Lighting Project Manager at Turtle & Hughes Inc. in New York, New York

Job Description:

Why Turtle?
Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?

At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, we believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create a workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led to our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.

About the Role

Turtle is actively searching for an experienced Lighting Project Manager to join our team in Manhattan, NY. The Lighting Project Manager is primarily responsible for coordinating all aspects of lighting projects from order entry to project closeout and managing customer expectations with the support of the department.

What You'll Do:

• Coordinate all stages of lighting projects to its entirety


• Maintain schedules with weekly updates


• Oversee multiple projects


• Create submittal packages for approval


• Track shipments


• Schedule deliveries


• Work in a team environment internally as well as with customers


• Project billing


• Generate and maintain change orders


• Seek opportunities to increase sales/margin


• Organize and manage documents


• Excel proficient

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Required, College degree a plus


• Previous/Current project management experience in commercial lighting or distribution.


• Knowledge of Oasis Software Preferred but not required.


• Experience with MS Office and Outlook required


• Highly desirable to have relevant experience, but not required


• Excellent time management


• Detail oriented


• Communication and customer service skills

We offer a competitive benefits package. Some of which include:

• 401(k) plan


• Health Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Paid Holidays including a Birthday Holiday


• Vacation and Sick Days

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Clark, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle Integrated division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

What To Do Next

You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle Instagram: @TurtleandHughes Facebook: @TurtleandHughes Twitter: @TurtleandHughes YouTube: @TurtleandHughes

Turtle is proud to be is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.