Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Salary: $80k-$120k
Job Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
About the Company:
We've partnered with a company who specializes in designing, manufacturing, and installing custom building facades, particularly curtain walls. They focus on creating high-quality, modern facades for iconic buildings in cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Their expertise includes production modeling, cost monitoring, and seamless project management, ensuring high-quality, modern façades that make a lasting impact.
About the role:
The Assistant Project Manager (APM) is a vital member of the Operations Project Execution Team. The APM reports directly to the Project Manager (PM), is responsible for the oversight of the complete project. The APM will have the opportunity to gain varied and in-depth technical knowledge in Façade Project Management, Production Management, Scheduling, Engineering, and Site Installation. The APM must coordinate work with other departments, including procurement, manufacturing, construction teams, external project teams, and engineering
Role and Responsibilities:
- Understand and oversee the process of a facade project from handoff of the estimate throughout the closeout process.
- Process submittals, RFIs as needed throughout the project lifespan.
- Under the direction of the PM, begin with the estimate and the contract, understand the scope and be able to meet with the engineering/shop and design department to develop the drawings.
- Assist the Project Manager in researching, substantiating, presenting, and reporting changes to the contract scope.
- Assist the PM in managing key items and deadlines concerning project design, keeping in mind the logistics and limitations of the site and incorporate feasibility into the design.
- Assist the Project Manager in coordinating the client's team (project manager, architects, engineers, consultants) to ascertain contract time, cost, and quality objectives and organize project resources accordingly.
- Assist the Project Manager in developing, tracking, updating, and reporting on the contract schedule of
- values and payment requisitions, ensuring the project cash flow is met and payments received on time.
- Attend and take meeting minutes at all required external and internal meetings.
- Maintain any logs required for scheduling, cost tracking, and resource management.
- Maintain schedule and allocate the designers and shop work accordingly to prioritize scope items.
- Assist the Project Manager & Purchasing teams in the pricing and purchasing of materials, equipment,
- and sub-contracts, ensuring that both budgetary and specified contractual cost, time, and quality requirements are met.
- Maintain communication through cross-functional departments to meet production requirements.
- Follow up on fabrication to make sure nothing is missed and that it will get completed on time.
- Make sure the site deliveries are coordinated, and field resources are available.
- Attend site meetings and be available during installations as needed.
- Manage as-builts and closeout documents to get any retainage released
Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of administration, management, and tools.
- Knowledge of construction safety and regulations in compliance with OSHA standards
- Mathematical skills including application and use in problem-solving.
- Ability to coordinate own and others' actions, manage own time and manage personnel resources.
- Familiarity with architectural metal, wood, and glass form and function is a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding and expression of written and verbal English sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on Excel as well as a strong problem-solving capability.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to travel as required.
- Ability to sit, work, collaborate on a computer as needed for project work.
- Ability to stand for periods of time as needed for project work.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor in AEC field required, advanced degree a plus.
- Previous experience in façade project management or design is preferred.
- An engineering/architectural background is preferred