Project Manager

Location: Birmingham, Michigan, United States of America

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Agency:

FutureBrand

Job Function:

Projects and Performance Improvement

Job Subfunction:

Project and Program Management

Job Description:

Who we are 

At FutureBrand, our mission is to create a more positive world through branding. And doing so is our passion. Every day, everywhere, brands impact our lives and the decisions we make, from our health, money, and home to the energy we consume, the resources we use, and how we connect with the world around us. The most successful brands create positive, sustainable change for today and for the future. 

Internally, we are building a culture that is aligned to our values of being progressive, adaptable, collaborative, and empowering. Our community is one that celebrates everyone’s individuality and provides an equitable culture where everyone can thrive and achieve their full potential. 

Who you are 

You're proactive. 
You anticipate challenges before they become problems and enjoy bringing structure to complex projects. 

You're collaborative. 
You build strong relationships across clients, consultants, vendors, and multidisciplinary internal teams. 

You're organized. 
You thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing multiple projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. 

Most importantly, you're uniquely you. 
There is no single path to becoming a great project manager at FUTUREBRAND; our differences in experience and perspective make our work better. 

What the role is 

Our Project Manager II leads the day-to-day development and management of multiple projects from initiation through completion. They partner with Studio Leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and at the highest level of quality. A Project Manager II proactively manages schedules, financial performance, staffing, consultant coordination, and client expectations while identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes. 

Project Leadership + Delivery:

• Proactively guide multiple projects through the internal system, identifying risks early and developing contingency plans before issues impact schedule, budget, or scope. 
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing competing priorities and maintaining exceptional client service. 
• Maintain detailed project documentation and communicate project status, milestones, and risks to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Drive schedule adherence across internal teams, clients, architects, engineers, consultants, vendors, and other project partners. 
• Facilitate internal design reviews and cross-functional coordination. 

Financial + Scope Management:

• Maintain organized project files, documentation, revisions, and updates.
• Own the financial performance of assigned projects, including budgets, forecasting, vendor billing, expense tracking, profitability, and financial reporting. 
• Track project hours and utilization to ensure efficiency and recommend adjustments to maintain profitability. 
• Monitor project scope throughout delivery and collaborate with Business Leadership to develop additional service requests, change orders, and fee adjustments when appropriate. 

Resource + Team Coordination: 

• Uphold the confidentiality of our clients and FUTUREBRAND’s proprietary information.
• Coordinate and oversee staff resources, partnering with Studio Leadership and Resource Management to ensure projects are appropriately staffed. 
• Forecast upcoming resource needs and communicate staffing requirements to support current and future project planning. 
• Develop and maintain project matrices, schedules, specifications, quantities, finishes, and production information. 
• Manage vendor and consultant relationships to ensure deliverables are accurate, on schedule, and within budget. 

Business Development + Client Support: 

• Participate in business development efforts by supporting proposals, fee development, project scoping, and client presentations. 
• Assist with product purchasing, retail site audits, and installation coordination as required. 

Knowledge + Skills 

• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to anticipate risks and develop proactive solutions. 
• Strong understanding of project financials, scheduling, and resource planning. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities. 
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external consultants. 
• Strong client service mindset with excellent written and verbal communication. 

Education + Experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design, or related field preferred. 
• 3–5 years of project management experience within a design consultancy, architecture/interior design firm, branding agency, retail design firm, or consumer products organization. 
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, consultant coordination, and multiple concurrent projects. 
• Experience participating in proposals, fee development, or business development is preferred. 
• Experience with project management, resource planning, and financial tracking software. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

 We believe that ideas get better when they are inherently diverse and shared in highly inclusive ways, and we want to hear from those who think differently from us. We truly believe in the strength of diversity and the richness it can bring. By bringing different people together great things happen. 

FUTUREBRAND is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by federal law. We will not ask about incarceration history at any point in the application process. 

If you have a disability, we want everyone to feel at ease when going through our recruitment process. We are working to make our website and processes more accessible, if you encounter any issues and would like this information in an alternative format, or if you need further support with your application, please contact us at careers@futurebrand.com for any adjustments you may need to perform at your best. 

65,000K-80,000K

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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