Senior Project Manager

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

National Sign Account Management

• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned National Sign Accounts
• Proactively support, develop, and grow relationships with national sign partners
• Coordinate and manage projects across multiple locations, timelines, and stakeholders
• Ensure clear communication, alignment, and execution between customers and internal teams
• Identify opportunities to expand scope, improve service levels, and increase account revenue

General Contractor Bid & Project Management

• Lead and oversee large, complex General Contractor bid opportunities
• Develop accurate, timely, and competitive project estimates and proposals
• Ensure bid requirements, timelines, and compliance standards are fully met
• Manage awarded projects from kickoff through completion, including scope, schedule, and budget
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with key general contractors and project partners

Project Execution & Coordination

• Manage multiple concurrent projects from initiation through closeout
• Coordinate closely with fabrication, paint, assembly, installation, and service teams
• Balance internal production schedules with customer deadlines and field requirements
• Monitor project performance and proactively address risks, changes, or constraints
• Participate in project planning meetings, site visits, and customer progress meetings as needed

Customer & Internal Collaboration

• Act as a trusted partner to customers by providing clear communication and reliable execution
• Serve as a liaison between customers, internal operations, and leadership
• Escalate issues appropriately and work collaboratively toward solutions
• Identify and forward sales leads to the sales team when appropriate

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• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously.
• Familiarity with the bid process associated with general contractors.
• Strong project management skills, including quoting, planning, and execution.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance internal production schedules with external customer deadlines.
• Experience attending and contributing to customer progress meetings.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Desire to socialize, engage with customers and partners, and create a network of contacts and clients.

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Working Conditions:

Operates in a demanding, fast-paced, people-oriented environment. Some exposure to dirt, noise, temperature variance, and variable weather conditions that are associated with sign fabrication, site survey and installation. Deadline pressure is an integral part of the job with the potential for managing multiple project assignments. Works with a variety of people including vendors, customers, employees, and leadership.

Required Work Schedule:

Work hours are generally during normal operational hours 7:00am to 4:00pm Monday-Thursday and 7:00am to 12:00pm on Fridays, and an average of at least 40 hours a week. The ability to work overtime, travel overnight and stay out-of-town may be necessary on a limited basis. There may also be variations in work hours due to special projects, changes in customer deadlines, and responding to critical customer service needs.

Physical Requirements:

Will alternate walking, sitting, and standing throughout work shift. Work is primarily performed at a desk. There is regular use of the keyboard, tablets and telephone. Requires the ability to receive detailed information through verbal communication. Vision acuity corrected to 20/40.

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For over 100 years, La Crosse Sign Group has worked diligently to develop an organization dedicated to the service of our clients. From our humble beginnings in 1917, we have adapted to an ever-expanding and diverse industry. Our evolution into what we are today happened because of company leaders, hiring the best people in the industry, and empowering them to act decisively. We now have three locations in Wisconsin: La Crosse, Madison, and Eau Claire. Through everything we do, we will continue to reach higher and not only meet, but also exceed the expectations of our clients with our proven process of consultation, creation, and conclusion.

Our mission is to help companies make an extraordinary first impression. We all know how important a first impression can be, it can make or break someone's decision to be your friend, buy your product, or to even enter your business in the first place. At La Crosse Sign Group our purpose is to help businesses make a statement that will "wow" customers and leave a lasting positive impact. This purpose, paired with our expertise in custom fabrication and design, fuel our cause of helping our communities and local businesses succeed.

La Crosse Sign operates under EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, where we value input and ideas from all employees and live by the following Core Values:

• Leading with a commitment to excellence
• Supportive of one another win or lose
• Grateful every day
• Mindful of our actions
• Adaptable to change
• Always putting safety first

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