Construction Assistant Project Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• At least two years of commercial construction experience.
• Experience overseeing ground-up construction projects in healthcare, financial, and light-industrial sectors.
• Ability to manage more than two projects at a time in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with project owners, tradespeople, teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with technology, project reporting software, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to read blueprints and a basic understanding of construction processes, materials, equipment, and techniques.
• Knowledge of building codes, safety regulations, and quality standards.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to job sites; travel may be up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Blueprint-reading skills.
• Ability to use scheduling software.
• Experience with or familiarity with LEED requirements.

Responsibilities

• Share responsibility for managing project budgets, writing contracts, approving invoices, and updating project schedules.
• Coordinate subcontractors and help resolve issues or conflicts during construction.
• Manage a project independently when needed, with Project Manager support for major issues or complications.
• Organize, process, and distribute project documents.
• Assist in developing and updating project schedules, including short-interval schedules for weekly coordination meetings.
• Expedite documents and material and equipment deliveries to meet the project schedule.
• Assist in maintaining cost-control data and preparing project cost reports.
• Maintain long-term working relationships with customers, architects, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and employees.
• Support the Project Manager and project team with general project duties.
• Assist with project mobilization, including obtaining permits and setting up trailers.
• Assist the Project Manager with developing and maintaining schedules of values and estimate listings.
• Assist with implementing and tracking LEED requirements.
• Administer document control for shop drawings, submittals, subcontracts and purchase orders, insurance certificates and bonds, RFIs, plans and specifications, warranties, as-builts and manuals, notices to owner and lien releases, construction bulletins, owner change-order requests, and back charges.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for compliance with contract documents.
• Assist with subcontractor payment applications and vendor invoice processing.
• Attend project meetings and help prepare and distribute meeting minutes and attendee rosters.
• Assist with punch-list completion, project close-out procedures, and warranty work under the Project Manager's direction.