Assistant Project Manager

Parsons • Garden City, KS

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About The Position

Parsons is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for its Critical Infrastructure team. The role represents assigned tasks throughout all project phases and ensures the required work is completed on time and within budget. It involves planning, staffing, scheduling, budget management, quality control, safety, and coordinating subcontractors and internal technical and support staff. The Assistant Project Manager manages stakeholder relationships, develops project scopes and reports, maintains schedules and budgets, and ensures quality reviews are completed. The role also identifies schedule and cost variances, recommends corrective action, and resolves contractor issues to keep task orders on schedule and within budget.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in transit and transportation projects.
• At least three years working on a multiple task order contract.
• Successful completion of the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Course.
• Knowledge of project management principles, practices, and techniques to coordinate, review, and provide expert technical management for assigned task orders.
• Knowledge of project controls, including critical path method scheduling and budgetary control systems.
• Ability to organize and carry out assignments independently with minimal direction.
• Ability to function effectively as a leader of highly professional personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Represent assigned tasks and oversee all phases of the project.
• Ensure required tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Manage planning, staffing, scheduling, budgets, quality control, and safety.
• Coordinate subcontractors and internal technical and support staff.
• Manage stakeholder relationships.
• Develop project scopes and prepare reports.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets.
• Ensure quality reviews are completed.
• Identify schedule and cost variances and recommend corrective action.
• Resolve contractor issues in a timely manner and keep task orders on schedule and within budget.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Holidays

What This Job Offers

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