Assistant Project Manager - Mission Critical

Skender Construction • IL, IL

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About The Position

We're looking for an Assistant Project Manager who is ready to take their career to the next level. Do you know about project management best practices, establishing budgets, and innovating through construction technology - specifically in a Mission Critical construction environment? Great. Are you someone with a go-getter attitude who can assume responsibility and communicate effectively with your team, partners, and clients? Even better.

Requirements

• 4 year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a similar construction-related field.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with data center construction projects.

Nice To Haves

• Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced organizational and documentation capabilities.
• Working knowledge of the bidding/budgeting process based on contract documents.
• Intermediate knowledge of profit components and billing standards.
• Experience utilizing Procore for scheduling and overall project management, and Sage for estimating.
• Working knowledge of building construction components and systems for conceptual budgets.
• Exposure to and general understanding of quantity take-offs, qualification of subcontractor bids, scheduling, general conditions and any project constraints or coordination issues.

Responsibilities

• Examine contract documents for submittal requirements, checking for scope gaps and overlaps.
• Review shop drawings for compliance with contract documents, accuracy, and coordination of interfacing materials.
• Prepare, maintain, and distribute various document control entities, including: submittals, RFIs, drawings/specifications, meeting minutes, punchlist/closeout, and issue logs.
• Perform constraint analysis and its associated action (labor, RFIs, submittals, procurement contracts, materials, and weather).
• Update and maintain the project master schedule.
• Produce subcontract change orders in detail for changes to subcontracts as a result of additional work requested by owner or changes in plans or specifications.
• Participate in scope reviews during the purchasing process to ensure that there are no gaps or overlaps in purchasing.
• Monitor safety procedures onsite and be familiar with when to notify SPQ and the Superintendent.

Benefits

• Skender pays 100% of the premium for health insurance (medical, dental, & vision).
• Annual deposit into health savings account.
• Retirement plan with 100% match up to 5% of gross earnings.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued learning opportunities.
• Employee referral program.
• Wellness incentives.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave for mothers and fathers.
• Free employee assistance program services.
• Free short- & long-term disability insurance.
• Community involvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Specialty Trade Contractors
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees