Description

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

Department: Commercial Construction

Reports to: VP of Healthcare Construction

Summary of Position:

Assist the project manager/field construction manager with planning, implementing, and monitoring the construction project’s progress to ensure excellence is achieved. Excellence is defined as delivering an above average installation from a quality standpoint, that is a properly operating system, on time, and within budget, while maintaining a high level of professionalism and customer satisfaction. This position will require a jobsite presence more than 50% of the work week. Successful candidates will have the opportunity for advancement to Project Manager after 3 years of in-house training and development.

Essential Responsibilities and Job Duties:

• Assist with quantifying, ordering, and purchasing miscellaneous sheet metal and piping materials as required to complete the project on schedule and within budget.

• Assist with verifying that all current plans, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, and installation instructions are accurate and are effectively utilized by field crews.

• Assist with preparing and assembling shop drawings and submittals not handled by the project manager or project executive.

• Assist with attending scheduled job progress meetings and notify superintendent, foremen, or mechanic of status of work and schedule.

• Assist with documenting job delays and problems with GC, project manager/field construction manager and project executive.

• Assist in scheduling delivery of materials and equipment with superintendents, foremen, mechanics, suppliers, warehouse, and sheet metal shop.

• Assist with preparing and initiating correspondence with customers, other trades, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, engineers, and architects.

• Assist with notifying the project executive of any potential change orders and change order requests as needed.

• Assist project executive with progress billings based on status of work completed.

• Assist with monitoring weekly job cost and analyzing specific cost items with field crews.

• Assist with monitoring piping and sheet metal labor cost to meet estimated cost.

• Assist with monitoring piping and sheet metal material cost to meet estimated cost.

• Assist with preparing explanation when actual job cost deviates from estimated job cost.

• Assist with notifying the coordination department of construction schedule and help with scheduling when coordination drawings are needed for sheet metal and piping needs.

• Assist the project manager/field construction manager with the development of field crews with training that is desired and/or required.

• Assist the project manager/field construction manager with recruitment and retention of field crews.

• Assist with ensuring that adequate sheet metal and piping field force is maintained on construction projects.

• Assist in scheduling sheet metal shop and pipe fab shop activities for ship dates to sites and verify deliveries are received as required for field forces.

• Assist with coordinating project needs to maintain piping and sheet metal labor productivity.

• Assist superintendent, foremen, or mechanic with labor projections and scheduling.

• Assist with verifying all safety policies are adhered to.

• Request assistance from safety manager when questions regarding safety become apparent on jobsites.

• Provide field assistance at job sites for field crews to ensure field productivity.

• Assist superintendents, foremen, and mechanics with work sequence and needs.

• Assist the project manager/field construction manager with preparing two week look ahead schedule for all projects with durations of eight weeks or longer. Update two week look ahead schedule weekly. Note that this is to be performed by the PM in conjunction with the field crews at the job site on a weekly basis.

• Assist with updating labor loading forecast spreadsheet once a month.

• Provide assistance on site when installing all equipment in order to verify proper installation.

• Walk projects weekly to verify installation is according to plans, specifications, and installation instructions for equipment.

• Assist with preparing in house punch list for deficiencies noted during weekly walk through and turn over to superintendent, foreman, or mechanic in charge of project for correction. Verify in house punch list is completed prior to completion of project.

• Assist with tracking rental equipment and monitoring use on jobsites.

• Assist the project manager/field construction manager with scheduling subcontractors and monitoring performance on jobsite.

• Assist construction administrative staff as required to complete final closeout documents such as test and balance reports, O&M manuals, and any other turnover documents required.

• Assist the project manager/field construction manager with maintaining connection with the customer during the warranty period and be the first point of contact during that time.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate, support, and work closely with team members and customers.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Thorough knowledge of supervisory procedures.

• Knowledge of HVAC duct, piping, and equipment

• Intermediate level of knowledge of using Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Four year degree in a technical related or management field or two year degree in a technical related field such as mechanical engineering or mechanical contracting or 10 years of commercial HVAC field experience

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We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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