Chance Rides is currently seeking a Project Manager to join our team.

At Chance Rides, we design and manufacture cutting-edge amusement rides and people movers that bring unforgettable thrills to riders around the world. From theme parks and family entertainment centers to zoos, aquariums, and stand-alone attractions, our work is seen and experienced globally.

We’re more than just a manufacturer—we’re innovators committed to safety, quality, and craftsmanship. As an EOS-driven company, our core values of truth, team, heart, drive, and joy guide everything we do. If you take pride in your work, value precision, and want to be part of something extraordinary, you’ll feel right at home here.

Function: Project Management

Role: Project Manager

Reports to: Project Management Director

General Purpose:

The Project Manager is responsible for directing all phases of projects, from contract execution through delivery and installation, and is the primary customer contact to meet project objectives. This individual is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, budget control, and on-time completion ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals. This includes measurable performance to schedule, budget, customer satisfaction and leading a matrix team through successful project execution and completion.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates our core values of truth, team, heart, drive, and joy, at all times
• Ensures that projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget by leading multiple projects across various products with passion, accountability, and problem solving
• Coordinate internal and external resources for the successful execution of projects via measurable metrics and expectations
• Develops detailed project plans and schedules to track progress
• Manages relationships with clients and all stakeholders with highly effective and clear communication including written, verbal, and other means
• Performs risk management to minimize project risks and takes corrective actions either personally or with team with a sense of urgency
• Creates and maintains comprehensive project documentation per internal and external requirements including schedules, financial performance, and customer communication via best practices and standardized processes including reports, status updates, and meeting leadership
• Promotes a positive, team environment on both the company and client side, balancing trust, rapport, and accountability
• Communicates effectively with clients to meet project scope and timeline deliverables while also identifying scope creep or change orders to capture revenue opportunities
• Collaborates with other Project Managers to develop and enhance company standard project management processes including Project Management software, ERP system, data management, methodologies, etc.

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration) highly preferred; MBA a plus
• Minimum 3 years’ experience demonstrating successful management of challenging manufacturing projects
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and ever-changing priorities in a matrix organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team oriented with a positive, get-it-done attitude
• PMP certification a plus
• Strong proficiency in PM Software and tools; CAD experience a plus
• Amusement industry experience a plus
• Occasional domestic and/or international travel

General Benefits:

• Competitive salary of $75-90k (commensurate with experience)
• Comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision
• Supplemental Benefits
• Annual Performance Reviews
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Personal, Vacation, and Holiday Pay

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Chance Rides, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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