Assistant Project Manager

Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Work directly with Project Management team to help manage and estimate construction projects
• Organizes and controls project elements
• Reviews drawings for correctness
• Assembles miscellaneous details necessary to prepare job bid proposals
• Sets up relationships with sub-contractors and interacts with them to secure necessary information for job bids
• Supports Project Manager in collecting the necessary information to complete the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) report
• Affixes to projecting and adherence to job budget and timing of tasks
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and surfacing issues to be resolved
• May interface with sub-contracts as necessary to meet schedule
• Controls project costs by recommending expenditures and administering contractor contracts
• Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends, recommending actions
• Travels to job site location when necessary to review progress and provide solutions to challenges
• Aids in project timeline and deadlines
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations
• Maintains project database by updating our construction systems
• Aids in supporting the Project Manager to answer any customer inquiries
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Knowledge, Skill and Ability Requirements (Minimum Competencies Required for Job Performance)

• Able to manage multiple, competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Leadership abilities to communicate and influence others
• A positive attitude focused on customers and clients
• Superb personal and communication skills with the ability to successfully interact at all levels within the organization including stakeholders, developers, and contractors
• Exceptional problem solving, administrative, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills
• Established ability to work self-sufficiently or as part of a team to produce best results
• Excellent ability in Microsoft Projects, Office, Excel, Word, etc.
• Prior Work Experience and Educational Requirements
• BA/Associates degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• Working knowledge of project budgeting and pricing of materials and labor
• 2+ years of experience in the construction field and may lead projects that are up to $2.5M in scope

Physical Demands

• The physical demands are those associated with working in a typical office environment and miscellaneous field travel.