Assistant Project Manager

About the role

In this role, you will assist the Project Manager in providing overall administrative and technical direction on projects. You will be responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the field team, analyzing and pricing change orders, representing the company, managing financial aspects, and overseeing subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Aid in planning, organizing, and managing the field team with the Project Manager and Estimator
• Analyze and price out change orders
• Aid the Project Manager in establishing project objectives
• Represent Griffith Company by initiating and maintaining liaison with primary owner representatives
• Avoid financial aspects of the contract, including job cost reports, billings, budget changes, change orders, accounts payable processing and collections
• Avoid the overall management of the financial aspects of the contract, including job cost reports, billings, budget changes, change orders, accounts payable processing and collections
• Avoid assisting with the overall management of the financial aspects of the contract, including job cost reports, billings, budget changes, change orders, accounts payable processing and collections
• Avoid assisting the Project Manager with the establishment of project objectives
• Avoid representing Griffith Company by initiating and maintaining liaison with primary owner representatives
• Avoid assisting with the overall management of the financial aspects of the contract, including job cost reports, billings, budget changes, change orders, accounts payable processing and collections
• Avoid managing job controls to ensure compliance with contract, budget, schedule, forecasting and job costing
• Avoid supervising, directing, and mentoring project engineering staff to ensure individual development and that project standards are met
• Avoid coordinating multi-phases and tasks of construction including the management and scheduling of subcontractors, vendors and suppliers as well as any self-performed work
• Avoid providing support to Project Manager
• Avoid reviewing project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations and procedures for accomplishing project
• Avoid participating in the preparation of project reports for management and owners
• Avoid assisting Project Superintendents and Foremen in scheduling work
• Avoid reviewing timesheets
• Avoid providing safety and quality control management
• Avoid maintaining accurate forecasting and management of project budgets
• Avoid managing subcontractors and project team (subordinates)
• Avoid resolving problems involving labor disputes, material deliveries and contracts/subcontract administration
• Avoid assisting Project Manager with the oversight of document control and coordination of subcontractors
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of technical training and related experience
• Strong work ethic and excellent time management skills
• Excellent writing, presentation, and computer skills
• Proficient in Build2Win
• Familiar with Contract Accounting
• Understanding of time impact analysis and time related overhead
• Understanding of critical path and track delays
• Valid driver’s license

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Project Management
• Ethical Conduct
• Highly Organized
• Negotiation
• Time Management
• Leadership
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Financial Management
• Results Driven
• Process Oriented
• Communication Proficiency (Verbal & Written)

Physical Demands

• Frequent standing and walking at construction jobsites
• Frequent sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent lifting and moving up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Company Benefits Package

In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, including a superior health benefits package, Griffith Company offers generous performance-based compensation. As part of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Corporation, Griffith Company employees have the opportunity to directly and financially benefit from the Company's success. Other benefits include vacation time, sick days, paid holidays, and a 401K program. (Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

Annual Salary Range

$105,000 - $125,000

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance will be provided to candidates outside of the local area on a case-by-case basis.

Important Notice to Staffing Agencies/Recruiting Firms

Griffith Company will not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from a candidate, Griffith Company employee or any of our external recruiting partners whom we already have an executed written agreement with. Any unsolicited resumes sent to any of the following will be considered Griffith Company property: Griffith Company mailing address, fax machine or email address; Griffith Company employees; or to Griffith Company's applicant/candidate database. Griffith Company will NOT pay a fee for any candidate placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Griffith Company will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Griffith Company’s Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Griffith Company will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Griffith Company’s CEO, Executive Vice President or Human Resources Director. No other Griffith Company employee is authorized to bind Griffith Company to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.