Assistant Project Manager

ABOUT US

Our Mission – Developing a thoughtful process for our projects.

Working as a team member with Effectus Group is about the experience.  Whether you are an Effectus Group team member, or a member of one of our project teams, we want to provide you with an experience that is collaborative, thoughtful, and organized. We strive to be a firm that is process driven, tenacious, and better than the rest. By holding true to our core values of collaboration, thoughtfulness, and organization in everything we do, we are able to create an experience for our teams that is like no other.

We are growing, and looking for someone who wants to grow with us!

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an energetic, motivated professional who is ambitious, and eager to be an integral part of a team. The successful candidate will ideally have a general knowledge of commercial ground up and redevelopment construction projects and embrace a growing and fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities:

·    Assist Project Managers in the selection and hiring process of project design team members.

·    Participate in the documentation of the design, programming, planning and construction administration processes

·    Assist in managing and amending project budgets and schedules

·    Review owner and consultant schedules regularly presenting understanding of both minor and major deadlines

·    Manage and maintain organized project meeting schedules.

·    Assist and/or own daily management of relationships/task completion with engineers, contractors, architects and other outside consultants

·    Assist in preparation of contractor and consultant requests for proposals

·    Assist in coordination of analyzation and bid alignment to prepare contractor and consultant recommendations

·    Assist preparing, negotiating and aligning construction and consultant contracts

·    Provide day-to-day assistance to project managers with management, technical direction, supervision and coordination of construction activities

·    Assist in reviewing and tracking project invoices to ensure pay application amounts align with adjusted contract value and work completed to date. Present monthly reports to PM’s before issuing for payment

·    Assist in reviewing project RFIs and Submittals to ensure what is being submitted aligns with client’s expectations and budget as well as to ensure responses are being submitted within required timeframes

·    When required, work with contractor and property management teams to coordinate project team access, fire alarm/sprinkler impairments, electrical service or HVAC systems disruptions, etc.

·    Assist in managing multiple projects in various phases, at various locations at any given time

·    Visit project sites during construction to document and ensure work in place is compliant with design documents and the progress is in alignment with presented schedules

·    Follow monthly billing process on assigned projects

·    Lead the administration of the punch list and project close-out activities, including acceptance and completion of project

·    Assist in documentation of regularly scheduled project team and client only project meetings. Publish agendas and meeting minutes to document the meeting schedule and what was discussed/agreed to

·    Report project status regularly to project managers

Necessary Skills/ Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management
• Possess and demonstrate critical thinking clearly
• High degree of professionalism with the ability to work with little supervision, handle multiple tasks in an organized manner, produce quality work and meet strict deadlines
• Demonstrates good judgment and develops common sense solutions to problems
• General understanding of  commercial construction systems, methods and materials
• Looking to gain experience managing teams of design and construction professionals
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Proficient knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Office, and Project and computer software in general
• Strong organizational skills and follow through
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Works well with a team both internally and externally
• Active listener with proactive approach to problem solving

BENEFITS:

We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry, and then empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their health, financial and personal well-being. Our underlying benefits philosophy is this: be fair to our people and provide opportunities for those who take advantage of our programs and resources to lower their health costs and increase their personal and financial security.

Benefits to eligible employees, include:

• Annual Discretionary Bonuses
• Employer Sponsored Health Insurance Plan
• Annual Employer HSA Contribution
• 10 Days of Vacation and 5 Days of Sick Time (PTO) annually
• 12 Company holidays (some holidays may fall on weekends some years)
• Company Cell Phone and Computer
• Internal Development Plans