Assistant Project Manager

Valdes Architecture & Engineering • Valparaiso, IN

7d • $40 - $63 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves supporting the development of policy/procedure/training documents, issuing regular reports, and monitoring project costs and schedules. The Assistant Project Manager will provide additional assistance to the Construction Coordinator Program Management Team and work alongside the Project Manager on large-scale construction projects. The position requires employing project integration, quality management, risk management, procurement management, cost management, and schedule management processes to ensure project objectives are met and customer satisfaction is achieved. It also involves managing human resources, stakeholders, and communication effectively, ensuring safety and environmental objectives are realized. The Project Manager will manage the project in accordance with industry best practices, utility company Organizational Process Assets, and Project Management Guidelines and Standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree (any discipline) plus 2 years technical experience OR high school degree and 5 years project/architectural-engineering/technical experience
• Ability to be in office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and remote Monday and Friday (however, may need to be every day or on-site pending workload)
• Expand the project management knowledge base in project management methodology, processes, tools, techniques, and software; increasing personal maturity in project management (Level 3 maturity)
• Expanded comprehension in project management guidelines, standard, processes, and job aids
• Expanded proficiency in project management information systems (PMIS) utilization and integration; scheduling software, risk management software, cost management software, and performance metrics (and dashboards) and tool integration of project controls information
• Applies an increasing proficiency in leadership, management, organizational theory, personal, interpersonal skills in a "situational leadership" application
• Manages project stakeholders using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value-based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills); conflict resolution, and teamwork
• Capability to efficiently perform duties under stringent deadlines, schedules, and conditions
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule.
• Must be able to work in areas of high noise, dust, extreme temperatures, confined spaces and chemical hazards
• Must have valid Driver's License
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

Nice To Haves

• Gas experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide field technical support for the entire Coordinator group.
• Support development of policy/procedure/training documents.
• Issue regular reports for weekend coverage, project accruals, etc.
• Monitor project costs and schedules.
• Provide additional assistance to the Construction Coordinator Program Management Team as needed.
• Work alongside Project Manager to assist with large scale construction project.
• Employ project integration processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and effectively transient the project to the customer and ensure project objective accomplishment.
• Integrate competence in the product life cycle components to the definition and management of non-product objectives (safety, cost, schedule, human resource, etc.).
• Expand competence in integration management to align project resources for optimal productivity.
• Implement product to project scope configuration management.
• Apply expanding interpersonal skills to lead, manage, and direct the project management team and project stakeholders.
• Employ quality management processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and ensures customer satisfaction.
• Employ risk management processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and delivers project objectives.
• Employ procurement management proficiencies and processes to effectively transfer product and project risk (threats) and exploit, enhance, and share product opportunities to third parties at a fair and equitable price to establish and deliver objective value to both buyer and seller as a result of the project.
• Employ cost management proficiencies to effectively estimate, budget, and control costs within project objective (success) parameters for the project.
• Employ schedule management proficiencies to effectively plan, schedule, and deliver the project within the designated project time objective (success) parameters for the project.
• Employ the risk management utility to the development and management of projects, human resources, and stakeholders.
• Apply and integrate proficiency in human resource processes and skills to optimize coordination of the project management team performance and ensures optimum coordination is achieved given existing human resource policies and procedures.
• Use effective human resource tools and techniques to motivate and drive contractor performance.
• Effectively engage project stakeholders; employ effective strategies in dealing with negative stakeholders and integrate the project objectives with the composite of individual project stakeholder requirements and expectations.
• Apply proficiency in effective communication management to manage and control project stakeholders.
• Apply proficiency in project governance and utilize effective communication and objective management to ensure that the project's safety and environmental objectives are realized.
• Manage the project in accordance with industry best practices, the utility companies Organizational Process Assets, the Project Management Guidelines and Standards.

Benefits

• Compensation may vary depending on the candidate's individual background and expertise.
• Salaries are subject to fluctuation outside of the given range.
• The indicated range is not a commitment and meant as a guideline.
• All compensation, exempt or non-exempt status, and benefits will be discussed during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

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