Associate Project Manager - Kansas City MO

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the safety department to have working knowledge of the federal OSHA standards that apply to the project(s).
• Perform a preliminary jobsite hazard analysis along with ongoing jobsite safety review walks and review them with the Superintendent and Regional General Superintendent or Field Coordinator.
• Support the project management team in providing the labor, materials, equipment, and other resources necessary to perform each project safely.
• Participate in select client sales meetings with Project Manager.
• Prepare conceptual and detailed estimates for review with supervisor.
• Participate in owner contract negotiations and contract exhibit development with Project Manager.
• Assist with and/or manage the design aspects of assigned projects, ensuring budget, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction criteria are met.
• Monitor the preparation of proposal and working drawings for assigned project.
• Aid in writing detailed specifications and submittal log development.
• Support the subcontractor bidding process with bid package development, coordination of bid reviews, and writing subcontractor award recommendations.
• Review construction and shop drawings, facilitate shop drawing review process.
• Collaborate with job site Superintendent in reviewing drawings, budgets, schedules, and other project-related matters on a regular basis.
• Coordinate, document, and distribute minutes for various weekly project team meetings.
• Confer with supervisor while reviewing schedule updates, cost expenditure, and client sales decisions when necessary.
• Share job cost responsibility through monitoring budgets and schedules, resolving problems, and reporting cost projections to supervisor on a monthly or more frequent basis.
• Negotiate owner change orders.
• Negotiate, write (with Project Coordinator), and approve subcontracts and change orders for Project Manager review.
• Work with governmental agencies to aid project success or resolve job problems as needed.

Project Management Skill Development

• Strive to optimize team effectiveness and help coordinate project team.
• Initiate and document meetings to keep supervisor informed of project status and progress.
• Acquire understanding of building code and design.