Construction Group Assistant Project Manager

Overview

HELIX Environmental Planning – San Diego, CA

Ready to launch your career as an environmental Project Manager while helping restore California’s wildlands? At HELIX Environmental Planning, you’ll join an employee-owned team where people, purpose, and passion for the environment drive everything we do. If you’re energized by hands-on habitat restoration, teamwork, and meaningful fieldwork, this role is your pathway to growth.

Assistant Project Manager – Construction Group
HELIX Environmental Planning – San Diego, CA

• Support Project Managers in planning and coordinating habitat restoration projects
• Participate in fieldwork: irrigation installation, plant removal, seeding, grading, erosion control, BMP installation
• Use tools such as Field Maps, Field Suite Services (FSS), Survey
  123 for project tracking
• Assist with proposals, cost estimating, pre/post-bid walks, schedules, and documentation
• Supervise crews and maintain field logs and reporting
• Cultivate positive client interactions and help identify business opportunities

• Primarily San Diego–based (La Mesa)
• Hybrid schedule available depending on project needs
• Outdoor fieldwork required year-round in varying terrain and weather

• Bachelor’s in Natural Resources, Environmental Science, Construction Management, or related field
• Knowledge of habitat restoration or construction fields—through internship, volunteer work, or professional experience
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work outdoors safely and effectively
• Valid CA driver’s license with clean record
• Bonus skills: native plant knowledge, restoration/construction professional experience, advanced fieldwork experience

$25–$29 per hour
, depending on experience, plus bonuses and full benefits

If you’re excited to grow as a Project Manager and make a real impact in habitat restoration, we’d love to meet you. Apply now—fast, simple, and straightforward.

HELIX is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and an inclusive work environment. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of gender, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service or veteran status. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.

Salary Description
25.00 - 29.00 per hour