Job Description
Project Manager – Studio Lot Renovation (BUILD Project)
📍 Los Angeles, CA | Onsite 4 days / week (Mon–Thurs)
We’re looking for a Project Manager to oversee the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure of a BUILD project (construction, renovation, and technology implementation) for a renovated building on the Studio Lot.
In this role, you’ll play a critical part in managing the integration of technology for the building and report to the Senior Manager of Studio Technology Operations and Insights : Program Management .
Responsibilities
- Lead the Studio Technology workstream for corporate real estate construction and renovation projects.
- Manage technology refreshes for spaces across the studio lots.
- Partner with engineering teams to manage the end-to-end process : design coordination, procurement, scheduling integration / installation tasks, move-in, and approvals.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for Studio Operations, Real Estate, Architects, General Contractors, and Studio Technology.
- Intake requests, provide updates, assess priorities, and track schedules.
- Lead large-scale, complex projects spanning internal teams, external departments, and vendors.
- Apply Studio Technology project management practices and tools (JIRA) for project plans, milestone tracking, budgets, procurement, and issue resolution.
- Prioritize and escalate critical operational tasks; adjust project work plans as needed.
- Maintain KPI dashboards via MS Power BI and report on program metrics.
- Identify inefficiencies and risks, and implement solutions to improve operations.
Basic Qualifications
5–10 years of technical project management experience using both waterfall and agile methodologies.5+ years of experience managing construction / build projects with general contractors, architects, safety, and operations teams.5+ years of experience managing and developing teams to meet productivity, quality, and goal expectations.Strong background in managing technical operations teams (e.g., audio visual engineers, sound / projection engineers, union teams).Excellent meeting facilitation and stakeholder management skills.Experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet .Familiarity with equipment procurement processes and tools.Ability to develop and present business cases via PowerPoint or Keynote.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to create workflow drawings and process maps in Lucidchart .