Assistant Construction Manager

Description

• Manages and directs contractors and outside consultants, including review of invoices and contractor applications for payment.
• Reads and interprets construction plans and shop drawings.
• Confirms contractor’s maintenance of record drawings prior to monthly progress payments to the contractor.
• Manages the review of submittals for conformance to plans and specifications.
• Supports development of weekly/monthly status and photo reports for project team.
• Reviews, estimates, negotiates, and processes construction change orders and construction field orders.
• Maintain project files in both electronic and paper format and utilizes Procore.
• Facilitates resolutions of construction and design issues.
• Reviews and enforces construction and professional services contracts.
• Makes field checks on construction activity to determine compliance with job specifications, plans, established district standards, and Division of the State Architect (DSA) requirements.
• Assists in preparing written materials including correspondence, reports, procedures, and guidelines.
• Coordinates with architects for timely and accurate responses to requests for information, submittals, construction change documents, etc.
• Provides technical and engineering support to the construction manager. Coordinates with District staff, contractors, architects, engineers, inspectors, consultants and other construction support staff.
• Generates and distributes meeting minutes.
• Participates in, and often runs, design or construction meetings.

Requirements

• Strong detail orientation and time management skills
• Ability to lead meetings, communicate directly with owners and project stakeholders, inspectors, contractors, and architects
• Bachelors degree in construction management or a related field
• Ability to learn, and hopefully master, what it means to be a project leader and take responsibility for outcomes
• Excellent communication skills; interpersonal, written and verbal
• Five (5) years of related experience (or equivalent working knowledge / experience)

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance