Assistant Project Manager

Southern Industrial Constructors•Columbia, SC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Columbia, South Carolina. The role supports planning and execution throughout project lifecycles and works with project managers and other assigned team members. Responsibilities include administrative project support, maintaining documents, helping manage budgets, coordinating meetings and site visits, and working with team members, vendors, clients, and employees to establish and meet project expectations. The Assistant Project Manager works closely with project managers, clients, and site supervision to prepare, plan, develop, and oversee site projects; establish priorities; and assign resources or capital. The position assists with estimating, invoices, schedules, budgets, spending, cost management, bids, takeoffs, change orders, and contracts. It also supports scope-change processing, milestone communications, resource planning, project updates, safety compliance, and oversight of work by internal staff and external vendors. Regular travel to jobsites is required. The work environment may include offices, shops, busy traffic areas, warehouses, and undeveloped properties, with frequent exposure to dirt, dust, grease, oil, vibrations, and adverse weather. The position involves strenuous physical demands, including accessing elevated and confined spaces, using required PPE, lifting up to 50 pounds, standing for long periods, bending, and working on ladders, personnel lifts, and workboats.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience helping manage industrial construction projects up to $1 million with high complexity.
At least 3 years of client relationship and business development experience, including leading bid preparation and development, with a successful record.
Demonstrated team leadership, process adherence, ownership and commitment, learning agility, and risk management capabilities.
Strategic thinking and ability to establish and manage plans while building and fostering relationships.
Knowledge of safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations.
Proficient PC skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and project management scheduling software.
Ability to safely access all areas of properties, buildings, structures, wharves, rooftops, elevated positions, and confined spaces.
Ability to effectively use required PPE and lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet strenuous physical demands, including standing for long periods, bending consistently, working in confined spaces with limited access, on ladders, in personnel lifts and workboats, and in awkward body positions.
Ability to safely operate involved equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

Work with project managers, clients, and supervision to prepare, plan, develop, and oversee site projects; establish priorities; and assign resources or capital.
Perform administrative project tasks, including preparing estimates and invoices and tracking project progress.
Research project information to support team members.
Update and report on project schedule progress, budget, and spending.
Assist with cost management, including estimating, funding, budgeting, forecasting, controlling, and reporting.
Apply knowledge of project scheduling, bids, takeoffs, change orders, and contracts to identify and process scope changes, address issues, and communicate project milestones.
Develop relationships to identify and cultivate opportunities.
Plan and schedule resources to meet project demands.
Help develop approaches to problems and prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts, and graphs; monitor work for compliance with applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.
Help ensure equipment, tools, and employees assigned to projects comply with company policy, government regulations, and customer requirements.
Help monitor execution of the safety program and work performed by internal staff and external vendors, promoting a Safety-First mentality.
Provide regular project status updates to project managers and/or upper management.
Travel regularly to jobsites to oversee projects.
Perform other duties as assigned.