Supports the Project Manager and Superintendent on active construction job sites. Responsibilities include procurement, scheduling, subcontractor evaluation, quality and risk management, client relations, contract and budget tracking, submittals, RFIs, BIM assignments, safety, billing, documentation, and project closeout. The role requires construction fundamentals, technical software proficiency, physical job-site capability, and use of required personal protective equipment.
The Assistant Project Manager (APM) is responsible for assisting and supporting the Project Manager while working towards the completion of project objectives. The APM is usually located on the job site to be more easily aware of the project’s daily progress and related problems while also being available to assist both the Project Manager and Superintendent.
What you'll do
- Support project procurement items, such as buyout, submittals, approvals, fabrication, delivery of project materials
- Participate in the implementation of the preconstruction schedule, subcontractor evaluation, Quality Control Plan, Risk Management Plan, client satisfaction assessment, Zero-Defect-Process (ZDP), preparation of six-week look-ahead schedules and weekly work plan
- Establish and maintain an excellent client relationship, legal construction documents, contract requirements, subcontracts, project budget, labor management, cost reports and monthly billing
- Assist the team with the reviewing, processing and tracking of all submittals, RFIs, shop drawings, BIM assignments, safety, quality and production issues
- Provide assistance for all project documentation, successful closeout, understanding of bonds, insurance and subcontractor default insurance
What you bring to the team
- A degree in construction management or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- An understanding of the construction industry fundamentals
- Eagerness to continue your professional development and grow your talent while achieving the SpawGlass mission
- Experience with computers and technical applications (i.e., scheduling software, construction management software, Microsoft Office)
Essential Job Functions:
You must be able to twist, stoop, bend, squat, kneel, crawl, climb ladders, climb stairs, walk on uneven ground, have a depth of perception to avoid excavations and other hazards, hear well enough to recognize the sounds of horns and sirens on moving equipment. There is a constant lifting of 10 lbs., frequent lifting of 25 lbs. There is standing up to seven hours of an eight-hour shift.
Special Clothing:
You will be required to wear puncture-resistant footwear, long pants and four-inch sleeves on shirts. PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, etc.) is required. All safety appliances (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, high visibility vest, earplugs, fall protection, respiratory equipment, etc.) will be provided.
SpawGlass is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
SpawGlass Austin, Texas, USA Office
1111 Smith Road, Austin, United States, 78721
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