Project Manager (Cultural)

Location: 5 days per week on-site in New York City, with collaboration with hirify.global's New York City office.

Salary: $100,000–$140,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Base salary excludes potential bonuses, 401(k) match, and other benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a global boutique consultancy managing and representing clients' interests across complex projects.

What you will do

• Manage the planning, artifact deinstallation, logistics, coordination, and reinstallation of a permanent museum exhibit.
• Participate in executing a complex, multi-phased capital improvement program with project managers and other stakeholders.
• Support procurement, contracting, and contract amendments for third-party contractors.
• Monitor field progress, schedules, logistics, quality control, invoices, purchase orders, and other financial commitments.
• Prepare project documentation and participate in strategic planning, budgeting, scheduling, execution, monitoring, and closeout.
• Coordinate with museum collections staff, curators, exhibit designers, architects, construction teams, vendors, and client decision-makers, including advocacy during disputes and change orders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in construction project management with a thorough understanding of the building and design process.
• Significant experience in the cultural or museum sector.
• Construction management experience related to collection logistics, museum capital improvement projects, exhibits management, or facility operations.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, presentation, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project or Primavera P6, and Adobe Acrobat or similar PDF tools such as Bluebeam or Nitro.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-first culture with an entrepreneurial spirit, flat structure, open communication, and recognition for contributions.
• Positive, energizing workplace with global reach and a boutique, client-focused approach.
• Strong work-life balance, generous paid time off, wellness benefits, and competitive benefits supporting personal and professional growth.
• Three weeks of vacation accrued annually from the first day, plus a paid birthday off.
• Eight sick days and ten paid holidays annually for full-time employees.