Assistant Construction Manager

Cordoba Corporation • Los Angeles, CA

9d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Cordoba Corporation is seeking an Assistant Construction Manager to join our Facilities Sector in California. This role provides regular on-site support to the Construction Manager, requiring foundational proficiency in technical construction knowledge and management, including understanding construction documents, scheduling, assessing contractor change order requests, and cost management.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in construction management or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience (or equivalent working knowledge / experience).
• Coordinate multiple construction projects simultaneously
• Communicate effectively and maintain productive working relationships with District staff, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and the public.
• Ability to lead meetings, communicate directly with owners and project stakeholders, inspectors, contractors, and architects
• Excellent communication skills; interpersonal, written and verbal
• Strong detail orientation and time management skills

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and engineering support to the construction manager.
• Coordinates with District staff, contractors, architects, engineers, inspectors, consultants and other construction support staff.
• Participates in, and often runs, design or construction meetings.
• Makes field checks on construction activity to determine compliance with job specifications, plans, established district standards, and Division of the State Architect (DSA) requirements.
• Reads and interprets construction plans and shop drawings.
• Assists in preparing written materials including correspondence, reports, procedures, and guidelines.
• Supports development of weekly/monthly status and photo reports for project team.
• Reviews, estimates, negotiates, and processes construction change orders and construction field orders.
• Reviews and enforces construction and professional services contracts.
• Manages and directs contractors and outside consultants, including review of invoices and contractor applications for payment.
• Facilitates resolutions of construction and design issues.
• Coordinates with architects for timely and accurate responses to requests for information, submittals, construction change documents, etc.
• Generates and distributes meeting minutes.
• Confirms contractor’s maintenance of record drawings prior to monthly progress payments to the contractor.
• Maintain project files in both electronic and paper format and utilizes Procore.
• Manages the review of submittals for conformance to plans and specifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level