Assistant Project Manager - Construction

Position Description

The Assistant Project Manager?is responsible for overseeing the technical and financial aspects of the project by representing the firm in all communications with clients, serving as a liaison with Project Managers, coordinating the project team?s daily activities and monitoring project progress.

Business Development

Duties & Responsibilities

* Provide input on project proposals and cost estimates

* Assist Business Development and Marketing teams with creating technical content

* Maintain exceptional internal and external client relations

Project/Technical

Duties & Responsibilities

* Assist with establishing project objectives by collaborating with clients and management

* Establish a project plan, determine time frames, budgets, labor plan and project schedule; organize project team; assemble and direct team members; assign responsibilities; negotiate contracts with approved sub-consultants

* Approve work product by analyzing design, client requirements and performance standards

* Collect, analyze, and summarize information and trends; intervene, as needed, to assure project objectives and timelines are met

* Promote internal communication; share information and encourage dialogue within project teams and across the organization

* Collect and organize project materials to maintain project file

* Ensure product quality and company reputation

* Maintain professional and technical knowledge through professional development and networking

* Understand technical components and be able to perform technical duties of related positions within department, when necessary

Financial

Duties & Responsibilities

* Provide input on project proposals and cost estimates

* Maintain project budget and schedule by approving expenditures, analyzing variances, communicating scope changes to project manager, invoicing, assisting with payment collection, initiating corrective actions, and reporting results to management

* Assist Finance with accounts receivable collections

Employee Management

Duties & Responsibilities

* Assist with team growth by actively participating in recruiting and onboarding processes

* Continuously communicate with team members and project managers throughout company

* Provide leadership and direction to team, including accountability for growth and development of talent in the organization

* Assist with workload allocation within project team, ensuring all team members are fully utilized

* Work with other departments to share resources when necessary

* Proactively deal with team performance issues, work with HR to create performance improvement plans when necessary

* Meet with team members to review performance and career development plans semi-annually

* Act as mentor to team members within department and throughout organization

* Establish short- and long-term goals, strategies, plans, and policies for team members & department

Other

Duties & Responsibilities

* Achieve performance objectives and financial metrics (see Key Performance Indicator document)

* All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

* Bachelor?s degree Civil Engineering, Environmental, Ecological, Land Planning, Survey, GIS or closely related field and/or equivalent combination of education & experience

* Professional license (e.g., PE, PS, RLA, CST, AICP, CPG, SR/WA) strongly preferred

* Minimum five (5) years applicable experience

* Minimum two (2) years? experience with project coordination, including planning, statements of work, budgets and scheduling

* Must possess a valid driver?s license and be able to travel to the corporate office as well as local clients and project sites

* Skills in dealing with tight deadlines and expectations

* Ability to independently apply fundamental engineering, environmental, land planning, survey, and land management concepts

* Local market knowledge and contacts

* Knowledge of residential and commercial land development projects, traditional and renewable energy projects such as pipeline, wind, natural gas, etc., and municipal projects

* High capacity of self-motivation and be able to apply technical knowledge to a variety of projects

* Experience in proactive and reactive marketing and project management

* Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms to others

* Skills in dealing with ever-changing client deadlines and expectations in a tactful manner.

* Problem solving fortitude and ability to think outside of the box in terms of how to successfully build and manage a team.

* Experience managing and mentoring employees.

* Excellent concentration and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail

* Exceptional written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills

* Ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams including technical and non-technical personnel

* Resourceful, action-oriented, creative, and analytical thinker

* Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing…