Project Assistant- Healthcare Construction

BCCI•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports construction projects by ensuring efficient and complete documentation. The Project Assistant champions "The Layton Way" by delivering predictable outcomes and upholding "Constructing with Integrity" through honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work. This position involves managing various project documents, coordinating with team members, and assisting with project administration and bidding processes.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Types a minimum of 50 wpm.
Has at least 2 years’ experience in secretarial or administrative work.
Has a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and is able to create basic documents and spreadsheets using each application.
Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Has excellent organization skills; develops systems that provide access to information with the ability to retrieve and deliver required information effectively.
Has the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously; can establish priorities and an effective course of action.
Has the ability to accomplish routine tasks.
Is a team player; works well with other people; takes time to help co-workers, customers, and others achieve their goals and assignments.
Has the ability to perform essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, and without posing a threat of harm to self or others.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in an administrative role in a construction company preferred.
Knowledge of basic work methods, techniques and systems used by Layton Construction preferred.
One to two years post high school administrative assistant training preferred.

Responsibilities

Champions "The Layton Way" by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
Ensures that "Constructing with Integrity" is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
Assembles, compiles, and/or prepares documents such as contracts, purchase orders, owner pay requests, project insurances, bonds, Notices of Commencement, legal documents for project start/completion, warranties, owners’ operations and maintenance manuals, and as-built drawings for closeout.
Monitors and enforces legal and insurance compliance with respect to all required construction paperwork.
Ensures timely responses from subcontractors for contract paperwork.
Creates and maintains project checklists.
Works with the Superintendent to establish dates for receiving shop drawings and milestones necessary to complete the project on time.
Follows up for review and approval for shop drawings, samples, material lists, etc.
Maintains logs reflecting the status of shop drawings, requests for clarification, change requests, and proposal requests.
Distributes change requests and follows up for pricing changes.
Instructs project team in organized filing system and assures its proper use.
Prepares agendas and other preconstruction meeting documents.
Records and/or transcribes minutes at the preconstruction meeting.
Prepares and issues change orders to subcontractors and owners for extra work performed on the project.
Assists in estimate and buyout of projects.
Coordinates with project managers to increase understanding of projects and to improve the quality of the project paperwork.
Discusses and coordinates personal and project goals, important issues, and objectives.
May administer contracts and purchase orders as assigned by leadership.
Assists in establishing OCIP or CCIP program per contract requirements and maintains required documents for the program.
Drafts, transmits, and files correspondence.
Assists in bidding and in developing scope of work for trade contractors.
Performs other related duties as assigned.