Millwork Project Manager

C2A USA:

Created in 2019, C2A USA is the American branch of CAA Group, a company of French interior furnishers and Millwork fabricators. Our craftsmen perform technical studies, design, manufacture, and fitting of very complex projects. Our past experiences with worldwide top clients have naturally made the group a reference in the world of high-end interior design, powered by our values of integrity, commitment, and respect for the highest standards.

Our strength lies in the way that we collaborate with interior architects and designers and the services we provide. We understand their projects and have manufacturing solutions to materialize them from the concept up. We have learned, and keep learning, from every one of our projects, solidifying our culture of high standards. Every one of our projects continually enriches our improvement process. Our production combines rigor and innovation with creativity.

Carrying the spirit of its founders, C2A USA is dedicated to very high-end millwork, bringing the French “savoir-faire” to its American clients, keeping strong human values while creating beautiful works of art. As French craftsmen, the team of C2A USA must ensure that our human values of dedication, humility, sharing, caring, integrity, benevolence and ecology are respected. Each member of our company must be given the chance to evolve and flourish in the best environment possible. Based in New-York and in Miami, C2A USA operates in all North America.

Position :

The Project Manager is a key position in C2A USA. A highly skilled millworker, he/she uses the knowledge he/she has of the trade to manage the projects that are handled to him/her, from the beginning until the end.

He/she assists the Office Manager on site during the first briefs with the clients and helps through the quotation process. When the project starts, he/she prepares all the shop drawings based on his/her measurement and collaborates with the French engineering office. He/she then makes sur that every shop drawing is validated by the client and launch the fabrication, based on the samples he/she has preliminarily prepared and had reviewed by the client.

He/she keeps track of the fabrication, in France and with our subcontractors, updates the client with the progress and attends every meeting on site. He/she is in charge of ordering anything needed to complete the project, with the validation of the office manager. During the installation, he/she visits the install team as often as required and ease all of the issues they could encounter. Along with the FAO and the Office Manager, he/she takes care of everything related to his/her project and the installation team’s needs.

If the position of Project Manager is related to the good conduct of a project, he/she must keep in mind that they build relationship with they clients, a relationship they must do everything to preserve and grow. A well-handled project will always be the best advertisement and they best way to build customer loyalty.

Major functions:

- Managing one or several projects, from start to completion

- Assuring communication between the American actors and the French office

- Managing production budgets

- Being the face of the company on the jobsite

Specific Responsibilities

Preparation

- Attending brief meetings with the Office manager if required

- Performing the survey of the projects

- Overseeing the shop drawing process

- Managing the schedules with the client, the Office Manager and the French office

- Preparing the samples and mock-up for validation

- Getting the materials and shop drawing validations by the clients

- Communicating with the French Office during the preparation process

Follow-up

- Attending the jobsite and coordination meetings

- Being the link between the client and the French workshops

- Answering any request or questions to the clients

- Managing the fabrication, shipping and installation schedules

- Managing the sub-contractors

Finance

- Managing the budget of the project

- Buying the needed hardware, tools or services related to the project

- Following the expenses of the project with the Finance & Administrative Officer

Shipping & Installation

- Managing the pricings of the shipping in collaboration with the French office

- Overseeing the shipping, the arrivals and the customs of manufactured goods

- Managing the pricing of the installers

- Collaborating with the installers’ manager to organize the installation operations

- Overseeing the installation operations

Other

- Representing the company on any relevant events, along with the executives

- Keeping impeccable relations with the clients to ensure fidelity

- Building a personal network of clients and partners

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Compensation package:

• Yearly bonus

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• millwork: 5 years (Required)
• architecture: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10013