Assistant Project Manager - Construction
4 days ago
Plymouth
Job DescriptionDescription: 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, • Assist with establishing project objectives by collaborating with clients and management, • Establish a project plan, determine timeframes, 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, • 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 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, • Achieve performance objectives and financial metrics (see Key Performance Indicator document), • 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 effectively, • Strong planning, organization, preparation, and execution capabilities, • Open to new ideas, innovation, and change, • Office setting, • Ability to travel as required, • Regularly required to sit, • Frequently lifts or moves objects up to 20 pounds, • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus