Assistant Project Manager

This position requires onsite work a minimum of four days per week and more as needed. The Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for independently completing work order assessments, managing small capital projects up to $1M and may provide support to Senior Project Managers and/or Project Managers for projects of a greater value. They will frequently interact with the clients, consultants and contractors to ensure the delivery of projects meet financial and scheduled targets. This position will be integral to the success of multiple concurrent projects and will participate in every aspect of the capital project process with a focus on Pre-Construction & Construction Project Administration and Logistics. The APM will be the lead on small capital projects and/or components of a larger project they are assigned to. They will be responsible for all phases of construction, coordinating the activities of a project to ensure cost, schedule, document control and quality standards are met and ensuring that all aspects of our services are being delivered to the highest level to ensure client satisfaction.

Major duties include:

• Initial phase of estimating support review approved drawings and develop requisitions for material purchases.
• Preparation of job start-up and close-out checklists.
• Preparation of project budgets.
• Produce a timeline for the project with start date, communicate with subcontractors and customers to track job progress, and process and track RFIs and submittals. Process change orders, purchase requests, and work closely with purchasing and procurement for material ordering.
• Solicitation, evaluation and selection of architects, contractors and other consultants/vendors.
• Issue contracts and purchase orders.
• Verify materials are procured and the scope of work is developed before the job goes into production.
• Work on tracking/submitting Request for Information (RFI) and change orders.
• Analyze, monitor, and prepare cost exposure reports and cash flow projections, maintaining comprehensive budgets, monitoring and maintaining schedules and manage day-to-day project activities.
• Review pay applications and invoices from contractors, architects and other vendors, assisting in prompt processing of invoices and prompt payment.

For projects that are greater than $5M, the Assistant Project Manager will be responsible for above duties in addition to working under the direction of a Senior Project Manager and/or Project Manager to:

• Perform daily assignments and participate in monthly staff meetings.
• Participate in all project meetings, take meeting minutes and distribute to all project team members.
• Preparation of all RFP/bid packages and support the bid process.
• Process all submittals, requests for information, shop drawings, change proposals and change orders.
• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports that discuss, in detail, the status of the project.
• Ensure agreements, insurance certificates, bonds, and other documents are executed accurately.
• Review of change proposals from architects, contractors and other consultants/vendors prior to approval by Senior Project Manager and/or Project Manager Development of estimates and budgets for assigned projects.
• Developing monthly job status report and participate in the preparation of the project risk analysis.

The approved salary range for this position is $120,000 to $135,000 annually. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

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