JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Project Manager

Reports to: COO

• Job Type:

  • Full Time

  • Exempt

• Location:

  • Allegan, MI

Company Profile:
The RCI Adventure Products (RCI) team is wholeheartedly focused on bringing fun to the world by creating profitable adventure entertainment attractions for business owners across the globe. RCI is dedicated to hardworking and career-oriented individuals who are as passionate about their work as they are about their lives. Our success is centered around a fun company culture, excelling in execution and being energized to make a difference. We are a place where every employee can make a difference - and it all starts with you!

Job Summary:
The Project Manager leads customer projects from order handoff through fabrication, delivery, installation, and closeout. This role is the main point of contact for customers and coordinates internal teams to keep schedules, communication, and deliverables on track.

Ideal candidates have experience in construction, steel fabrication, or custom manufacturing and are comfortable managing timelines and customer communication in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers after order handoff, managing communication, expectations, schedules, and deliverables

• Coordinate with Sales to confirm order scope, timelines, and customer requirements

• Lead internal coordination across engineering, fabrication/production, shipping, installation, services, and training teams

• Manage project schedules and ensure milestones are met from design release through installation

• Oversee fabrication progress and coordinate production priorities as needed

• Coordinate shipping logistics, including domestic and international deliveries

• Work closely with Field Services to align installation schedules, site readiness, and resolve on-site issues or material gaps

• Ensure required project drawings and documentation are delivered to the customer and manage revisions or additional requirements.

• Maintain accurate project information in the ERP system, including order details, schedules, and status updates.

• Participate in project review and coordination meetings to proactively identify and resolve risks

• Collaborate with finance, procurement, and operations teams to support efficient project execution

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Knowledge/Experience Required:

• 5+ years of project management or project coordination experience in construction, steel fabrication, custom manufacturing, or industrial environments

• Experience coordinating shop production, logistics/shipping, and installation schedules

• Strong customer-facing communication and ability to manage expectations

• Strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects and timelines

• ERP experience (scheduling, order tracking, material status/reporting)
  Preferred:

• Steel fabrication shop or custom manufacturing experience

• Experience coordinating installation schedules and site readiness

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Industrial Technology, or related field

• PMP or similar project management certification

RCI Perks

• Paid Time Off

• Ten paid holidays

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Confinement

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Health Saving Account (HSA)

• A 401 (k) / Roth plan with company match

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; reach with hands and arms; lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Must be able to communicate verbally with co-workers and other individuals; be able to hear well; see clearly and up close. Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.