Assistant Project Manager - Commercial

MWH • Gresham, OR

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

MWH is seeking an Assistant Project Manager - Commercial to support teams in controls, contracts, coordination, and construction of critical water/wastewater treatment plants and other advanced water infrastructure projects. This role is based out of the Portland, OR or Seattle, WA metropolitan areas. Projects can be integrated project delivery methods like CMAR, CMGC/GCCM, Design-Build, or traditional Design-Bid-Build, ranging in size from $20M to $1.5B. The position is accountable for the commercial aspects of the project, including contracts, project controls, risk, legal, and change management. The Assistant PM - Commercial must ensure accurate project finance reporting, compliance of contracts and change orders with company standards and contract documents, proper risk allocation and tracking, and engagement of corporate legal when necessary.

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science or higher university degree in engineering, construction management or a related degree. An equivalent combination of experience, skills and training may be substituted.
• 4+ years of experience in project engineering, site superintendent or trade package management specifically in heavy civil, structural or buildings construction.
• 3+ years of experience as an assistant project manager or equivalent role on a heavy civil, structural or buildings construction project.
• 3+ years of experience being responsible for reporting and managing profit/loss on a construction project.
• Familiarity with preparing contract scoping documents, reading contract drawings and specifications, and basic construction principles and practices.

Nice To Haves

• Heavy civil, structural or buildings construction experience of water retaining structures, public water/wastewater infrastructure, or similar industries.
• On-site construction project engineering/management experience.
• Contracts, risk, or finance experience with a construction company.
• Experience negotiating and executing subcontract/purchase agreements and change orders and client change orders.
• Hands-on knowledge of CMiC and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).

Responsibilities

• Ensure project procedures are compliant with Prime Contract and Subcontracts/Purchase Agreements.
• Understand how terms and conditions flow down from the Prime Contract through Subcontracts/Purchase Agreements and assess residual risk.
• Manage compliance with contract documents and company standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with PMs and Superintendents to review and evaluate proposed change orders against contract documents and assess the validity of cost estimates.
• Manage the development of change order requests/proposals for changed/extra work requested by the Owner.
• Manage the change management process from start to finish, ensuring procedures mitigate risk between MWH and the Owner.
• Ensure project finance reporting accurately reflects change and risk on the project.
• Coordinate with Project Engineering Team and Trade Package Managers to write letters and official correspondence to Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Owner.
• Ensure all project decisions comply with the Management Authority Matrix and lead in obtaining necessary approvals.
• Lead meetings to review the project risk log and manage the log for monthly reporting to the Project Management Dashboard.
• Ensure all items are tracked in the risk log or in CMiC.
• Ensure project controls are implemented, trained, and executed according to company policies and procedures.
• Review project budgets, cashflow projections, and forecasts.
• Work with the project team to analyze, assess, and implement a claims prevention and mitigation policy.
• Conduct analyses of issues on the project and engage corporate legal when the MAM dictates or whenever necessary to mitigate risk.
• Work in a manner to ensure personal safety and that of fellow employees by following company health and safety guidelines and policies.

Benefits

• Group health & welfare benefits including options for medical, dental and vision
• 100% Company Paid Benefits: Employee Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Spouse and Dependent Life & AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate
• Voluntary benefits at discounted group rates for accidents, critical illness, and hospital indemnity
• Flexible Time Off Program (includes vacation and personal time)
• Paid Sick and Safe Leave
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Plan (company matching contributions up to 4%)
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

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