Sr Project Manager, IKE

Orange Barrel Media

$132K — $172K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, telecom, or utility deployment programs.
  • Proven ability to manage contractors, budgets, and schedules across multiple projects.
  • Familiarity with permitting, public right-of-way construction, and utility coordination processes.
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills, with experience liaising with city agencies and utilities.
  • Proficient in SiteTracker, Salesforce, or similar project management systems.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly in project financial tracking.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee IKE kiosk project deployment from siting and permitting to construction and closeout.
  • Manage relationships with general contractors, electricians, and vendors, including contract negotiations and performance evaluations.
  • Develop strategies for permitting and track submittals with Civil Engineering partners to secure agency approvals.
  • Lead coordination with utilities for power setup, managing applications, easements, and timelines.
  • Create and maintain project schedules, budgets, and reports, ensuring data accuracy in SiteTracker.
  • Review financial documents such as invoices and change orders to align with project budgets.
  • Coordinate the logistics of kiosk fabrication, delivery, and installation sequencing.

Benefits

  • On-site position with the option to work remotely one day a week after six months.
  • Opportunity to mentor junior project staff and contribute to team processes.
  • Work in a collaborative environment with multiple cross-functional teams.
  • Engage with city agencies and community stakeholders to foster professional relationships.
Full Job Description
About the role

The Senior Project Manager leads the deployment of IKE interactive digital kiosks in public rights-of-way across assigned U.S. markets, owning projects from siting and permitting through power coordination, construction, activation, and closeout. This role manages contractors, vendors, and consultants, drives schedules and budgets, and serves as a primary point of contact for city agencies, utilities, and internal stakeholders.

The right person brings deep construction and infrastructure project management experience, sound judgment in the field, and the ability to keep multiple markets moving at once. This role is based in our West Hollywood office in Los Angeles and is on-site daily, with the opportunity to work remotely one day a week after six months of employment.

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end delivery of IKE deployments in assigned markets, from site development support and permitting through construction, activation, and closeout
  • Manage general contractors, electricians, and vendors, including bidding, scopes of work, contract negotiation support, scheduling, and performance management
  • Direct permitting strategy and track submittals with our Civil Engineering partners, resolving agency comments and driving approvals across city departments
  • Lead utility coordination and power make-ready efforts with utilities and our Civil Engineering partners, managing applications, easements, energization timelines, and escalations
  • Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and cost reporting, and maintain accurate project data in SiteTracker
  • Review and approve invoices, purchase orders, and change orders, and manage project financials to budget
  • Coordinate kiosk fabrication, logistics, and delivery with internal teams and manage installation sequencing in market
  • Conduct site walks, pre-construction meetings, and inspections, and manage field issues through resolution.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for city agencies, utilities, property owners, and community stakeholders in assigned markets
  • Report project status, risks, and forecasts to leadership and cross-functional partners in Development, Design, Operations, and Finance
  • Mentor Project Managers and Project Coordinators and contribute to team processes, templates, and documentation standards
  • Travel to assigned markets according to business needs for site walks, pre-construction meetings, construction oversight, and inspections

Qualifications

Required

  • 7+ years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, telecom, utility, or similar deployment programs
  • Demonstrated experience managing contractors, budgets, and schedules on multiple concurrent projects
  • Working knowledge of permitting, public right-of-way construction, and utility coordination
  • Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including experience working directly with city agencies and utilities
  • Experience with SiteTracker, Salesforce, or a similar project tracking system
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and comfort with project financial tracking
  • Ability to travel according to business needs

Preferred

  • PMP certification or equivalent
  • Experience with small cell, fiber, digital signage, LED, electrical, or streetscape construction
  • Experience leading power make-ready programs with investor-owned utilities
  • Experience mentoring or leading junior project staff
  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, Engineering, Business, or a related field


The pay range for this role is:

132,000 - 172,000 USD per year (LA Office )

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