Assistant Project Manager

Westwood Professional Services • Modesto, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Civil Project Manager to join our Land Development Civil Engineering team. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. The Assistant Project Manager will manage and design numerous civil engineering projects of medium to high complexity, perform all project billing, collections, and job cost analysis to maximize project profitability while maintaining quality. They will also begin to assume a role in marketing to existing clients, perform manpower projections and staffing management, and maintain multiple project deadline schedules for resource allocation. Effective communication with design teams, consultants, and other parties is crucial. The role also involves assigning and overseeing project assignments, reviewing work for accuracy, promoting professional development, maintaining job satisfaction and morale, assisting with performance evaluations, and recommending compensation adjustments and/or promotions.

Requirements

• Demonstrates competence in fundamental civil engineering design principles with a designated area of practice; cost estimating; bid phase assistance; construction administration and general construction methods.
• Demonstrates proficiency with current computer aided design and production software and ability to learn new versions or new technology.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in Land Development Civil Engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer by the Texas State Board of Professional Engineers or ability to obtain one within 6-12 months.
• Graduate from an accredited university or college with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Experience or degrees in other disciplines may be substituted at Management's discretion).

Responsibilities

• Uses good time management methods and habits to meet schedule requirements.
• Uses developed organizational skills to deliver projects efficiently and thoroughly.
• Effectively uses current computer aided design and production software to maximize efficiency of project delivery.
• Takes proactive role to enhance the professional development of assigned personnel.
• Creates and maintains a positive environment and team approach for all assignments.
• Actively performs other tasks as assigned, or as individually identified, to benefit the overall company efficiency and work environment.
• Protects the well-being of the client and the company at all times.
• Effectively utilizes and implements the Company’s QA/QC Policy.
• Proficiently reviews project contracts and coordinates with the Principal in Charge for execution.
• Successfully manages and designs numerous civil engineering projects of medium to high complexity.
• Performs all project billing, collections and job cost analysis to maximize project profitability while maintaining quality of project deliverables.
• Begins to assume role in marketing of existing clients.
• Performs manpower projections and staffing management for multiple tasks or projects.
• Maintains multiple project deadline schedules for allocation of resources.
• Maintains effective communications with multiple design teams, other design consultants, Internal Survey Department (re: schedules, deliverables and billings) and other appropriate parties, both verbal and written.
• Serves as a technical expert in a defined area.
• Assigns and oversees project assignments.
• Reviews work for accuracy and completeness.
• Promotes professional development.
• Maintains job satisfaction and morale.
• Assists with performance evaluations.
• Recommends compensation adjustments and/or promotions.

Benefits

• Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

What This Job Offers

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