Our Opportunity
GPJ is hiring a VP of Fabrication to join the growing team in our Las Vegas location.
This role is hybrid, requiring you to report on-site to our Las Vegas office location a minimum of 2 days per week.
Your Role
As the VP of Fabrication, your role involves overseeing and coordinating all fabrication-related activities to ensure the highest quality products while maximizing profit margins at our facilities. You lead by example, committed to innovative thinking and open to adopting new construction methods that push the boundaries of our industry.
In your position, you are responsible for managing, training, and motivating the fabrication team to achieve goals. Additionally, you oversee Logistics and Warehousing personnel, as well as shop operations, working closely with the GF and Shop Foreman. You also conduct GPJ training seminars on fabrication for GPJ staff and collaborate with the Executive Management team to address staffing needs. You will oversee safety management of your facility. It is your responsibility to ensure there is a consistent safety program that aligns with GPJ US goals.
As the VP, you manage various aspects of fabrication, including departmental capacity planning, setting timelines, monitoring shop inventory in coordination with Purchasing and Shop personnel, optimizing vehicle and forklift usage, and providing regular reports on maintenance and overhead costs on a daily and monthly basis.
Your Skills
- Oversee planning and execution of consistent project performance
- Manage GPJ Process across multiple disciplines
- Manage team to deliver fabrication projects on time and on budget with expected GPJ Quality
- Manage numerous fulltime and seasonal staff across multiple disciplines
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve goals and objectives
- Excellent strategic planning and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving continuous improvement and innovation
- In-depth knowledge of fabrication processes, techniques, and materials, with experience in a variety of fabrication methods
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address issues quickly and effectively
- Proven track record of successful project management and execution, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Familiarity with relevant software and technology tools used in fabrication processes
- Effectively deliver on numerous corporate initiatives
- Empower collaborative teamwork across all reports
Your Competencies
Solution Oriented - Even with tight project budget management practices, you focus on the desired outcome and are ready with multiple solutions in order to reach the end goal.
Thoroughness - Ensure your work (and if applicable, the work of others) is complete and accurate. You can spot when details were overlooked, and take the initiative to complete the project, following up to ensure agreements / commitments are on track or have been fulfilled. When details are ambiguous, you ask questions to confirm you understand the expectations. Team members can easily follow your work, understand where you left off, and what comes next. You are prepared and organized for meetings and presentations.
Urgency - Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion.
Foster Innovation - Drive, develop, or support new and improved methods, products, procedures or technologies. Devise new approaches to make improvements or solve problems. You constantly challenge yourself to come up with ideas that are on strategy, innovative, and transformative, and authentic to the client’s brand.
Your Experience
Experience & Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Construction Management or a minimum of (15) years’ of industry experience in the disciplines listed.
- Knowledge of building and construction standards and terminology.
- Ability to read/understand engineering drawings and knowledge CAD/CAM manufacturing and fabrication.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities
Travel & Mobility
- Travel to major shows as white collar supervision when required, at an estimated 10-15%.
- Ability to work irregular hours in addition to normal business hours, to include nights, weekends and holidays as needed
Your Impact
In your role, you will have influence and responsibility over:
- Business Development
- Project Launch & Resource Management
- Fabrication & Graphics
- Estimating
- Management, Delivery & Deployment
- Change Order Management
- Invoicing, Financial Reconciliation & Closing
Who We Are
GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies.
You read that “employee-owned” part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more “accruing” time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), our “no employee contribution” healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let’s talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.
GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.
