Assistant Construction Project Manager

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

Job Location: West Palm Beach Office – The Pine Schools project

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, On-Site

The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Assistant Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex construction projects. This role involves managing all phases of construction, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow a standard process, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Assist in the initiation of the project by understanding the project, assisting in preparing budgets and schedules.
• Assist in the preparation of  the project by setting goals and objectives, define roles, and produce schedules and timelines for tasks, in accordance with the needs of your client.
• Assist in ensuring the appropriate QA/QC is performed on technical deliverables prior to issuance, and confirm deliverables meet client standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assist the project by coordinating the project team to keep them on track, monitor the project on budget and schedule, prepare monthly update reports including budget vs. actual tracking, forecasting to completion, and variance narratives to support timely corrective action.
• Identify and manage risks to ensure delivery is on time.
• Communicating with clients, third party, and regulatory agents regarding project status, schedules, and compliance issues.
• Adhering to client and corporate contract specifications in all activities including health, safety, security, and environment.
• Report regularly to management and the client.
• Daily Oversight: Manages day-to-day Owner’s Representative activities during the construction phase.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for the design and construction teams.
• Issue Resolution: Handles real-time coordination, submittal, and RFI (Request for Information) reviews, and ensures timely responses.
• Progress Tracking: Monitors construction progress to ensure alignment with schedule, budget, and quality expectation.
• Creating and uploading required project documents into the CES server and within the project management information system (Procore) being supplied by the construction manager (CORE Construction). These documents include, but not limited to daily reports, monthly reports, meeting minutes, invoices, RFIs, Submittals, project communications, plans and specifications, inspection reports, testing reports and project photographs.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintains continuous communication with the school and escalates major decisions to the Senior Project Manager.
• Safety & Compliance: Reviews that construction activities comply with the CMAR’s Health & Safety Plan, The Pine School safety protocols and regulatory requirements. 
• Supports permitting and regulatory compliance efforts.
• Leads Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) coordination meetings.
• Reviews of contractor submittals, RFIs, change orders, and pay applications.
• Invoice Review: Reviews of contractor invoices and pay applications to ensure accuracy and alignment with work completed (% complete)

Minimum Education, Required Skills, and Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years as an assistant superintendent or assistant project engineer.
• distribution/collection/resource management; South Florida experience preferred

Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational abilities to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Perform additional project controls related duties as required.

Company Overview

CES Consultants, Inc. is a fast-growing, civil infrastructure engineering, program management, construction management, and program controls and technology firm with offices in Miami, Broward, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville, Florida, the DC Metro area, New York City, and New Jersey.

At CES, we work as a team to deliver exceptional service and build lasting relationships with our employees and clients. We are looking for the right professionals to join us on our mission to provide cutting-edge, sustainable innovations that build resilient communities through smart solutions. Being part of our culture means:

• Thriving on challenges and the effort needed to solve them.
• Working with people who are positive, adaptable, and growth minded.
• Delivering quality work for our clients and investing in their success.
• Supporting fellow teammates by sharing and collaborating

Company Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to qualified candidates. The employee compensation package includes Employer premium cost share contributions to all employees and their families. The benefit healthcare coverage package includes medical, dental, and vision, 401k with company contributions, Personal Time Off (PTO), and 100% company-paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability. Additional Voluntary benefits include Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Life Insurance for employee/spouse/child(ren), and the opportunity to enroll in Health Flex Spending.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CES is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative-action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or regulations in the locations where we work.