Assistant Project Manager

Job Description

Build More with Your Career at Christman.

Are you interested in becoming an employee?owner with an industry leader that will help you build opportunities in your professional career? Christman is looking for an Assistant Project Manager for large?scale commercial construction projects in the greater Indianapolis, Indiana area.

The Assistant Project Manager understands the details that make a construction project successful and stays a step ahead of the teams needs, bringing order to the demanding and fast?paced construction environment. The role will assist the Project Manager and Project Superintendent in managing and coordinating construction activities.

What You Will Do

As an Assistant Project Manager, you play a crucial part of the construction project team. Primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Produce and organize project documents consistent with Christmans risk management standards, ensuring they are readily accessible for team members.
• Prepare project documents for close?out, turnover, and archiving to allow efficient final compilation and delivery on schedule. Secure all contractually required documents, including safety programs, MSDS documents, insurance policies, and supplier agreements prior to project commencement.
• Assist the Project Manager with specific aspects of the closeout process.
• Assist the Project Manager with compiling the project billing according to established contractual requirements, including timely receipt of waivers.
• Accurately summarize important discussions, questions, and decisions raised during regular project team meetings, owner meetings, and weekly subcontractor meetings.
• Assist the Project Superintendent in accurately identifying and listing incomplete work items based on comparison of contract documents to work?in?place in each area and for each trade contractor.
• Partner with client and architect to establish punch list contents.
• Utilize current technology to expedite the punch list process, ensuring it is completed within 30 days after substantial completion.
• Assist the Project Manager with identifying necessary inspections, creating a project?specific inspection log according to Christman standards, establishing relationships with inspectors, scheduling inspections, and ensuring readiness for inspection.
• Oversee all procurement, material tracking, inspection, and on?site storage.
• Update contract drawings to reflect all approved changes and ensure trade contractor document updates.
• Monitor quality of work and compliance with construction documents, as assigned by the Project Superintendent.
• Assist Superintendents with daily reports and manage all progress and quality photos.
• Post all required safety information and signage to inform all workers and site visitors about site hazards and confirm appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including mandatory hardhats and safety glasses, is worn at all times.
• Model safety awareness and planning at all times while observing safety practices and reporting any concerns to the Project Superintendent or Project Manager.
• Support the logistics process for all safety initiatives listed in the site?specific safety plan.
• As assigned, serve as a peer coach to newly hired Project Engineers and/or Assistant Project Managers.
  

What You Will Bring To The Team
Required Education And Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum five (3) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role reflecting progressive leadership responsibilities.
• OR an equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.
  

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Ability to interact with and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people, including internal and external customers.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to plan, schedule, and organize tasks while completing work within established deadlines.
• Ability to follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and keep commitments.
• Must have excellent written and oral skills.
• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Passion for team?based planning and problem?solving.
• Wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals.
  

Why Christman?

Here at Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee?owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401(k) contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more.
Were a top 100?ranked ENR General Contractor that has been building since 1894. Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The majority of work is completed outside at the construction site and in an office trailer where the project is monitored and daily decisions are made about construction activities. The position is often exposed to sounds and loud noises from construction equipment. The job requires wearing protective equipment on the construction site (hardhats, safety glasses, and highly visible clothing). Temperatures and conditions may vary depending on the weather and seasons.

• Ability to occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must be able to talk, hear, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, be able to use a telephone and operate a keyboard.
• Be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
  

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Notice to Recruiting AgenciesThe Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.
Equal Opportunity

The Christman family of companies is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Christman Company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

---