Project Assistant
Are you interested in joining an ever-growing team with opportunities to advance and learn alongside accomplished business leaders? When you join American Construction Specialties, you do more than simply switch companies to advance your career and invest in your future. You become part of the ACS family.
The Role:
As a Project Assistant you will be responsible for assisting the project team with the daily management, supervision, coordination, and successful completion of the project(s) to meet time and cost objectives with respect to contracting, scheduling, submittals, and contract administration functions.
Location: Springfield, VA
Responsibilities:
- Assist the project team with the overall plan for construction of the project.
- Assist with preparing the job start-up and close-out checklists.
- Maintain Mission Control updates for submittals, contracts, insurances, and material tracking.
- Prepare, expedite, and monitor logs for tracking shop drawings, contract documents, submittals, request for information, change orders, material delivery logs and other logs as determined necessary for a successful project.
- With the project team monitor and expedite the delivery of materials.
- Possess working knowledge of all project plans, specifications, and contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, daily correspondence, shop drawings, submittals, and all other project related documents.
- Keep the Project Manager fully informed in a timely fashion with regard to any and all problem areas on the project.
- Maintain good relationships with the owner, architect, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, municipal authorities and company personnel involved with the project.
- Actively participate and/or lead post-bid, buyout, coordination, lead team, subcontractor, scheduling and other meetings.
- Prepare meeting minutes/packets as directed by Project Team
- Help maintain and Track Project Closeout Activities with Project Support Admin.
Experience:
- Construction background is highly recommended.
- Experience in scheduling software and Microsoft Office
- Strong typing skills are highly recommended
- Demonstrate the ability to perform in areas: client relationship, interpersonal skills, computer skills, safety/insurance, ability to communicate; both written and oral.
- Ability to read/Interpret Blueprints and Specifications is preferred
- All applicants must complete an application, personality survey, typing test, problem solving assessment, and pass a background check
Perks of being ACS family:
- Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Short Term & Long Term Disability Insurance
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401K –ADI contributes 6% of salary annually
- Paid Holidays
- Personal Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
Pay: Competitive per industry standards based on experience
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Compensation Package:
Ability to Commute:
- Fairfax County, VA (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Fairfax County, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
