Installation Supervisor Job Seattle area,Washington USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Turner Exhibits is a custom design and fabrication firm, led by ideas and a culture of collaboration. The diverse perspectives of your future colleagues and clients will inspire and challenge you to be extraordinary. Innovation and creativity are at the heart of our work: creating experiences that better connect people to their imagination. We partner with pioneers of technology and a selection of discerning homeowners to create solutions for tomorrow.

Are you interested in bringing transformational projects into reality? Join us.

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Role Description

This is a full‑time on‑site role for an Installation Supervisor based in Seattle, WA. This position is a hybrid position that is composed of two distinct roles:

Each aspect of this position will have distinct functional responsibilities, required skills, and measures of success.

Functional Responsibilities

Attend internal team meetings to outline, define, & plan installation approaches.
Drawing on input from designers and lead fabricators, develop installation schedules that define Turner Exhibits and General Contractor resources (people and equipment), sequence of work, and milestones.
Create estimates for installation. Collaborate with clients to define installation methods and time requirements.
Develop information for and collect bids from installation subcontractors.
Prepare Site Safety Plans for each site mobilization.
Attend client meetings.
Carry out site surveys and pre‑installation planning meetings with clients.
Research local resources (equipment and material suppliers, sub‑contractors).
Manage all installation‑related purchasing, including team travel, lodging, per diem, site consumables, and equipment rental.
Schedule and lead installation planning meetings.
Document installation methods during shop setup and testing.
Plan and manage packing. Review shipping manifests.
In the shop, contribute to project setup and testing in order to fully test exhibits and kinetic architecture systems.
Document shop mockups by red‑lining plans, taking photos and video, and saving these to appropriate network files.
While on site, represent TE to clients and contractors.
Communicate Site Safety Plan to all install participants.
Work as an installation supervisor and/or installer. Direct the work of other TE installers, or the work of labor supplied by the client.
Monitor, control, and communicate changes to schedule, scope, and budget, should any occur. Communicate updates to the project manager, account partner, and as needed, the client.
Track actual hours and activities of team. Document departures from plan or schedule for customer communication.
Monitor and control installation schedule, scope, and costs.
Monitor and control quality.
Contribute to project closeout process. Participate in a project closeout meeting: collect information about what went right and wrong and define ideas for change and improvement.
Identify ways to improve team performance and customer satisfaction.

What you will need to succeed

Appropriate industry knowledge relevant to industry served (architecture, general contracting, exhibits).
Planning skills. Able to anticipate project needs, resource needs, and problems.
Strong organizational and communication skills. Able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, to delegate tasks and responsibilities clearly and effectively, and to prepare documents for internal and external recipients.
Strong leadership skills. Able to communicate with and lead diverse teams on site composed of both familiar and unfamiliar people, subcontractors, and situations.
Strong decision‑making skills. Able to assess conditions and situations on site and make clear and timely decisions. Able to act.
Calm, controlled demeanor. Able to de‑escalate issues/solve problems under pressure.

Additional requirements

Willingness to travel for site surveys and installs
Valid WA state driver’s license and automobile liability insurance
Valid enhanced driver’s license or valid passport
Ability to work in Canada (no felony arrest history)
Ability to safely lift 50 pounds
Willingness to attend OSHA…