Project Manager, Signage

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For over almost 60 years, our solutions have enabled impactful connections between some of the world’s leading brands and their customers. And while we’ve already done a lot of work we’re proud of, we’re just getting started!

We’re a global technology company focused on creating dynamic, smart, personalised and engaging customer experiences powered by our range of digital hardware, our proprietary content management system and our industry leading signage solutions. (For example: If you’ve ordered in-store or in the drive-thru at McDonald’s somewhere in the world in the last few years, chances are you’ve interacted with our digital solutions.) We work in over 50 global markets and have 9 offices around the world, with a global headquarters proudly located in our founding home of Sydney, Australia.

Coates Group has the values of a family-owned business and the innovative spirit of a start-up, both which fuel our purpose – Creating Connections. Empowering Partnerships. Always Evolving. Through hard work, dedication and creativity, we’ve become industry leaders who have won awards and set records while remaining focused on continual growth and evolution. We are a 2x Australia Good Design Award winner and successfully completed the largest hardware deployment in Quick Service Restaurant history.

We are curious, charismatic, authentic and we value and leverage the diversity of our crew. We are imaginers, kindness enthusiasts, experts, creators, thinkers, challengers, collaborators and over-achievers. And together, as a Crew, we are revolutionizing the way the world’s leading brands leverage technology to drive the best customer experiences.

Coates is looking for an experienced Project Manager, Signage to remotely lead the delivery of complex signage, shopfitting and retail fit-out projects. Managing installation teams from afar, you’ll own each build from planning to handover — coordinating install crews, subcontractors and suppliers to land every job on time, on budget and to spec.

Please note, this fixed is a 12-18 month fixed term contract.

Key responsibilities for the role

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-site signage, shopfitting and fit-out installations
• Remotely coordinate install crews, subcontractors, trades and suppliers across sites
• Build and manage install schedules, site access, milestones and dependencies
• Be the central point of contact for clients and install teams, resolving issues quickly
• Drive site safety, quality and compliance across every install, WPCG experience would be beneficial
• Managing data & internal stakeholders ensuring the timely delivery of multiple sites at the same time

Qualifications and experience

• 5+ years managing physical installation, Signage, shopfitting, or construction/fit-out projects, across multiple site at the same time
• Proven experience coordinating subcontractors, trades and install crews across multiple sites
• Strong remote project management — schedules, budgets, safety and quality
• A confident communicator who can lead, coordinate and motivate installation teams remotely
• A trade, construction, signage or shopfitting background is highly regarded