Assistant Project Manager

The Assistant Project Manager will help provide project management and administrative support on projects from front-end loading through final acceptance by the client. The person will help to maintain productive working relationships with customers, subcontractors, and co-workers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Management

• Assist in assessing the scope of work and resources required to complete projects successfully
• Participates in planning and formulating design alternatives and solutions; provide conceptual estimates, feasibility studies, and cost estimates.

• Oversees project budgets, job costing activities, and quality control provisions
• Performs project cost estimating and value engineering, as appropriate

• Participates in the management of the construction effort to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, budget, specifications, and schedule. Includes interfacing with client representatives, architect/engineer representatives, other contractors, etc.
• Assists in managing purchase orders and change orders
• Assists in managing changes to the work
• Assists in managing project schedules
• Assists in managing the shop drawing process
• Participates in expediting the project delivery
• Represent the company in project meetings as appropriate
• Complies with all safety programs, policies, and procedures and insists on a safe work environment
• Provide technical assistance, i.e., interpretation of drawings, recommended construction methods, and equipment as required.
• Inspects completed project work ensuring compliance
• Participates in the delivery of on-time accurate monthly project review reporting
• Maintaining accurate job files and documentation
• Analyze project results to determine “best practices” and continuous improvement initiatives
• Generate variance reports and participate in establishing and maintaining production standards.
• Complies with all company procedures and processes
• Coordinate all site inspections with the site subcontractors
• Ensure that all inspection reports are accurate and that all attached documents are current status
• Ensure all work is correctly prepared prior to any inspection being undertaken
• Review all inspection reports for compliance

Quality Control

• Assist with the organization, maintenance, and control of the quality system
• Prepare non-conformance reports to the site supervisor and project manager and assist in developing corrective actions
• Assist the site supervisor and construction manager in resolving any discrepancies and ambiguities
• Coordinate with the customer’s QC inspectors for the resolution of site problems
• Assist the site subcontractors in the resolution of drawing interpretation
• Run QC meetings for the project at regular intervals
• Review work procedures and method statements for compliance with good work practices and the customer’s contract specializations
• The completion of QC site inspections and coordination of their closure
• Compliance with the site’s health and safety regulations
• Distribute relevant QA/QC documentation to site subcontractors
• Verify that the quality-related site activities are in accordance with the applicable codes and standards
• Participate in the site’s internal and external site audits
• Ensure all quality control documentation is compiled and completed for as-built handover through the QC turnover engineer
• Control all non-conformance reports and undertake remedial action
• Complete site quality control instructions and action corrective responses
• Review the customer’s specifications and undertake relevant training
• Coordinate with the site supervisor and project manager on all quality issues
• Coordinate and chair the QA/QC site weekly meetings with the project’s subcontractors’ QC personnel
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to foster a cooperative business environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations
• Technical knowledge of building components and their function
• Record maintenance skills
• Skill in establishing priorities to meet the business need and the companies goals and objectives
• Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports
• Ability to make operating, administrative, and procedural decisions
• Knowledge of budgeting and cost estimating.
• Ability to perform site inspections and/or approve installations
• Excellent skills in the use of computers
• Must be a self-starter and require minimal supervision with a can-do attitude.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Educational background and experience may include a Civil or Industrial Engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience.