Assistant Project Manager

Summary/Objective: Promotes the company mission statement by joining the Project Manager and Superintendent as a team who work together to create a safe work environment, build a quality project, keep projects on schedule while earning a fair and reasonable profit.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as a point of contact for the Owner, Engineer, and Architect.
• Begin to oversee the project to assist in critical project decisions.
• Estimating and Preconstruction.
  • Can assist Harper’s efforts in estimating, scheduling, and interviewing etc.
  • Assists the PM on preconstruction deliverables and estimates while working alongside Estimating.
    • Qualifications and Clarifications
    • Allowances
    • Project Schedule
    • Three quotes on each scope
    • Value Engineering
  • Begin to understand and follow along with:
    • Owner contracts
    • Subcontracts, POs, and FSAs
    • Cost Controls
    • Project Engineering – Submittals and Shop Drawings
  • Assist and begin to oversee the project in order to ensure proper project decisions – (begin to understand how the PM and Superintendent make timely and appropriate decisions so as to provide information and items necessary for the project.)
    • Scheduling
    • Delivery
    • Logistics
    • Quality Control
    • Employee staffing levels
  • Assist in Communicating with Owner’s and Architect’s/Engineers related to office field issues.
    • Understanding issues and assisting in resolving issues.
    • Knowing the proper time to involve Owners and Arc/Engineers.
  • Assist in leadership of BIG 5
    • Safety/SOAR
    • Core
    • Procurement/Scheduling
    • Pre-Install Meetings
    • Exterior Skin Systems Meetings
  • Assists in Harper safety requirements:
    • Understand and Uphold the Company Safety Requirements.
    • Project Safety Pre-Planning.
    • Project-site specific SOAR Orientation.
    • OSHA standards are understood and followed.
    • Performing weekly Toolbox Talks with all active trades.
    • Participates in the timely and affective investigations of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near misses.
  • Assist in creating and maintaining Schedules.
  • Assist the PM and Superintendent to determine the sequencing of the work.
  • Assist in the development and management of project QAQC. (Has passion)
    • QA example:
      • Pre-installation meetings.
    • QC example:
      • Visual and documents inspections of work in place.
    • Assist in coordination of all trade partners:
      • Project site specific logistics/use including associated rules.
      • Scheduling of each trade. (Who goes where and when to start)
      • Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.
      • Clarifications of design versus installation. (RFI’s)
      • Schedule for the trades. (Durations and commitments of durations)
    • Assist in staff development:
      • This includes Project Engineers and Interns.
      • Also includes assisting in the development of Field Staff.
    • Assist in the proper set-up projects in Procore.
    • Assist in processes to ensure project data is kept current and accurate.
    • Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager.
    • Assist Owner and Design teams in obtaining required permits.
    • Assist the Superintendent on implementation of inspections for the project.
    • Assist with Project reporting:
      • Owner Monthly Reports.
      • Monthly Job Costs Status Reports.
    • Assist with the project close out including required documentation to Owner.
    • Ensure by documenting and executing a proper Harper punch list prior to inviting Owner and Design Team punch list.
    • Understand the importance of compliance of local building codes.
    • Understand the importance of compliance of all ADA code requirements.
    • Assist with Procore:
      • Fill-In Daily Log.
      • Read commitment scopes of work and understand content.
      • Navigate and understand how to utilize directory.
      • Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab:
        • Recent Drawings
        • Overlay function of previous drawings
        • Attachments to drawings
      • Create Inspections.
      • Know where and how to utilize information from meeting minutes.
      • Create and track an Observation.
      • Utilize the photos application.
      • Create and maintain the punch list.
      • Create an RFI for review by Superintendent and seek RFI information where applicable.
      • Know where to find the schedule, read and understand.
      • Understand how to navigate and seek information from Specs tool.
      • Understand how to navigate and seek information from Submittals.
      • Ability to enter timesheet in Procore.

Competencies 

• Scheduling:
  • Ability to understand an Overall Project Schedule.
    • Includes understanding critical milestone date.
  • Ability to understand and update an active Construction Schedule.
    • Includes understanding the critical path and its changes.
  • Ability to lead a pull a schedule and update Weekly Work Plan.
  • Ability to understand material delivery dates and when they are required.
  • Ability to navigate and resolve conflicts regarding design.
    • With subcontractors.
    • With Arch/Engineers.
    • Knows when to RFI an issue or resolve effectively without.
  • Ability to assist in running a subcontractor coordination meeting.
    • Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda.
    • Understands critical issues for meeting.
    • Runs the meeting effectively.
  • Ability to assist in running OAC meetings.
    • Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda.
    • Understands critical issues for meeting.
    • Assists in running the meeting effectively where required.
  • Ability to understand how to solve clashes and conflicts of building systems in a manner that does not compromise the engineered basis of design.
    • Also shows the ability to understand when documentation is required related to drawing and specification updates and or cost impacts.
  • Ability to develop and manage an effective QAQC program.
  • Ability to understand how to manage a project utilizing BIM technologies:
    • Coordinate a 3D design for conflicts.
    • Coordinate a 3D design layout in the field.
    • Utilize BIM Glue and Navisworks software when appropriate to assist in the BIM process on a project.
  • OSHA 30 certified.
  • Proven track record of a strong safety culture on the jobsite – is a leader in safety.
  • Has experience building from the ground up on more than one project minimum.
  • Ability to understand construction means and methods for all scopes of work.
  • Ability to communicate and develop relationships with City, Local Agencies and Utility representatives.
  • Demonstrates a thorough and detailed understanding of:
    • Plans
    • Specs
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Project Team: Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Project Engineer, Project Assistant, Estimator, etc.
• Must be able to perform at all project management levels.

Work Environment: Typical office hours. Hours may vary depending on demand. 80% Sitting, 20% Standing or Walking.

Physical Demands: This role may require walking over varied terrain, climbing, stooping, bending, and lifting.  Lifting requirements vary from minimal loads to heavy; but help is always available with heavier loads.

Travel Required: Travel to/from multiple jobsites, projects, and offices. Possible overnight or weekend travel on rare occasions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, which may include Computer Science, Business, or Engineering, or Minimum 2.5 years of Project Management experience.
• Includes 2.5 plus years as Project Engineer or Field Engineer.
• At least three years of related experience preferred.

Additional Eligibility Requirements: None

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements: Authorized to work in the United States.