Assistant Construction Manager

Cordoba Corporation • Long Beach, CA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Construction Manager fulfills the role of regular on-site support for the Construction Manager. The individual fulfilling this role should already have a foundational proficiency in technical construction knowledge and related management (e.g. understanding construction documents, scheduling, assessing contractor change order requests, cost management, etc.). At a minimum, the candidate should have gained a high level of experience as a project engineer or equivalent.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in construction management or a related field
• Five (5) years of related experience (or equivalent working knowledge / experience)
• Ability to lead meetings, communicate directly with owners and project stakeholders, inspectors, contractors, and architects
• Ability to learn, and hopefully master, what it means to be a project leader and take responsibility for outcomes
• 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.

Benefits

• We offer multiple medical and dental insurance plans, as well as vision insurance. Plans are subsidized for both employees and dependents with coverage effective the first month after hire.
• Additionally, Cordoba provides employees with paid AD&D and life insurance, a 401k with an industry leading employer match, generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 9 paid holidays, and other forms of paid time off.
• We also offer flexible spending accounts (FSA’s) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans.
• Employees are also eligible for our employee assistance program and well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being.
• Cordoba Corporation provides equal employment opportunities, promoting diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• We strictly prohibit workplace harassment based on any factor, including race, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
• Cordoba is committed to fostering a healthy and happy lifestyle for our employees, both within and beyond the workplace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees