Assistant Project Manager I

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Assistant Project Manager I is an entry-level construction management position. On project assignment, works with Project Managers, Directors of Construction, Project Directors and Superintendents by completing assigned tasks as part of a project team. Expected to take ownership of assigned responsibilities and follow through to completion. Participates in management training programs and receives training in company management tools, standards, policies and procedures. Has a basic knowledge of many project management competency techniques and concepts.

APMs are expected to spend most of their time on construction sites to effectively learn and implement construction management methodologies, gain firsthand experience in construction execution, and provide optimal support to projects and project teams, ensuring successful project delivery.

• Field Management, Safety, and Quality: Works with the Superintendent on subcontractor coordination, self-perform scopes, safety and quality management, and job site reporting and controls. Understands Haskell safety policies and communicates them to subcontractors. Implements requirements of the Quality Implementation Plan (QIP). Regularly conducts site walks, observing and documenting construction activities and details, especially related to safety, plans and specifications, submittals, and RFIs. Provides detailed reports on observations to the Project Manager and Superintendent. May be responsible for verification of proper materials and work in place.

• Document Control and Project Communications: Reviews and transmits submittals; maintains submittal control logs; prepares and manages requests for information and maintains RFI logs. Manages drawing updates and preparation of meeting minutes. Manages as-built and redline drawings in the field.

• Scheduling: Works with the project team to update progress schedules, which may include short-term interval schedules. Assists in planning construction operations and sequences.

• Financial Management: Assists with the management of project budgets, costs, invoicing, change orders, and cost reporting. Applies knowledge of Haskell standard project numbering, cost codes, and cost types to develop detailed budgets from project estimates.

• Procurement and Commitments: Identifies and qualifies subcontractors and vendors for assigned scopes of work. Prepares and transmits bid packages and invitations to bid. Receives and analyzes bids. In conjunction with the Project Manager, may negotiate, draft, and award subcontracts and purchase orders.

• Estimating: Prepares detailed estimates and cost codes for initial cost control reporting and updates labor cost reports and summary cost reports.

• Scope and Change Management: Identifies and documents changes in scope during construction. Develops an understanding of prime contract and subcontract terms and conditions.

• Design Coordination: Participates in design review meetings and reviews and monitors design with particular attention to scope, cost changes, and constructability. May be responsible for applying for, tracking, and expediting project permits. Coordinates with the architect/engineer (AE) for design solutions and fixes for field-identified clashes.

• Client Relations: As directed by the Project Manager, may interact with clients, including correspondence, periodic reports, change order requests, submittal of pay requisitions, and responses to client inquiries and directives.

• Project Lifecycle: Assists in preparation of project start-up and close-out requirements, including unit cost history, operations and maintenance manuals, punch list management, and agency inspections.

• Software Knowledge: Acquires certification and proficiency in utilizing advanced technologies, including but not limited to Procore, BuildingConnected, scheduling software, drones, cameras, measuring equipment, weather metering tools, augmented reality applications, and other relevant devices and technologies for project management, verification, and documentation purposes.

• Travel: Travels as required.

• Project Assignment: Project-site assignment is required.

• A bachelor's degree is preferred. Preferred fields of study include Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.

• Zero to two years of relevant construction management experience.

• In lieu of a bachelor's degree, a minimum of two years of directly related construction management experience is required.

• Knowledge of the construction industry, including construction methods, engineering, equipment, technology, safety, and related practices.

• Ability to monitor resources, including budgets, schedules, and materials, in an environment with multiple, competing demands.

• Excellent organizational, communication, collaboration, and analytical skills.

While performing the duties of this job, this position may be required to visit alternate locations and must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. The position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment, and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.