Location: Knoxville, TN
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Primarily Monday–Friday; start times and hours may vary depending on customer and project requirements, Weekends, as needed
Compensation: Competitive pay based on relevant experience and qualifications
Clean Team Inc. is seeking a dependable and experienced Special Projects Manager to coordinate and perform commercial cleaning, specialty cleaning, and facility-service projects throughout the Knoxville area.
This position combines project coordination, customer interaction, team leadership, estimating, scheduling, and hands-on field work. It is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in different environments, solving problems, managing crews, and seeing projects through from planning to completion.
You will partner closely with local operations leadership to evaluate customer needs, determine labor and equipment requirements, prepare project estimates, coordinate schedules, and make sure each job is completed safely, efficiently, and according to company expectations.
This is not a desk-only management position. The Special Projects Manager will regularly work alongside team members and assist with cleaning and specialty project tasks when needed.
In this role, you will:
- Visit customer facilities to review upcoming projects and determine labor, equipment, supplies, and service requirements.
- Work with the General Manager and Operations Manager to prepare project estimates, labor plans, and pricing recommendations.
- Coordinate schedules for commercial cleaning, specialty services, and facility-related projects.
- Assign and direct employees based on project requirements and timelines.
- Participate directly in cleaning and project work alongside the crew.
- Track project progress and help ensure work stays within scheduled hours and approved budgets.
- Maintain a strong focus on workplace safety, productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction.
- Train employees on cleaning procedures, equipment use, safety expectations, and project-specific requirements.
- Communicate project updates, concerns, and completion status with customers and Clean Team leadership.
- Review completed work and address quality concerns before projects are considered finished.
- Maintain and safely operate commercial cleaning equipment, tools, and company vehicles.
- Help identify solutions when unexpected project challenges or customer requests arise.
Qualified candidates should be dependable, organized, comfortable leading others, and willing to work in a hands-on environment.
Relevant experience may include:
- Commercial janitorial or custodial services
- Industrial or manufacturing environments
- Facility maintenance
- Specialty floor care or commercial cleaning projects
- Field service operations
- Crew leadership, supervision, or project coordination
Leadership or project-management experience is strongly preferred. Experience preparing estimates, coordinating labor, or managing commercial service projects is also beneficial.
Candidates should also have:
- Strong organization and time-management skills
- The ability to prioritize multiple projects and changing schedules
- Effective communication and customer-service skills
- Sound judgment and practical problem-solving abilities
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to perform physical cleaning and project-related work
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds as required for the position
- Flexibility to work different hours when project schedules require it
- Reliable transportation
- A valid driver's license
- An acceptable driving record and ability to meet Clean Team's applicable fleet-safety requirements
This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of projects, develop leadership skills, and play an important role in the continued growth of our Knoxville operations.
Team members in this role can expect:
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Full-time, stable employment
- Opportunities for professional development and advancement
- A variety of projects, customers, and work environments
- Support from an experienced local leadership team
- The ability to make a visible impact on project quality and customer satisfaction
- Company vehicle availability for approved business and project use, when applicable
- Opportunities to develop experience in operations, estimating, customer service, and project leadership
For more than 25 years, Clean Team Inc. has provided commercial janitorial and facility-service solutions to businesses throughout the Midwest and Southeast.
Our continued growth is driven by employees who take pride in their work, support their teammates, and provide dependable service to our customers. We focus on building long-term customer relationships while creating opportunities for employees to grow into greater levels of responsibility and leadership.
If you have experience in commercial cleaning, manufacturing, industrial services, facility maintenance, or field operations—and you're interested in a role where you can lead projects while remaining actively involved in the work—we encourage you to apply.
Apply today to learn more about joining Clean Team Inc. as our Special Projects Manager in Knoxville, Tennessee.
