Project Manager - Touring N.A.

Position Purpose
The Project Manager serves as the primary leader responsible for the end-to-end delivery of advanced projects. This role plans, develops, executes, monitors, and successfully delivers projects while maintaining full accountability for scope, budget, schedule, resources, and team performance.
Throughout the life of the project, this role leads iterative planning and execution, ensuring effective resource allocation, cost management, and scope control while maintaining clear visibility into risks and dependencies. The Project Manager proactively identifies challenges and drives structured problem-solving and course correction within defined project constraints.
Through disciplined project leadership and cross-functional coordination, the Project Manager ensures projects are delivered efficiently, meet organizational objectives, and generate strong outcomes for both the client and the business.
Essential Responsibilities/Accountabilities
Project Management
Successful delivery of advanced project scope, schedule, and budget
Ensure that the Client’s vision is considered throughout the Project lifecycle.
Sustain Client satisfaction, exceeding expectations regularly.
Internal and external communication of Project status and progress
Management of final deliverables, ensuring TAIT quality throughout delivery
Draw together the engineering, manufacturing, operational and support disciplines to ensure Project success.
Risk monitoring and delay management.
Active Management of Project financials
Bidding & Development
Lead in translating Client needs into “TAIT language”.
Ensure that the Client’s vision is considered throughout the Bidding phase.
Generate or collaborate on Project Proposals and Quotes.
Drive the development of creative and technical solutions.
Participate in cost estimates and determine contingencies.
Establish pricing and payment schedules.
Commercial, Contractual & Legal
Understand the Project’s commercial terms as outlined in the contract, along with contractual & legal relationships formed between TAIT and the project client.
Act as a Client advocate within TAIT by ensuring the highest levels of Customer Service and sustaining the boutique experience that our Clients have come to expect.
Maintain a unique connection to our Clients, their teams, and their stakeholders
Ensure TAIT's duties & responsibilities are properly executed. Ensure the client executes their duties correctly and, where necessary, ensure TAITs interests are protected.
Project Finances & Budgets
Plan cashflow schedule according to proposals and contracts
Maintain payment schedule and invoicing
Lead the development of “As Sold” budget at the outset of a Project
Maintain ongoing Forecasts to track for deviations throughout Project lifecycle
Monitor and control Project costs and Change Orders (Extras)
Raise early flags for potential risks as well as opportunities
Provide periodic project status reports
Organizational Relationships & Participation
Act as the point of contact and accountable individual for the Project to senior leadership and executive teams.
Develop and maintain good relationships with Project Performance and Operations groups
Proactive, open, and transparent communication
Attend (and/or organize) regular check-in meetings
Monitor team in identifying who should be “around the table” for strategic conversations
Utilize relationships to resolve challenges, conflicts, or disputes within a Project or between competing Projects
Attend global and regional “All Hands” and similar organization meetings and gatherings
Stay up to date on time clocking, expense report submittals, and other administrative tasks
Continuous Improvements
Drive opportunities for minor and major improvements in the Project Process
Participate in departmental and organizational initiatives
Ensure “Lessons Learned” discussions occur for Projects that warrant celebrations of positive outcomes and critical reflection of negative outcomes
Education and Growth
Knowledgeable of TAIT’s history and capabilities, to represent the Enterprise brand and collaborate with Clients.
Actively seek opportunities to build new skills and hone or improve existing skills.
Focus on hard skills for tactical application and soft skills for interpersonal communication and effective leadership.
Participate in provided learning opportunities.
Encouraged to work on projects that expand their knowledge and experience in new markets and submarkets.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of Project management or relevant industry experience in entertainment, live events, construction management, or other relevant field. OR Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Technical Theater, or Live Event related field, plus 2+ years experience in Entertainment or Project Management.