Job Description
Title : Project Manager - Exterior Services
Location : Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)
Job Type : Contract (5 Months)
Compensation : $26.32 - $33.83/hr
Industry: Retail
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About the Role We are seeking a Project Manager for a five-month contract opportunity with our client, a large national retail organization with a broad portfolio of locations. This role will support exterior service programs across multiple sites, including landscaping, lot sweeping, snow removal, and related vendor-managed services. The Project Manager will help coordinate operational execution, vendor support, work order administration, reporting, data analysis, and issue resolution in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Job Description The Project Manager will provide operational and program support to the Exterior Services team. This role will assist with managing vendor activity, tracking service deliverables, reviewing work orders, analyzing operational data, and supporting process execution across a large, geographically dispersed portfolio. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with internal stakeholders, field teams, vendors, contractors, and service providers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support the management and execution of exterior service programs, including landscaping, lot sweeping, snow removal, and other property-related services.
- Assist with vendor management activities, including follow-up, documentation, issue tracking, and service coordination.
- Administer and monitor work orders to ensure timely completion, accurate documentation, and appropriate escalation of issues.
- Review operational data to identify trends, service gaps, recurring issues, and opportunities for corrective action.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, and summaries using Microsoft Excel and related reporting tools.
- Track deliverables, deadlines, program updates, and process documentation across multiple locations.
- Partner with field teams, vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders to resolve service issues and support operational needs.
- Conduct audits, quality reviews, and data validation to ensure accuracy and consistency across program activities.
- Review vendor submissions, maintenance requests, service proposals, and scopes of work as needed.
- Manage multiple priorities and workstreams in a high-volume operational environment.
Qualifications Required Qualifications: - 3+ years of experience supporting operational programs, facilities programs, vendor management, field service operations, or similar business functions.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, reporting, trend analysis, and dashboard development.
- Experience managing multiple workstreams, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Experience working with vendors, service providers, contractors, or external business partners.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to review operational data, identify trends, and recommend corrective actions.
- Experience maintaining documentation, tracking deliverables, and supporting process execution across multiple locations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with field teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- High attention to detail with experience performing audits, quality reviews, and data validation activities.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience using IBM Maximo or a similar computerized maintenance management system, work order management platform, or CMMS.
- Experience reviewing scopes of work, service proposals, maintenance requests, or vendor submissions.
- Background in facilities management, maintenance operations, property management, field operations, or service program support.
- Experience supporting geographically dispersed operations or large multi-location programs.
- Exposure to landscaping, snow removal, parking lot maintenance, exterior services, or related vendor-managed services.
Benefits Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary:
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Equal Opportunity Statement As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
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Job Tags
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