Assistant Project Manager at Yates Construction in Castroville, TX

Job description

• The Assistant Project Manager I (APM) assist with the planning, organization, and management of the day-to-day operations on a project. The APMI works under direct supervision performing routine daily activities that mostly include the gathering and distribution of information.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and becoming familiar with project contract documents, specifications, and drawings
• Participating in meetings to coordinate work and manage labor concerns, taking minutes as required.
• Providing field support to construction superintendents and project managers to help ensure contract compliance, quality control and maintenance of the site.
• Assisting in developing scopes of work for subcontractors
• Assisting with constructability reviews
• Attending preconstruction meetings with all subcontractors prior to beginning each phase of work
• Assisting with the completion of project close-out
• Assisting in coordinating punch list items and procedures
• Assisting in estimating and bidding processes to include tracking costs to manage project budget.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of the site logistics plan for the project
• Assisting with the change management system by soliciting, receiving, and reviewing quotations to aid management in IOCC and Change Order development.
• Review and distribute RFIs and submittals under supervision.
• Documenting the technical, financial and personnel aspects of each project
• Assisting in management of project permit process.

Requirements

• An undergraduate University degree or higher (preferably in Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related field) is preferred. Other relevant education, training or work experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of basic construction and/or engineering principles.
• Knowledge of basic business principles sufficient to project and monitor expenses.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel.
• Ability to read and understand technical specifications, blueprints, technical manuals, product/material installation instructions and engineering/architectural drawings.

Skills

Required

• Communication
• Coordination
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
• Construction and engineering principles
• Business principles