Construction Assistant Project Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Affords support to the project management team in managing day-to-day project activities.
• Takes, maintains, and distributes all project meeting minutes.
• Assists with the preparation, managing, monitoring, and maintaining of comprehensive budgets, schedules, and cash flow projections.
• Establishes and implements a quality assurance and quality control program.
• Led project meetings, liaises with the Owners, and assists with presentations to the Owners executive management team.
• Covers the preparation, management, and coordination of RFP/bid packages and managing the bid process.
• Assists with the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of architects, engineers, and other subconsultants and contractors.
• Assists with managing the design effort to ensure the project meets the owner's objectives and budget.
• Participates in the preparation of Design Review reports and performs value engineering analysis, peer reviews, and constructability reviews.
• Assists in managing the work of architects, engineers, other subconsultants, and contractors.
• Participates in the review and update of project schedules/budgets (budgeted, actual, committed, and projected).
• Coordinates the processing of clarifications, submittals, and requests for information, shop drawings, substitution requests, change proposals, and change orders.
• Reviews and approves monthly payment requests by consultants and contractors.
• Assists in the preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly reports discussing the status of the project in detail.
• Develops and maintains open communications with general contractors, consultants, inspectors, and client representatives.
• Inspects field conditions to identify problems, inaccuracies, or cost-saving opportunities.
• Coordinates site logistics and phasing plans with general contractors and clients, ensuring alignment with client constraints and approvals.
• Assists the Project Manager in monitoring contractor performance, productivity, and adherence to quality, schedule, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience with a major contractor or owner’s advisor in full-cycle, complex vertical construction projects.
• Minimum 2 years project management experience in delivering healthcare/hospital projects.
• Completed Bachelor’s Degree.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Excellent writing and typing skills; computer literate and capable of using multiple applications including but not limited to MS Office365 (Word, Excel, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Project; Cloudbased Filesharing (Eg. Box, Egnyte, SharePoint); Construction Management, Scheduling and Estimating apps (Procore, Egnyte, BuilderTrend, Primavera, Timberline, On Screen Takeoff, Microsoft Project, etc); and general Internet.
• Located in the Honolulu area.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management preferred.
• A graduate degree or project management certification is a plus.
• Illustrated experience in graphic design for reports, presentations, and websites.