Position Overview:
The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for keeping the project team informed. They will maintain files, goals, subcontractor agreements, project books, insurance, payments, payrolls and all associated paperwork administration surrounding a project. This position will experience aspects of bidding, estimating and project management, with a focus on Civil Construction.
Location: Pittsfield, MA & Troy, NY
Responsibilities
- Conducting and participating in daily team meetings with the Lead Project Manager/Superintendent, Construction Manager and Owner, as well as attending regular design meetings with the Engineers.
- Assists in all aspects of the bidding process which may include solicitation, submission, selection, contract formation, and project delivery.
- Analyzing project drawings to include performing quantity takeoffs including reviewing plan drawings and shop drawings.
- Assisting the Lead Project Manager with compilation of preconstruction folders including drawings, submittal documents and photographic documentation.
- Coordinating with the Superintendent to manage project schedules through continuous review of durations and lead times to include managing and maintenance of construction project estimates and budgets.
- Creating specialized Subcontractor Agreements to set forth various inclusions and exclusions depending on the scope of work.
- Calculating and implementing asphalt and fuel price adjustments.
- Conferring with subcontractors and suppliers to obtain/update drawing and plan information.
- Utilizing accounting principles to evaluate budgets, cost to complete and preparing payment requisitions for review by the Lead Project Manager.
- Reviewing complex subcontractor insurance policies and service provider agreements. Performing daily calculations of quantities, including linear footage, area, acreage, tonnage and cubic yards.
- Verifying quantities between bid documents and construction documents to identify and communicate potential change and purchase orders using construction related software including Procore, Viewpoint, Hyphen Solutions, etc.
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related field, plus 2 years of construction industry experience. Must also have at least 2 years of experience using construction software and systems, including CAD, Bluebeam, Primavera P6, Trimble One, Procore, HCSS HeavyJob, HCSS HeavyBid, and Vista Viewpoint.
Required Skills:
- Strong organizational and prioritizing skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Computer skills MS Excel and Word software programs
- Efficient verbal and written communication
- Accurate data entry
- Moderate analysis and interpretation required for problem solving
- Ability to work with teams and other divisions
- Independent judgment required using existing guidelines to determine work methods
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- Health & Dental with generous employer contribution
- Supplemental Insurances (Vision, FSA, Dependent Care, Short-term Disability, Critical Illness, etc.)
- Paid Holidays
- Generous PTO
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- …and more!
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