manager collaborates with Specialty Services (SS) stakeholders to oversee and orchestrate installations for all Encore Specialty Services; Audio Visual, Digital Signage, Rigging, Power and Internet. This role will work with designers and installers across all teams, owning successful project completion from contract signature to client handoff. The Install Project Manager will facilitate the implementation of processes and SOPs that drive consistency in installation execution, optimize deployment of resources and financial management while ensuring adherence to the technical and installation standards in place. This position reports to the Manager, Specialty Services Support.

Key Job Responsibilities

Project Management

  • Prepare and communicate technical installation & labor schedules, purchase and rental requirements, project scope, execution of the installation plan and individual responsibilities to lead crewmembers, vendors, venues, contractors, and architects.

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and provide outstanding customer service, acting as the lead Encore contact throughout the installation process by attending required meetings, creating and maintaining organized installation documentation and proactive communication.

  • Own the financial outcome of the project by working with install teams to manage the documentation of all project costs, partnering with finance to ensure correct allocation.

  • Track the status of purchasing action items and analyze costs to establish the differences between initial estimates and final project costs.

  • Provide feedback to Directors of Specialty Services to develop and deliver post install financial analytics.

Process improvement

  • Partnering all SS teams, monitor the team’s efficiency and productivity using standards and KPIs and by conducting post-close project reviews.

  • Contribute to the improvement of installation SOPs by suggesting ways to manage cost, improve efficiency or improve the customer experience.

  • Work with vendors and suppliers to improve availability, lead times and efficiency of project activities.

Sales Support

  • Assist sales teams with document preparation including overviews, proposals, contracts and installation agreements.

  • Create customer invoices and document change orders for projects and partner with Accounts Receivable and Accounting to ensure funds are correctly allocated.

Job Qualifications

  • BA degree in related field or equivalent experience

  • 5+ years of knowledge of Audio Visual or related technical skill set

  • 3+ project supervisory experience

  • 3+ years logistical experience in national and or international installation management preferred

  • Ability to travel up to 15%

  • Client relationship experience

  • Strong customer service skills, excellent written/oral communication and organizational skills, including client relationship skills

  • Experience successfully managing demanding corporate initiatives.

  • Strong financial acumen

  • Works well under pressure and ability to multi task

  • Proficient problem solving and troubleshooting skills

  • Project Management software and MS Office experience preferred

Competencies (by Core Values)

  • Attention to Communication

  • Detail Oriented

  • Exceeds Customer Expectations

  • Concern for Quality

  • Decision Making

  • Influence

  • Production Efficiency

  • Project Management

  • Problem Solving

  • Staff Development

  • Teamwork

Work Environment

Office

Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Working times may include irregular hours and on-call status including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore based in an office environment and when traveling, on an individual venue or a representation of venues in that city or area.

The above information on this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

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Salary Pay Range: $74,182.00 - $96,437.00

The compensation offered for this role is determined based on the qualifications outlined in the job posting for the specified location. Final compensation is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant work experience, or particular skills and expertise. In addition, some positions may be eligible for other compensation such as potential overtime, bonuses or incentives.

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How this job compares

Set against the 15,465 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$74–96K/yr
  • Illinois median$102–160K/yr412 salary ranges
  • US median$102–170K/yr9,809 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $85K, is 35% below the Illinois median midpoint ($131K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Management salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 502 open Project Management jobs in Illinois and 15,465 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (12,297 postings).
Education
6,247 of the 15,465 open Project Management jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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