Project Manager, Hospitality | Penn State University Athletics

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The Project Manager will manage and oversee the Food & Beverage transition project at Penn State University Athletics. The Project Manager's responsibility includes operational oversight, staff and budget management, acting as a liason between contractors and leadership. This role is pivitol in building and miantianing positive client relations.

The Project Manager is an orchestrator who builds a plan, and a team to set our client up for success with venue growth and, therefore, OVG Hospitality growth. This individual is responsible for the overall roadmap and plans to get each area of the project set up on time and within budget. This position covers all departments related to OVG Hospitality as part of the transition and startup process.

• Communicate frequently to clarify understanding of expectations, facilitate open dialogue within leadership and ensure that all company resources are utilized to achieve the operating goals.
• Manage the project in a cost-effective manner by establishing and applying sound policies pertaining to the organization, customer relations, planning, cost control, and workflow.
• Responsible for ensuring that work is performed to specifications of the contract.
• Coordinates the storage, maintenance and repair of all equipment to ensure operational readiness.
• Accountability - Setting standards for timely and accurate reporting.
• Ensures highly productive relationships and partnerships within the opening team to benefit the organization by frequently communicating all updates, meetings, conference calls and site visits.
• Holds all team members accountable to the timelines and standards of opening a new building
• Managing all travel for opening support to ensure the project stays within budget.
• Maintains a positive and compliant employee relations climate. Promotes support and communication with entire staff. Rapidly solves problems.
• Creates documents to ensure all tasks for the new opening are outlined in detail, uses said documents daily to ensure all information is up to date and accurate.
• Creates weekly updates and sends the updates out to the leadership team
• Ensures corporate policies and procedures are being utilized and recommends improvements to the leadership
• Collaboration across various departments and functions of the organization to understand key issues, establish an appropriate sense of urgency, and drive execution.
• Resolve differences between team members and keep them working together in a common direction.

• BA or BS with business-related major; accounting minor or credits preferred.
• Minimum 3 years management experience in food-related or concessions industry.
• Minimum 3 years progressive and responsible experience working in project management or operations management.
• Ability to work a variable work schedule (including evenings and weekends, as required), depending upon event and business requirements.
• Solid working knowledge of computer applications: Microsoft office, Project Management Software, timekeeping systems.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.