Project Manager

OhioSE, Inc. Employment Opportunity **Job Title: ** Project Manager Location : Pre-approved remote location within the eastern portion of the OhioSE region **Reports To: ** OhioSE President **Work Hours: ** Full-time **Status/Salary: ** Exempt/salaried position with competitive compensation based on qualifications **Deadline: ** Applications are accepted until the position is filled Company Overview: OhioSE, Inc. is a private, non-profit economic development organization with the mission of supporting economic development in the 25 Ohio Appalachian counties through business attraction, retention, and expansion efforts. OhioSE is one of seven JobsOhio regional partners. Position Description: We seek a highly motivated individual to serve as the project manager in the eastern portion of the OhioSE region. The manager's overarching goal is to represent the OhioSE and JobsOhio and assist in the creation, retention, expansion, and attraction of companies in a 25-county region of Ohio. The goal is to close deals that secure new capital investment and jobs in Ohio with a positive return on investment. Responsibilities: · Proactively plan and execute an aggressive Business Retention & Expansion visitation program in the appropriate sub-region. Targets should be developed and approached in cooperation with local economic development organization (LEDO) professionals when possible. If that is not possible, the PM will need to proceed independently and try to loop the LEDO when possible. · Identify growing companies and industries and potential projects. · Define project needs with participating companies. · Identify and connect key resources, assets and alliances. · Identify and package appropriate state, JobsOhio and local incentives.