Job Summary:
The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for supporting the construction planning, coordination, and documentation to ensure the project and company goals are met. The Assistant Project Manager participates in the development of projects and oversees their organization, scheduling, and implementation.
Work Environment:
Conlon believes in collaboration, team building, and a strong supervisor/employee relationship. To accomplish this, the duties of this role cannot be fully performed in a remote capacity, and we expect this position will work primarily in a Conlon office/job site location.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties in this job description are not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Pre-construction
- Set up the project directory within the Project Management Software to facilitate efficient project communication and document management.
Construction
- Assist with maintaining project file and specifications, including photos, contracts, etc.
- Assist with Management and maintenance of the master schedule throughout the project duration, as well as the ability to prepare and update a four week look-ahead schedule, to ensure project milestones are being met.
- Generate and submit daily reports to provide updates on project progress.
- Review and process general submittals and shop drawings.
- Support the procurement log and tracking system to ensure timely material procurement.
- Supports project superintendent to implement and reinforce jobsite safety.
- Review and process project RFIs
- Assist in the creation, preparation, and completion of Change Events (CE), including distributing requests for quotes and handling commitment change orders (CCO).
- Attend OAC progress meetings and subcontractor meetings to provide support and ensure effective communication between project teams.
- Assist in uploading and filing drawing revisions, managing as-built drawing documentation, and uploading progress job photos to Project Management Software.
Post-Construction
- Assist in coordinating post-construction activities, including closeout meetings, assembly, and submission of operation and maintenance manuals, warranty materials, attic stock material, and as-built documentation.
- Facilitate the turnover of BIM models to the owner and coordinate owner training.
- Assist in conducting postmortem meetings to evaluate project outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
Competencies:
- Field Support – APM: Work with the PM & Superintendent to create and update schedules (long term, milestone, look-a-heads, procurement, submittal), for finalization by Project Team.
- Field Support – Collaboration: Works with PM to help create a collaborative environment where roles and expectations are clearly identified and all team members can contribute effectively
- Field Support – Procurement Log Creation: Provide assistance and help create material procurement process/logs to be used by team.
- Financial Management – Estimate & Buyout Coordination Support: Review project estimates and work with Preconstruction during buyout in order to help create smooth transition to Operations
- Financial Management – Forecast Preparation Support: Help to create accurate monthly forecasts and information for PM status meeting to ensure profit objectives are met.
- Financial Management – Pay App & Collections Assistance: Provide assistance to PM in order to complete pay applications, Owner payment collections, timely change order processing, protecting CCC interest
- Personal Development – Administrative Accountability: Submits required information such as credits receipts, PTO requests, time sheets, as requested and on a timely basis.
- Personal Development – Initiative & Engagement: Eager to take on new challenges, volunteer for committees & activities
- Personal Development – Time Management & Delegation: Effective time management (including work hours, attendance and delegating work)
- Project Leadership – Client Relationship Management: Support customer relationship building with owners by balancing the needs of Conlon with the customer expectations around schedule, quality and cost.
- Project Leadership – Completion Planning & Team Coordination: Plan ahead to work efficiently by creating a sound completion plan leading the Conlon project team to establish priorities, schedule activities and timeframes, develop clear and measurable progress benchmarks and assign responsibilities.
- Project Leadership – Construction Start Coordination: Ensure timely construction project starts consistently with preconstruction plans and owner needs.
- Project Leadership – Goal Setting & Communication: Work with PM and Team to provide information and discussion on project goals.
- Project Leadership – Professional Representation: Maintain professional and appropriate demeanor – representing Conlon Construction positively
- Project Leadership – Project Closeout Oversight: Contribute to swift and smooth project closeouts by monitoring progress and ensuring that closeout procedures are started early and completed thoroughly to prevent delayed occupancy, lingering punch lists, and profit fade.
- Project Leadership – Project Planning Documentation: Produce clear and complete planning information including items such as timely and detailed owner meeting minutes, schedules, status logs, etc.
- Risk Management – Change Documentation Assistance: Assist in the development of project changes and correspondence through RFI’s, submittals, ASI’s, change orders, email and mail correspondence.
- Risk Management – Contract Language Proficiency: Read and understand Owner & Subcontractor contract language
- Risk Management – Issue Anticipation & Impact Awareness: Learn to Anticipate issues and understand how work performance effects the achievement of Conlon goals.
- Risk Management – Project Scope & Cost Familiarity: Develop a clear and complete understanding of the construction project by reviewing plans, documents and proposed cost information including schedule of values and where all costs are allocated
- Safety – Safety Program Adherence & Enforcement: Adhere to and enforces company safety program, including assurance of job specific safety plans and support of all safety initiatives
- Technology – System Familiarization & Proficiency Development: Be familiar with and working towards becoming proficient with CCC Systems (Project, Procore, Acumatica, GC Pay, TimberScan, Microsoft Suite, Teams, File Storage).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or related field is preferred.
- 3-5 years of commercial construction preferred
- A Valid Driver License is required.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting or standing is required.
- Mobility: Construction Assistant Project Managers may need to move around construction sites to inspect progress, ensure quality control, and meet with various stakeholders. This may involve walking, climbing stairs, and navigating uneven terrain.
- Manual dexterity and coordination are required. This position utilizes equipment such as a computer keyboard, mouse, calculator and similar devices.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and stressful environment.

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